close 的英语意思
closeclose1 /kləʊz $ kloʊz/ verb 
查看全部语言翻译1shut [intransitive, transitive] to shut something in order to cover an opening, or to become shut in this way关闭某物以遮盖开口，或以此方式变为关闭状态 SYN shut OPP open: 
Would you mind if I closed the window?我关上窗户您介意吗？ She closed the curtains.她拉上了窗帘。 Let me do the car door – it won’t close properly.让我来弄车门——它关不严。 Beth closed her eyes and tried to sleep.贝丝闭上眼睛，试着入睡。 She heard the door close behind her.她听到身后的门关上了。2move parts together [intransitive, transitive] to move the parts of something together so that there is no longer a space between them将某物的各部分合拢，使之间不再留有空隙: Anne closed her book and stood up.安妮合上书站了起来。3shut for period of time [intransitive, transitive] (also close up) if a shop or building closes, or you close it, it stops being open to the public for a period of time若商店或建筑物关门，或你将其关闭，则暂时停止向公众开放 OPP open SYN shut British English: The shops close at six.商店六点关门。 Harry usually closes the store completely when he goes on vacation.哈里度假时通常会完全关闭商店。4stop operating [intransitive, transitive] (also close down) if a company, shop etc closes, or you close it, it stops operating permanently若公司、商店等关闭，或你将其关闭，则永久停止运营 SYN shut down: We have reluctantly decided to close the factory.我们不得不做出关闭工厂的决定。 The shop closed down some time last year.这家商店在去年某个时候关闭了。5end [intransitive, transitive] to end or to make something end, especially in a particular way结束或使某事结束，尤指以某种特定方式close something with/by etc I will now close the meeting by asking you to join me in a final toast.现在我请大家举杯共饮，以此宣布会议结束。close with The movie closes with an emotional reunion in Prague.这部电影以布拉格的一场动人重逢作为结尾。closing remarks (=something you say at the end of a speech)（=在演讲结尾所说的话） In her closing remarks, the judge urged the jury to consider the facts only.法官在结束陈词中敦促陪审团只考虑事实。6close an account to stop having and using a bank account or other financial account停止持有和使用银行账户或其他金融账户: My husband closed all my credit card accounts without even asking me.我丈夫甚至没问我就注销了我所有的信用卡账户。7in money markets [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be worth a particular amount of money at the end of a day’s trading (=the buying and selling of shares) on the stock exchange在证券交易所一天交易（即股票买卖）结束时具有某一特定价值close at The dollar closed at 64p against the pound.美元对英镑收盘价为64便士。close up/down Their shares closed 27p up (=worth 27p more).他们的股票收盘时上涨了27便士（=价值多了27便士）。8close a deal/sale/contract etc to successfully agree a business deal, sale etc成功地达成商业交易、销售等协议9offer finishes [intransitive] to finish on a particular date在某一特定日期截止 SYN end: Our special offer closes on June 3.我们的特别优惠将于6月3日截止。10make distance/difference smaller [intransitive, transitive] to make the distance or difference between two things smaller缩小两事物之间的距离或差距: an attempt to close the gap between the rich and poor弥合贫富差距的尝试close on The other car was closing on us fast.另一辆车正在迅速向我们逼近。11make something unavailable [intransitive, transitive] to make taking part in an activity or using an opportunity no longer possible使参与某项活动或利用某个机会不再可能: Bidding for the painting will close on Friday.这幅画的竞拍将于周五截止。 The country has now closed its borders to all foreign nationals (=will not let foreigners in).该国现已对所有外国公民关闭边境（=不允许外国人入境）。 The legislation aims to close a lot of legal loopholes.该立法旨在堵塞许多法律漏洞。12be closed if a subject is closed, you are no longer willing to discuss it若某话题已了结，则你不再愿意讨论它: It was a regrettable incident but I now consider the matter closed.这是一件令人遗憾的事，但我现在认为此事已了结。13close your doors (to somebody) to stop operating permanently永久停止运营: In 1977 the Skyfame Aircraft Museum closed its doors to the public for the last time.1977年，斯凯费姆飞机博物馆最后一次向公众关闭了大门。14close your mind to/against something to refuse to think about something拒绝考虑某事: She wanted to close her mind to the outside world.她想把外部世界从脑海中关闭掉。15hold something [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if someone’s hands, arms etc close around something, or are closed around something, they hold it firmly若某人的手、手臂等合拢在某物周围或握住某物，则是紧紧握住它close (something) around/round/over etc something Her left hand closed over his arm.她的左手握住了他的手臂。 She closed her hand tightly around her bag.她紧紧地把手攥在包上。16wound [intransitive, transitive] (also close up) if a wound closes, or if someone closes it, the edges grow together again or are sewn together若伤口愈合，或有人将其缝合，则伤口的边缘重新长合或被缝合在一起: The surgeon closed the incision neatly.外科医生整齐地缝合了切口。17close ranks a)if people close ranks, they join together to protect each other, especially because their group, organization etc is being criticized若人们团结一致，他们聚集在一起相互保护，尤其是当其群体或组织受到批评时 b)if soldiers close ranks, they stand closer together若士兵整列靠拢，他们则站得更近18close the book on something to stop working on something, especially a police operation, because it is not making any progress停止处理某事，尤指因毫无进展而结束警方行动: Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey Murders case three years previously.侦探们三年前就已对霍恩西谋杀案结案。 → closing date, closing time, → close/shut the door on something at door1(9), → close your eyes to something at eye1(16)GRAMMAR语法Close belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.close 属于一类动词，同一名词既可作该动词的主语，也可作其宾语。• You can say: · She closed the door. In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the object of close.• 可以说：· She closed the door.（她关上了门。）在这个句子中，"the door"是 close 的宾语。