close 意味 & 読み方

日本語でのcloseの意味

• 0 If something closes, it moves so that it is not open. If you close something, you move it so that it is not open. -- ～が閉まる, ～を閉める

  • Jane closed the window.

  • Suddenly the door closed.

• 1 If a shop, restaurant, etc. closes, people cannot go in it. -- （店など）が閉まる

  • The supermarket closes at 8 p.m.

• 2 If a business closes, it stops operating. -- （店や工場を）閉鎖する

• 3 near in distance -- （距離が）近い

  • His house is close to the sea.

• 4 near in time -- すぐに, （時間的に）近い

  • It was close to lunchtime when we arrived.

• 5 If people are close, they know each other well and like each other -- 親しい

  • close friends

• 6 A close relative is someone who is directly related to you, for example your mother, father, or brother. -- 近親の

  • There weren’t many people at the funeral – just close family.

• 7 A close competition is one in which people’s scores are very similar. -- （競技などが）互角の

• 8 looking at or listening to someone or something very carefully -- 注意深い

  • Keep a close watch on the children (= watch them carefully).

• 9 near in distance -- 近くに

  • They sat close together.

• 10 the end of something -- 終わり

  • They finally reached an agreement at the close of a week of negotiations.

  • The year was drawing to a close.