close是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to (cause something to) change from being open to not being open -- （使）關，合，關閉

  • Could you close the door/window please? 請關上門／窗，好嗎？

  • Close your eyes - I've got a surprise for you. 閉上眼睛——我有個驚喜給你。

  • The banks had closed (to customers) so I couldn't get any money out. 銀行關門了，所以我取不了錢。

  • The museum closes at 5.30. 博物館五點半閉館。

  • We can't get a drink! It's after closing time. 我們喝不到酒了！已經打烊了。

• 1 to (cause something to) end -- （使）結束，（使）停止

  • The play closed with the tragic death of both hero and heroine. 這部戲以男女主角的慘死告終。

  • She closed the meeting with a short speech. 她以簡短的講話結束了會議。

  • The pound closed at (= was worth) $1.47 at the end of the day's trading. 英鎊在一天交易結束時收盤價為1.47美元。

  • I closed that bank account when I came to London. 我一到倫敦就把那個銀行帳戶取消了。

  • The factory closed over ten years ago. 這家工廠十幾年前就關閉了。

  • We closed a deal with a major supermarket. 我們與一家大超市做成了一筆交易。

• 2 the end of something, or the time when you end it -- 末尾，結尾；結束，結局

  • I tried to bring the conversation to a close. 我盡力使這次談話快點結束。

  • "Let's draw this meeting to a close, gentlemen," said the chairman. 「各位先生，我們這次會議就到此為止吧，」主席說。

• 3 a road, usually with private houses, that vehicles can only enter from one end -- （通常通向私人住宅的）街道，死巷，死胡同

  • He lives at 83 Barker Close. 他住在巴克巷83號。

• 4 having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, and sympathy -- 近親的；密切的；團結的

  • There weren't many people at the funeral - just close family/relatives. 葬禮上沒有多少人——只有一些至親。

  • They're a worrying political party because of their close links/ties with terrorist groups. 這個政黨令人擔憂，因為他們與恐怖組織有密切聯繫。

  • In those early months, there's a very close bond between mother and child. 在嬰兒出生後的頭幾個月，母嬰之間有一種非常親密的紐帶關係。

  • a close community 鄰里關係密切的社區

  • Mira is one of my closest friends. 米拉是我的一位密友。

  • Her relationship isn't good with her father, but she's very close to her mother. 她和父親的關係不好，可是和母親的關係非常親近。

  • My brother and I have become much closer over the years. 這些年，哥哥和我的關係親密多了。

• 5 looking at or listening to someone or something very carefully -- 細緻的，仔細的

  • Police are paying close attention to the situation. 警察密切關注著局勢。

  • Take a closer look at this photograph. 更仔細地看看這張照片。

• 6 unwilling to talk about things to other people -- 守口如瓶的，���秘的

  • He's so close about his past - it seems like he's hiding something. 他對自己的過去守口如瓶——好像要隱瞞甚麼似的。

• 7 used to describe weather or air conditions in which it is difficult to breathe and it is uncomfortably warm -- 封閉的；密不透風的；悶熱的

  • Can I open the window? It's very close in here. 我能開窗嗎？這裡太悶了。

• 8 not far in position or time -- （空間或時間上）接近的（地），靠近的（地）

  • Don't get too close to that dog, Rosie. 羅西，別太靠近那隻狗。

  • I hate people standing too close to me. 我討厭別人站得太靠近我。

  • As Christmas gets closer, the shops get more and more crowded. 隨著聖誕節臨近，商店裡越來越擁擠。

  • Emma looked close to tears (= almost going to cry). 艾瑪看起來要哭了。

  • Shall we call in on Miranda? You know she lives quite close by. 我們去拜訪一下米蘭達，好嗎？你知道的，她就住在附近。

• 9 having only a small difference -- 接近的，只有細微差別的

  • The election results were so close they had to vote again. 選舉結果非常接近，他們不得不重新投票。

  • He came second in the race, but it was very close. 他跑了第二名，不過差距很小。

  • The youngest boys are so close in age they look like twins. 兩個最小的男孩年齡很接近，看上去就像雙胞胎。

  • Both children bear a very close resemblance to their father. 兩個孩子長得都很像他們的父親。

  • I think there are close on three million unemployed at present. 我想現在有將近300萬失業人口。