• You can say: · The door closed. In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the subject of close.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• 可以说：· The door closed.（门关上了。）在这个句子中，"the door"是 close 的主语。语法指南——动词THESAURUS同义词辨析close to stop being open, or to make something stop being open. You use close and shutespecially about your eyes, your mouth, a door, a window, or a container停止开着的状态，或使某物停止开着。close 和 shut 尤其用于眼睛、嘴巴、门、窗户或容器: · Can I close the window?· 我可以关窗吗？· Her eyes slowly closed.· 她的眼睛慢慢闭上了。· He closed the door gently, so as not to wake the children.· 他轻轻地关上门，以免吵醒孩子们。shut to close something. Shut sometimes has a feeling of doing something quickly and firmly, whereas close sounds more careful关闭某物。shut 有时给人以迅速而有力地做某事的感觉，而 close 则听起来更为小心翼翼: · He shut the door with a loud bang.· 他用力砰地一声关上了门。· Shut your eyes and go to sleep.· 闭上眼睛睡觉吧。slam to close a door or lid quickly and noisily, especially because you are angry迅速而用力地关门或盖盖子，尤指因为生气: · She left the room, slamming the door behind her.· 她离开了房间，身后砰地一声关上了门。draw the curtains to close curtains by pulling them across a window将窗帘拉过窗户以关闭窗帘: · The curtains were still drawn at ten o'clock in the morning.· 早上十点钟，窗帘还是拉着的。put the lid on something to close a container by putting a lid onto it盖上盖子以关闭容器: · Did you put the lid on the cookie jar?· 你把饼干罐的盖子盖上了吗？seal to close something so that no air or water can get in or out密封某物以使空气或水无法进出: · In this experiment, the chamber must be completely sealed.· 在这个实验中，密封室必须完全密封。close down phrasal verb1close something ↔ down if a company, shop etc closes down or is closed down, it stops operating permanently若公司、商店等关门停业或被关闭，则永久停止运营: Paramount closed down its London office in 1968.派拉蒙公司于1968年关闭了其伦敦办事处。2British English to stop broadcasting radio or television programmes at the end of the day在一天结束时停止播出广播或电视节目: BBC 2 closes down at 12.45 tonight.BBC 2今晚12时45分停播。close in phrasal verb1to move closer to someone or something, especially in order to attack them向某人或某物靠近，尤指为了攻击他们: The snake closed in for the kill.蛇逼近猎物准备发动攻击。close in on/around/upon etc enemy soldiers closing in on them from all sides敌军从四面八方向他们逼近2if the night, bad weather etc closes in, it becomes darker or gets worse若夜色、恶劣天气等笼罩而来，则变得更暗或更糟: The sun had set and dusk was closing in.太阳落山了，暮色渐渐笼罩下来。3if the days close in, they become shorter because it is autumn若白昼缩短，则因为到了秋天白天变短了close something ↔ off phrasal verb to separate a road, room etc from the area around it so that people cannot go there or use it将道路、房间等与周围区域隔离，使人们无法前往或使用: The roads into the docks were closed off by iron gates.通往码头的道路被铁门封锁。close on somebody/something phrasal verb1to get nearer to someone or something that is moving in front or ahead of you靠近在你前面移动的人或物: The patrol car was rapidly closing on us.巡逻车正在迅速追近我们。2American English to successfully arrange a loan, especially in order to buy a house成功安排贷款，尤指为了购买房屋close something ↔ out phrasal verb American English1to finish in a particular way以某种特定方式结束: The bond market closed out the week on a strong note.债券市场以强劲走势收官本周。2if a store closes out a type of goods, they sell all of them cheaply若商店清仓某类商品，则以低价将其全部售出: We’re closing out this line of swimwear.我们正在清仓这一系列的泳装。close up phrasal verb1close something ↔ up if a shop or building closes up or is closed up, it stops being open to the public for a period of time若商店或建筑物暂时关闭，则在一段时间内停止向公众开放: The resorts are all closed up for the season.所有度假胜地都已关闭，进入淡季休整。2close up shop to stop doing something for a period of time or permanently暂时或永久停止做某事: When it rains, there is no alternative but to close up shop.下雨时，别无选择，只能停业。3if a group of people close up, they move closer together若一群人靠拢，他们则移近彼此4 close something ↔ up if a wound closes up or if someone closes it up, the edges grow together again or are sewn together若伤口愈合或有人将其缝合，则伤口边缘重新长合或被缝合在一起: The scar is closing up nicely – it’ll soon be time to take the stitches out.伤疤愈合得很好——很快就可以拆线了。5to become narrower or to shut变窄或关闭: The flowers close up at night.花朵在夜间闭合。 Occasionally the channel widened then closed up tight again.水道偶尔会变宽，然后又紧紧地收窄。6to refuse to talk to someone about something拒绝与某人谈论某事: The moment I said I was a police officer, everyone would close up like a clam.我一说自己是警察，所有人就会像蛤蜊一样把嘴闭得紧紧的。close with somebody/something phrasal verb1to agree a business deal with someone与某人达成商业交易: It was such a good offer that I closed with him on the spot.这个条件太好了，我当场就与他达成了交易。2 literary文学 to move towards someone in order to fight with them向某人靠近以与其搏斗
查看全部语言翻译1shut [intransitive, transitive] to shut something in order to cover an opening, or to become shut in this way关闭某物以遮盖开口，或以此方式变为关闭状态 SYN shut OPP open: Would you mind if I closed the window?我关上窗户您介意吗？ She closed the curtains.她拉上了窗帘。 Let me do the car door – it won’t close properly.让我来弄车门——它关不严。 Beth closed her eyes and tried to sleep.贝丝闭上眼睛，试着入睡。 She heard the door close behind her.她听到身后的门关上了。2move parts together [intransitive, transitive] to move the parts of something together so that there is no longer a space between them将某物的各部分合拢，使之间不再留有空隙: Anne closed her book and stood up.安妮合上书站了起来。3shut for period of time [intransitive, transitive] (also close up) if a shop or building closes, or you close it, it stops being open to the public for a period of time若商店或建筑物关门，或你将其关闭，则暂时停止向公众开放 OPP open SYN shut British English: The shops close at six.商店六点关门。 Harry usually closes the store completely when he goes on vacation.哈里度假时通常会完全关闭商店。4stop operating [intransitive, transitive] (also close down) if a company, shop etc closes, or you close it, it stops operating permanently若公司、商店等关闭，或你将其关闭，则永久停止运营 SYN shut down: We have reluctantly decided to close the factory.我们不得不做出关闭工厂的决定。 The shop closed down some time last year.这家商店在去年某个时候关闭了。5end [intransitive, transitive] to end or to make something end, especially in a particular way结束或使某事结束，尤指以某种特定方式close something with/by etc I will now close the meeting by asking you to join me in a final toast.现在我请大家举杯共饮，以此宣布会议结束。close with The movie closes with an emotional reunion in Prague.这部电影以布拉格的一场动人重逢作为结尾。closing remarks (=something you say at the end of a speech)（=在演讲结尾所说的话） In her closing remarks, the judge urged the jury to consider the facts only.法官在结束陈词中敦促陪审团只考虑事实。6close an account to stop having and using a bank account or other financial account停止持有和使用银行账户或其他金融账户: My husband closed all my credit card accounts without even asking me.我丈夫甚至没问我就注销了我所有的信用卡账户。7in money markets [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to be worth a particular amount of money at the end of a day’s trading (=the buying and selling of shares) on the stock exchange在证券交易所一天交易（即股票买卖）结束时具有某一特定价值close at The dollar closed at 64p against the pound.美元对英镑收盘价为64便士。close up/down Their shares closed 27p up (=worth 27p more).他们的股票收盘时上涨了27便士（=价值多了27便士）。8close a deal/sale/contract etc to successfully agree a business deal, sale etc成功地达成商业交易、销售等协议9offer finishes [intransitive] to finish on a particular date在某一特定日期截止 SYN end: Our special offer closes on June 3.我们的特别优惠将于6月3日截止。10make distance/difference smaller [intransitive, transitive] to make the distance or difference between two things smaller缩小两事物之间的距离或差距: an attempt to close the gap between the rich and poor弥合贫富差距的尝试close on The other car was closing on us fast.另一辆车正在迅速向我们逼近。11make something unavailable [intransitive, transitive] to make taking part in an activity or using an opportunity no longer possible使参与某项活动或利用某个机会不再可能: Bidding for the painting will close on Friday.这幅画的竞拍将于周五截止。 The country has now closed its borders to all foreign nationals (=will not let foreigners in).该国现已对所有外国公民关闭边境（=不允许外国人入境）。 The legislation aims to close a lot of legal loopholes.该立法旨在堵塞许多法律漏洞。12be closed if a subject is closed, you are no longer willing to discuss it若某话题已了结，则你不再愿意讨论它: It was a regrettable incident but I now consider the matter closed.这是一件令人遗憾的事，但我现在认为此事已了结。13close your doors (to somebody) to stop operating permanently永久停止运营: In 1977 the Skyfame Aircraft Museum closed its doors to the public for the last time.1977年，斯凯费姆飞机博物馆最后一次向公众关闭了大门。14close your mind to/against something to refuse to think about something拒绝考虑某事: She wanted to close her mind to the outside world.她想把外部世界从脑海中关闭掉。15hold something [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] if someone’s hands, arms etc close around something, or are closed around something, they hold it firmly若某人的手、手臂等合拢在某物周围或握住某物，则是紧紧握住它close (something) around/round/over etc something Her left hand closed over his arm.她的左手握住了他的手臂。 She closed her hand tightly around her bag.她紧紧地把手攥在包上。16wound [intransitive, transitive] (also close up) if a wound closes, or if someone closes it, the edges grow together again or are sewn together若伤口愈合，或有人将其缝合，则伤口的边缘重新长合或被缝合在一起: The surgeon closed the incision neatly.外科医生整齐地缝合了切口。17close ranks a)if people close ranks, they join together to protect each other, especially because their group, organization etc is being criticized若人们团结一致，他们聚集在一起相互保护，尤其是当其群体或组织受到批评时 b)if soldiers close ranks, they stand closer together若士兵整列靠拢，他们则站得更近18close the book on something to stop working on something, especially a police operation, because it is not making any progress停止处理某事，尤指因毫无进展而结束警方行动: Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey Murders case three years previously.侦探们三年前就已对霍恩西谋杀案结案。 → closing date, closing time, → close/shut the door on something at door1(9), → close your eyes to something at eye1(16)GRAMMAR语法Close belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.close 属于一类动词，同一名词既可作该动词的主语，也可作其宾语。• You can say: · She closed the door. In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the object of close.• 可以说：· She closed the door.（她关上了门。）在这个句子中，"the door"是 close 的宾语。• You can say: · The door closed. In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the subject of close.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS• 可以说：· The door closed.（门关上了。）在这个句子中，"the door"是 close 的主语。语法指南——动词THESAURUS同义词辨析close to stop being open, or to make something stop being open. You use close and shutespecially about your eyes, your mouth, a door, a window, or a container停止开着的状态，或使某物停止开着。close 和 shut 尤其用于眼睛、嘴巴、门、窗户或容器: · Can I close the window?· 我可以关窗吗？· Her eyes slowly closed.· 她的眼睛慢慢闭上了。· He closed the door gently, so as not to wake the children.· 他轻轻地关上门，以免吵醒孩子们。shut to close something. Shut sometimes has a feeling of doing something quickly and firmly, whereas close sounds more careful关闭某物。shut 有时给人以迅速而有力地做某事的感觉，而 close 则听起来更为小心翼翼: · He shut the door with a loud bang.· 他用力砰地一声关上了门。· Shut your eyes and go to sleep.· 闭上眼睛睡觉吧。slam to close a door or lid quickly and noisily, especially because you are angry迅速而用力地关门或盖盖子，尤指因为生气: · She left the room, slamming the door behind her.· 她离开了房间，身后砰地一声关上了门。draw the curtains to close curtains by pulling them across a window将窗帘拉过窗户以关闭窗帘: · The curtains were still drawn at ten o'clock in the morning.· 早上十点钟，窗帘还是拉着的。put the lid on something to close a container by putting a lid onto it盖上盖子以关闭容器: · Did you put the lid on the cookie jar?· 你把饼干罐的盖子盖上了吗？seal to close something so that no air or water can get in or out密封某物以使空气或水无法进出: · In this experiment, the chamber must be completely sealed.· 在这个实验中，密封室必须完全密封。close down phrasal verb1close something ↔ down if a company, shop etc closes down or is closed down, it stops operating permanently若公司、商店等关门停业或被关闭，则永久停止运营: Paramount closed down its London office in 1968.派拉蒙公司于1968年关闭了其伦敦办事处。2British English to stop broadcasting radio or television programmes at the end of the day在一天结束时停止播出广播或电视节目: BBC 2 closes down at 12.45 tonight.BBC 2今晚12时45分停播。close in phrasal verb1to move closer to someone or something, especially in order to attack them向某人或某物靠近，尤指为了攻击他们: The snake closed in for the kill.蛇逼近猎物准备发动攻击。close in on/around/upon etc enemy soldiers closing in on them from all sides敌军从四面八方向他们逼近2if the night, bad weather etc closes in, it becomes darker or gets worse若夜色、恶劣天气等笼罩而来，则变得更暗或更糟: The sun had set and dusk was closing in.太阳落山了，暮色渐渐笼罩下来。3if the days close in, they become shorter because it is autumn若白昼缩短，则因为到了秋天白天变短了close something ↔ off phrasal verb to separate a road, room etc from the area around it so that people cannot go there or use it将道路、房间等与周围区域隔离，使人们无法前往或使用: The roads into the docks were closed off by iron gates.通往码头的道路被铁门封锁。close on somebody/something phrasal verb1to get nearer to someone or something that is moving in front or ahead of you靠近在你前面移动的人或物: The patrol car was rapidly closing on us.巡逻车正在迅速追近我们。2American English to successfully arrange a loan, especially in order to buy a house成功安排贷款，尤指为了购买房屋close something ↔ out phrasal verb American English1to finish in a particular way以某种特定方式结束: The bond market closed out the week on a strong note.债券市场以强劲走势收官本周。2if a store closes out a type of goods, they sell all of them cheaply若商店清仓某类商品，则以低价将其全部售出: We’re closing out this line of swimwear.我们正在清仓这一系列的泳装。close up phrasal verb1close something ↔ up if a shop or building closes up or is closed up, it stops being open to the public for a period of time若商店或建筑物暂时关闭，则在一段时间内停止向公众开放: The resorts are all closed up for the season.所有度假胜地都已关闭，进入淡季休整。2close up shop to stop doing something for a period of time or permanently暂时或永久停止做某事: When it rains, there is no alternative but to close up shop.下雨时，别无选择，只能停业。3if a group of people close up, they move closer together若一群人靠拢，他们则移近彼此4 close something ↔ up if a wound closes up or if someone closes it up, the edges grow together again or are sewn together若伤口愈合或有人将其缝合，则伤口边缘重新长合或被缝合在一起: The scar is closing up nicely – it’ll soon be time to take the stitches out.伤疤愈合得很好——很快就可以拆线了。5to become narrower or to shut变窄或关闭: The flowers close up at night.花朵在夜间闭合。 Occasionally the channel widened then closed up tight again.水道偶尔会变宽，然后又紧紧地收窄。6to refuse to talk to someone about something拒绝与某人谈论某事: The moment I said I was a police officer, everyone would close up like a clam.我一说自己是警察，所有人就会像蛤蜊一样把嘴闭得紧紧的。close with somebody/something phrasal verb1to agree a business deal with someone与某人达成商业交易: It was such a good offer that I closed with him on the spot.这个条件太好了，我当场就与他达成了交易。2 literary文学 to move towards someone in order to fight with them向某人靠近以与其搏斗closeclose2 /kləʊs $ kloʊs/ adjective (comparative closer, superlative closest) 1near not far from someone or something离某人或某物不远 SYN near: If you need to buy bread or milk, the closest shop is about a mile away.如果你需要买面包或牛奶，最近的商店大约在一英里外。close to Susan sat on a chair close to the window.苏珊坐在靠近窗边的椅子上。 I don’t mind where we go on vacation as long as it’s close to a beach.我不在乎去哪里度假，只要靠近海滩就行。 His eyes were small and close together.他的眼睛很小，而且靠得很近。 There are several accounts of dolphins living in close proximity to humans (=close to humans).有几份关于海豚与人类近距离共处（=靠近人类）的记录。 The victim had been shot at close range (=from very close).受害者是在近距离（=从非常近的地方）被射击的。2near in time near to something in time在时间上接近某事close to It was close to 1:15 a.m.时间接近凌晨1时15分。close together Our birthdays are quite close together.我们的生日相当接近。3likely to happen seeming very likely to happen or very likely to do something soon看似很快就会发生或很快就要做某事close to doing something The two countries are close to signing a peace agreement.两国即将签署和平协议。 We’re close to clinching the deal.我们即将敲定这笔交易。close to death/tears/despair etc The old dog could barely whimper and seemed close to death.那条老狗几乎发不出呜咽声，看起来奄奄一息。 The prosecution’s main witness was close to tears as she described the assault.检方的主要证人在描述袭击经过时几乎落泪。4like/love if two people are close, they like or love each other very much若两人亲密，则他们彼此非常喜爱或深爱: My brother and I are very close.我和哥哥（弟弟）非常亲近。close to I felt closer to Rob that evening than ever before.那天晚上，我感觉比以往任何时候都更亲近罗布。 Fiona and I have always been close friends.菲奥娜和我一直是亲密的朋友。5similar very similar to each other彼此非常相似close to When I saw Henry with another woman I felt something close to jealousy.当我看到亨利和另一个女人在一起时，我感到了一种近乎嫉妒的情绪。 Fitt was the closest thing to a socialist in the party.菲特是党内最接近社会主义者的人。 Their newest model bears a close resemblance to (=is very similar to) that of their rival competitor.他们最新的型号与竞争对手的产品极为相似（=非常像）。► see thesaurus at similar6careful [usually before noun] looking at, thinking about, or watching something very carefully非常仔细地观察、思考或注视某事物take/have/get a close look (at something) She lifted up Jenny’s silver medallion to take a closer look.她拿起珍妮的银质奖章，仔细端详。keep a close watch/eye on (=watch someone or something very carefully)（=非常仔细地观察某人或某物） Don’t worry, I’ll keep a close eye on the kids.别担心，我会密切关注孩子们的。 You could have improved your answers by closer attention to detail.你本可以通过更细心地关注细节来改善你的答案。7number/amount if a number or amount is close to another number or amount, it is not much higher or lower than it若一个数字或数量与另一个数字或数量接近，则它不比另一个高或低太多: We don’t know the exact figures, but about 10,000 might be a close approximation (=close to the actual figure).我们不知道确切数字，但大约10,000可能是一个近似值（=接近实际数字）。close to Inflation is close to 7 percent.通货膨胀率接近7%。8competition/election etc finishing or being played, fought etc with both sides almost equal以双方几乎势均力敌的方式结束或进行（比赛、争斗等）: It was a close game that could have gone either way.这是一场势均力敌的比赛，胜负难料。a close second/third etc (=very nearly first, second etc)（=几乎名列第一、第二等） The result is too close to call (=so close that it is impossible to know who will win).结果太过接近，难以判断（=差距如此之小，无法预知谁会获胜）。9close relation/relative a member of your family such as your brother, sister, parent etc家庭中的亲属，如兄弟姐妹、父母等 OPP distant: The wedding was attended by close family only.婚礼只有直系亲属出席。10very nearly bad used when you have only just managed to avoid something bad, dangerous, or embarrassing happening用于表示刚刚勉强避免了某件不好的、危险的或尴尬的事情发生: ‘Phew, that was close,’ Frank said as he swerved to avoid the cyclist."呼，好险，"弗兰克一边躲避骑自行车的人一边说道。a close call/thing/shave (=a situation in which something dangerous, embarrassing etc almost happens)（=某件危险的、尴尬的事等几乎发生的情形） United had a close shave when Liverpool almost scored.利物浦几乎得分，曼联险些失球。11almost very nearly getting, finding, or achieving something几乎得到、发现或实现某事close to At this point, the investigators were closer to the truth than they realized.此时，调查人员比他们意识到的更接近真相。12keep in close contact/touch if two people keep in close contact, they see, talk to, or write to each other often若两人保持密切联系，则他们经常见面、交谈或通信: Text messaging enables people to keep in close contact at all times.短信使人们能够随时保持密切联系。13work/talk together relating to a situation in which people work well with each other or talk to each other often与人们相互合作良好或经常交流的情形有关: He retained very close links with France throughout his life.他一生都与法国保持着非常密切的联系。 What we need now is closer cooperation between the club and supporters.我们现在需要的是俱乐部与球迷之间更紧密的合作。14with little space with little or no space around something or between things在某物周围或事物之间几乎没有空间: The horses are always eager for exercise after the close confinement of the stables.马匹在马厩的狭小禁闭之后，总是渴望运动。 The shoe is a close fit (=there is no space around the foot).这双鞋合脚紧实（=脚周围没有多余空间）。 I find it difficult to read such close print (=with letters printed so close together).我觉得这种密集的印刷（=字母印得如此紧凑）很难阅读。15close/you’re close/that’s close spoken口语 used to tell someone that they have almost guessed or answered something correctly用于告诉某人他们几乎已经猜对或答对了某事: ‘I reckon he must be about 38.’ ‘Close – he was 40 last week.’"我猜他大概38岁。""差不多——他上周刚过40岁。"16close to the bone if something someone says is close to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable or offends you, especially because it is about something you do not want to admit is true若某人说的话切中要害，则会让你感到不舒服或冒犯你，尤其是因为它涉及你不愿承认是真实的事情17close, but no cigar spoken口语 used when something someone does or says is almost correct or successful用于表示某人做的或说的事几乎正确或成功，但仍不够: It was close, but no cigar for the Dodgers as they lost to the Reds 4–3.道奇队以3比4负于红队，差一点就成功了，但终究功亏一篑。18too close for comfort if something that happens is too close for comfort, it is near enough to make you feel nervous or afraid若某件发生的事让人觉得太近而不安，则它近到足以让你感到紧张或害怕: From somewhere too close for comfort came the sound of machine-gun fire.令人心惊肉跳的近处传来了机枪声。19close to home a)if a remark or criticism is close to home, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is likely to be true若某句话或批评切中要害，则会让你感到不舒服，因为它很可能是真实的: His comments struck unpleasantly close to home.他的评论让人不快地切中要害。 b)if something unpleasant happens close to home, you are directly affected by it若不愉快的事情发生在身边，则你将直接受到影响: It’s one thing seeing riots on TV, but when they happen so close to home it’s a different matter.在电视上看暴乱是一回事，但当它们发生在身边时则完全不同了。20at close quarters if something happens or is done at close quarters, it happens inside a small space or is done from a short distance away若某事在近距离发生或进行，则它发生在狭小的空间内或从很近的距离进行: The troops had been fighting at close quarters.部队一直在近距离作战。21weather British English uncomfortably warm because there seems to be no air闷热难受，因为似乎没有空气流通: The weather that night was hot and close, with a hint of thunder in the distance.那天夜里天气炎热而闷，远处隐约有雷声。22unwilling to talk about something [not before noun] unwilling to tell people about something不愿意向他人透露某事 SYN secretiveclose about You’re very close about your work, aren’t you?你对自己的工作很保密，不是吗？23unwilling to spend money [not before noun] not generous不大方；吝啬close with You won’t get a penny out of Jack – he’s very close with his money.你从杰克那里得不到一分钱——他花钱非常吝啬。24a close shave when the hair on someone’s face is cut very close to the skin当某人面部的毛发被剃得非常贴近皮肤时25close work work that involves looking at or handling things in a very skilful, detailed, and careful way涉及以极其熟练、细致和谨慎的方式审视或处理事物的工作: After years of close work, she could hardly see a thing if it was over a yard away.多年的精细工作后，她几乎看不清一码以外的东西。26close vowel technical术语 a close vowel is pronounced with only a small space between the tongue and the top of the mouth闭元音发音时舌头与口腔顶部之间只有很小的空间—closeness noun [uncountable]: She had never had the physical or emotional closeness that she needed.她从未得到过她所需要的身体上或情感上的亲密。 → play your cards close to your chest at card1(14)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 6— 义项6phrases短语take/get a close look· She moved forward to take a close look at the painting.· 她走上前仔细端详这幅画。keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something (=watch someone or something carefully)· They have to keep a close eye on their finances.· 他们必须密切关注自己的财务状况。nouns名词a close examination· A closer examination of the facts soon solved the mystery.· 对事实的进一步仔细审查很快就揭开了谜底。a close study· Their research involved a close study of two communities.· 他们的研究涉及对两个社区的深入研究。close attention· You will lose weight if you combine exercise with close attention to your diet.· 如果你将运动与对饮食的严格注意相结合，你就会减肥。close scrutiny (=careful and thorough examination of someone or something)· The investigation included close scrutiny of the images on CCTV.· 调查包括对闭路电视图像的仔细审查。close inspection (=looking at someone or something in detail)· Closer inspection revealed that the rocks were from an earlier period.· 仔细检查后发现，这些岩石来自更早的时期。close supervision (=constantly making sure that someone does things in the correct way)· Initially there will be close supervision of the trainee.· 最初将对受训者进行密切监督。
1near not far from someone or something离某人或某物不远 SYN near: If you need to buy bread or milk, the closest shop is about a mile away.如果你需要买面包或牛奶，最近的商店大约在一英里外。close to Susan sat on a chair close to the window.苏珊坐在靠近窗边的椅子上。 I don’t mind where we go on vacation as long as it’s close to a beach.我不在乎去哪里度假，只要靠近海滩就行。 His eyes were small and close together.他的眼睛很小，而且靠得很近。 There are several accounts of dolphins living in close proximity to humans (=close to humans).有几份关于海豚与人类近距离共处（=靠近人类）的记录。 The victim had been shot at close range (=from very close).受害者是在近距离（=从非常近的地方）被射击的。2near in time near to something in time在时间上接近某事close to It was close to 1:15 a.m.时间接近凌晨1时15分。close together Our birthdays are quite close together.我们的生日相当接近。3likely to happen seeming very likely to happen or very likely to do something soon看似很快就会发生或很快就要做某事close to doing something The two countries are close to signing a peace agreement.两国即将签署和平协议。 We’re close to clinching the deal.我们即将敲定这笔交易。close to death/tears/despair etc The old dog could barely whimper and seemed close to death.那条老狗几乎发不出呜咽声，看起来奄奄一息。 The prosecution’s main witness was close to tears as she described the assault.检方的主要证人在描述袭击经过时几乎落泪。4like/love if two people are close, they like or love each other very much若两人亲密，则他们彼此非常喜爱或深爱: My brother and I are very close.我和哥哥（弟弟）非常亲近。close to I felt closer to Rob that evening than ever before.那天晚上，我感觉比以往任何时候都更亲近罗布。 Fiona and I have always been close friends.菲奥娜和我一直是亲密的朋友。5similar very similar to each other彼此非常相似close to When I saw Henry with another woman I felt something close to jealousy.当我看到亨利和另一个女人在一起时，我感到了一种近乎嫉妒的情绪。 Fitt was the closest thing to a socialist in the party.菲特是党内最接近社会主义者的人。 Their newest model bears a close resemblance to (=is very similar to) that of their rival competitor.他们最新的型号与竞争对手的产品极为相似（=非常像）。► see thesaurus at similar6careful [usually before noun] looking at, thinking about, or watching something very carefully非常仔细地观察、思考或注视某事物take/have/get a close look (at something) She lifted up Jenny’s silver medallion to take a closer look.她拿起珍妮的银质奖章，仔细端详。keep a close watch/eye on (=watch someone or something very carefully)（=非常仔细地观察某人或某物） Don’t worry, I’ll keep a close eye on the kids.别担心，我会密切关注孩子们的。 You could have improved your answers by closer attention to detail.你本可以通过更细心地关注细节来改善你的答案。7number/amount if a number or amount is close to another number or amount, it is not much higher or lower than it若一个数字或数量与另一个数字或数量接近，则它不比另一个高或低太多: We don’t know the exact figures, but about 10,000 might be a close approximation (=close to the actual figure).我们不知道确切数字，但大约10,000可能是一个近似值（=接近实际数字）。close to Inflation is close to 7 percent.通货膨胀率接近7%。8competition/election etc finishing or being played, fought etc with both sides almost equal以双方几乎势均力敌的方式结束或进行（比赛、争斗等）: It was a close game that could have gone either way.这是一场势均力敌的比赛，胜负难料。a close second/third etc (=very nearly first, second etc)（=几乎名列第一、第二等） The result is too close to call (=so close that it is impossible to know who will win).结果太过接近，难以判断（=差距如此之小，无法预知谁会获胜）。9close relation/relative a member of your family such as your brother, sister, parent etc家庭中的亲属，如兄弟姐妹、父母等 OPP distant: The wedding was attended by close family only.婚礼只有直系亲属出席。10very nearly bad used when you have only just managed to avoid something bad, dangerous, or embarrassing happening用于表示刚刚勉强避免了某件不好的、危险的或尴尬的事情发生: ‘Phew, that was close,’ Frank said as he swerved to avoid the cyclist."呼，好险，"弗兰克一边躲避骑自行车的人一边说道。a close call/thing/shave (=a situation in which something dangerous, embarrassing etc almost happens)（=某件危险的、尴尬的事等几乎发生的情形） United had a close shave when Liverpool almost scored.利物浦几乎得分，曼联险些失球。11almost very nearly getting, finding, or achieving something几乎得到、发现或实现某事close to At this point, the investigators were closer to the truth than they realized.此时，调查人员比他们意识到的更接近真相。12keep in close contact/touch if two people keep in close contact, they see, talk to, or write to each other often若两人保持密切联系，则他们经常见面、交谈或通信: Text messaging enables people to keep in close contact at all times.短信使人们能够随时保持密切联系。13work/talk together relating to a situation in which people work well with each other or talk to each other often与人们相互合作良好或经常交流的情形有关: He retained very close links with France throughout his life.他一生都与法国保持着非常密切的联系。 What we need now is closer cooperation between the club and supporters.我们现在需要的是俱乐部与球迷之间更紧密的合作。14with little space with little or no space around something or between things在某物周围或事物之间几乎没有空间: The horses are always eager for exercise after the close confinement of the stables.马匹在马厩的狭小禁闭之后，总是渴望运动。 The shoe is a close fit (=there is no space around the foot).这双鞋合脚紧实（=脚周围没有多余空间）。 I find it difficult to read such close print (=with letters printed so close together).我觉得这种密集的印刷（=字母印得如此紧凑）很难阅读。15close/you’re close/that’s close spoken口语 used to tell someone that they have almost guessed or answered something correctly用于告诉某人他们几乎已经猜对或答对了某事: ‘I reckon he must be about 38.’ ‘Close – he was 40 last week.’"我猜他大概38岁。""差不多——他上周刚过40岁。"16close to the bone if something someone says is close to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable or offends you, especially because it is about something you do not want to admit is true若某人说的话切中要害，则会让你感到不舒服或冒犯你，尤其是因为它涉及你不愿承认是真实的事情17close, but no cigar spoken口语 used when something someone does or says is almost correct or successful用于表示某人做的或说的事几乎正确或成功，但仍不够: It was close, but no cigar for the Dodgers as they lost to the Reds 4–3.道奇队以3比4负于红队，差一点就成功了，但终究功亏一篑。18too close for comfort if something that happens is too close for comfort, it is near enough to make you feel nervous or afraid若某件发生的事让人觉得太近而不安，则它近到足以让你感到紧张或害怕: From somewhere too close for comfort came the sound of machine-gun fire.令人心惊肉跳的近处传来了机枪声。19close to home a)if a remark or criticism is close to home, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is likely to be true若某句话或批评切中要害，则会让你感到不舒服，因为它很可能是真实的: His comments struck unpleasantly close to home.他的评论让人不快地切中要害。 b)if something unpleasant happens close to home, you are directly affected by it若不愉快的事情发生在身边，则你将直接受到影响: It’s one thing seeing riots on TV, but when they happen so close to home it’s a different matter.在电视上看暴乱是一回事，但当它们发生在身边时则完全不同了。20at close quarters if something happens or is done at close quarters, it happens inside a small space or is done from a short distance away若某事在近距离发生或进行，则它发生在狭小的空间内或从很近的距离进行: The troops had been fighting at close quarters.部队一直在近距离作战。21weather British English uncomfortably warm because there seems to be no air闷热难受，因为似乎没有空气流通: The weather that night was hot and close, with a hint of thunder in the distance.那天夜里天气炎热而闷，远处隐约有雷声。22unwilling to talk about something [not before noun] unwilling to tell people about something不愿意向他人透露某事 SYN secretiveclose about You’re very close about your work, aren’t you?你对自己的工作很保密，不是吗？23unwilling to spend money [not before noun] not generous不大方；吝啬close with You won’t get a penny out of Jack – he’s very close with his money.你从杰克那里得不到一分钱——他花钱非常吝啬。24a close shave when the hair on someone’s face is cut very close to the skin当某人面部的毛发被剃得非常贴近皮肤时25close work work that involves looking at or handling things in a very skilful, detailed, and careful way涉及以极其熟练、细致和谨慎的方式审视或处理事物的工作: After years of close work, she could hardly see a thing if it was over a yard away.多年的精细工作后，她几乎看不清一码以外的东西。26close vowel technical术语 a close vowel is pronounced with only a small space between the tongue and the top of the mouth闭元音发音时舌头与口腔顶部之间只有很小的空间—closeness noun [uncountable]: She had never had the physical or emotional closeness that she needed.她从未得到过她所需要的身体上或情感上的亲密。 → play your cards close to your chest at card1(14)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 6— 义项6phrases短语take/get a close look· She moved forward to take a close look at the painting.· 她走上前仔细端详这幅画。keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something (=watch someone or something carefully)· They have to keep a close eye on their finances.· 他们必须密切关注自己的财务状况。nouns名词a close examination· A closer examination of the facts soon solved the mystery.· 对事实的进一步仔细审查很快就揭开了谜底。a close study· Their research involved a close study of two communities.· 他们的研究涉及对两个社区的深入研究。close attention· You will lose weight if you combine exercise with close attention to your diet.· 如果你将运动与对饮食的严格注意相结合，你就会减肥。close scrutiny (=careful and thorough examination of someone or something)· The investigation included close scrutiny of the images on CCTV.· 调查包括对闭路电视图像的仔细审查。close inspection (=looking at someone or something in detail)· Closer inspection revealed that the rocks were from an earlier period.· 仔细检查后发现，这些岩石来自更早的时期。close supervision (=constantly making sure that someone does things in the correct way)· Initially there will be close supervision of the trainee.· 最初将对受训者进行密切监督。closeclose3 /kləʊs $ kloʊs/ adverb 1not far away不远处；近旁 SYN near: Come a little closer, so you can see better.走近一点，这样你能看得更清楚。 Her father lives quite close by.她父亲住在不远处。 They were sitting close together on the couch.他们紧挨着坐在沙发上。 A variety of good restaurants are close at hand (=very near).各种优质餐厅近在咫尺（=非常近）。 James heard footsteps close behind him.詹姆斯听到身后不远处有脚步声。 Ronnie sped off, with his brother’s car following close behind.罗尼急速驶去，他兄弟的车紧跟其后。stay/keep close We must all stay close.我们必须都待在一起，不要走散。hold/draw somebody close (=hold someone against your body)（=把某人紧贴在自己身上） He drew her close to him.他把她拉到身边。► see thesaurus at near2close up/up close/close to from only a short distance away从很近的距离: Now that I could see him close up, I saw that he was very attractive.现在我能近距离看到他，我发现他非常有魅力。3close on something/close to something spoken口语 used to talk about a number, amount etc that is almost exact, but not completely用于描述几乎准确但并非完全准确的数字、数量等: a voyage of close on 2,000 miles近两千英里的航程4come close (to doing something) a)to almost do something几乎做了某事: I tell you, I was so mad I came close to hitting her.告诉你，我当时气得差点打了她。 She came so close to the finals she must have been bitterly disappointed to go out now.她离决赛如此之近，现在被淘汰肯定深感失望。 b)to be almost as good as someone or something else几乎和另一个人或事物一样好: It’s not as good as his last movie, but it comes pretty close.这部电影不如他上一部好，但也差不多了。5a close run thing British English a situation in which the people competing with each other are almost equal, so neither of them is more likely to win than the other竞争双方势均力敌的局面，任何一方都不比另一方更可能获胜: The upcoming election looks likely to be a close run thing.即将到来的选举看起来将是一场势均力敌的较量。6close on the heels of something very soon after something else紧接在另一件事之后come/follow close on the heels of something Yet another scandal followed close on the heels of the senator’s resignation.参议员辞职后，又一桩丑闻接踵而至。7near to the surface of something靠近某物的表面: An electric razor doesn’t really shave as close as a blade.电动剃须刀剃得不如刀片贴近皮肤。8run somebody close British English to be almost as successful, skilful etc as someone else几乎与另一个人一样成功、熟练等: Last season United ran them close both at home and away.上赛季，曼联在主客场都与他们打得不相上下。 → sail close to the wind at sail1(6)
1not far away不远处；近旁 SYN near: Come a little closer, so you can see better.走近一点，这样你能看得更清楚。 Her father lives quite close by.她父亲住在不远处。 They were sitting close together on the couch.他们紧挨着坐在沙发上。 A variety of good restaurants are close at hand (=very near).各种优质餐厅近在咫尺（=非常近）。 James heard footsteps close behind him.詹姆斯听到身后不远处有脚步声。 Ronnie sped off, with his brother’s car following close behind.罗尼急速驶去，他兄弟的车紧跟其后。stay/keep close We must all stay close.我们必须都待在一起，不要走散。hold/draw somebody close (=hold someone against your body)（=把某人紧贴在自己身上） He drew her close to him.他把她拉到身边。► see thesaurus at near2close up/up close/close to from only a short distance away从很近的距离: Now that I could see him close up, I saw that he was very attractive.现在我能近距离看到他，我发现他非常有魅力。3close on something/close to something spoken口语 used to talk about a number, amount etc that is almost exact, but not completely用于描述几乎准确但并非完全准确的数字、数量等: a voyage of close on 2,000 miles近两千英里的航程4come close (to doing something) a)to almost do something几乎做了某事: I tell you, I was so mad I came close to hitting her.告诉你，我当时气得差点打了她。 She came so close to the finals she must have been bitterly disappointed to go out now.她离决赛如此之近，现在被淘汰肯定深感失望。 b)to be almost as good as someone or something else几乎和另一个人或事物一样好: It’s not as good as his last movie, but it comes pretty close.这部电影不如他上一部好，但也差不多了。5a close run thing British English a situation in which the people competing with each other are almost equal, so neither of them is more likely to win than the other竞争双方势均力敌的局面，任何一方都不比另一方更可能获胜: The upcoming election looks likely to be a close run thing.即将到来的选举看起来将是一场势均力敌的较量。6close on the heels of something very soon after something else紧接在另一件事之后come/follow close on the heels of something Yet another scandal followed close on the heels of the senator’s resignation.参议员辞职后，又一桩丑闻接踵而至。7near to the surface of something靠近某物的表面: An electric razor doesn’t really shave as close as a blade.电动剃须刀剃得不如刀片贴近皮肤。8run somebody close British English to be almost as successful, skilful etc as someone else几乎与另一个人一样成功、熟练等: Last season United ran them close both at home and away.上赛季，曼联在主客场都与他们打得不相上下。 → sail close to the wind at sail1(6)closeclose4 /kləʊz $ kloʊz/ noun [singular] formal正式 the end of an activity or of a period of time某项活动或某段时间的结束: At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index was 1.92 points down.交易收盘时，道琼斯指数下跌了1.92点。 The monsoon season was drawing to a close (=ending).季风季节即将结束（=接近尾声）。 The event came to a close (=finished) with a disco.活动以一场迪斯科舞会落幕（=结束）。 Finally the meeting was brought to a close (=ended).最终，会议被宣告结束（=结束了）。
[singular] formal正式 the end of an activity or of a period of time某项活动或某段时间的结束: At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index was 1.92 points down.交易收盘时，道琼斯指数下跌了1.92点。 The monsoon season was drawing to a close (=ending).季风季节即将结束（=接近尾声）。 The event came to a close (=finished) with a disco.活动以一场迪斯科舞会落幕（=结束）。 Finally the meeting was brought to a close (=ended).最终，会议被宣告结束（=结束了）。