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Word family

close1 /kləʊz $ kloʊz/ S1 W1 verb → clothes

1 shut 关 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SHUT/CLOSE to shut something in order to cover an opening, or to become shut in this way 关，闭合 SYN shut OPP open → closed

Would you mind if I closed the window?

我把窗户关上你不介意吧？

She closed the curtains.

她拉上了窗帘。

Let me do the car door – it won’t close properly.

我来修一下车门，它关不紧。

Beth closed her eyes and tried to sleep.

贝丝合上眼睛想睡觉。

She heard the door close behind her.

她听见门在她身后关上了。

2 move parts together 把各部分合起来 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to move the parts of something together so that there is no longer a space between them 合上，合拢

Anne closed her book and stood up.

安妮合上书站了起来。

3 shut for period of time 关闭一段时间 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also close up)SHUT/CLOSE if a shop or building closes, or you close it, it stops being open to the public for a period of time 〔暂时性〕关闭，歇业 OPP open SYN British English shut → closed

The shops close at six.

商店6点关门。

Harry usually closes the store completely when he goes on vacation.

哈里去度假时通常干脆把店关了。

4 NO LONGER EXISTstop operating 停止运作 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also close down)SHUT/CLOSE if a company, shop etc closes, or you close it, it stops operating permanently 〔永久性地〕关闭，倒闭，停业 SYN shut down, → closed

We have reluctantly decided to close the factory.

我们无奈地决定关闭工厂。

The shop closed down some time last year.

这家商店是去年的某个时候停业的。

5 end 结束 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINISH/COME TO AN END to end or to make something end, especially in a particular way 〔尤指以某种方式〕结束，终止

close something with/by etc

I will now close the meeting by asking you to join me in a final toast.

现在我要请大家最后干一杯来结束这次会议。

close with

The movie closes with an emotional reunion in Prague.

影片以在布拉格的激情重逢收尾。

closing remarks (=something you say at the end of a speech) 结束语

In her closing remarks, the judge urged the jury to consider the facts only.

法官在结语中提请陪审团只需考虑事实。

6 close an account BFBto stop having and using a bank account or other financial account 注销账户

My husband closed all my credit card accounts without even asking me.

我丈夫没问我就注销了我所有的信用卡账户。

7 FINANCIAL/ECONOMICin money markets 货币市场上 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]BFS 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 以…价格收盘

close at

The dollar closed at 64p against the pound.

美元兑英镑收盘报64便士。

close up/down

Their shares closed 27p up (=worth 27p more).

他们的股票收盘时上涨27便士。

8. close a deal/sale/contract etc ARRANGE A MEETING, EVENT ETCto successfully agree a business deal, sale etc 做成生意/买卖/达成合约等

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close a deal/sale/contract etc• I enjoy closing a deal 5a.• He talks and talks, compromises and compromises, until he closes a deal.• I told her not to come back until she closed a deal.• In the heart of the city, Bob Scott is further still from closing a deal.• Many will offer low-interest loans, tax breaks or whatever else it takes to close a deal.• Why, then, are some salespeople reluctant to close a sale?

9 offer finishes 优惠截止 [intransitiveI]FINISH/COME TO AN END to finish on a particular date 结束，截止 SYN end

Our special offer closes on June 3.

我们的优惠于6月3日截止。

10 make distance/difference smaller 缩短距离/缩小差异 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]NEAR to make the distance or difference between two things smaller 拉近，减少（分歧）

an attempt to close the gap between the rich and poor

缩小贫富差距的努力

close on

The other car was closing on us fast.

另一辆车在迅速赶上我们。

11 make STH unavailable 使某物不能用 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]REDUCE to make taking part in an activity or using an opportunity no longer possible 堵住；封闭；关闭 → closed

12 be closed DISCUSSif a subject is closed, you are no longer willing to discuss it 不再谈论

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be closed• As far as I am concerned, the matter is closed.• The ticket office was closed.• Until we can talk about this in a civil manner, I consider the discussion closed.• Muzi Ford in Needham was closed.• Roads were closed and eight ambulances stood by as the cloud drifted towards the villages of Wincham and Lostock Gralam.• The Ptarmigan was closed, and so I walked down beneath the ski-tow towards the road.• The A55 Conwy tunnel was closed for more than an hour.• The National University was closed four years ago by the army.• Course all the stores are closed now.• The period should be closed so that actual expenditures as they occurred are stated in this column. 2.• For insurance reasons, the course will be closed to automobile traffic.

13 close your doors (to somebody) to stop operating permanently （对某人）〔永久性地〕关闭，停业

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close your doors (to somebody)• By the end of 1986 Seadocs had closed its doors.• In 1976, Stax closed its doors.• The troubles will not close our doors.• Thousands of businesses closed their doors.• The acclaimed restaurant closed its doors a few months ago, sending many a fan into deep depression.• Leisure centres close their doors because of a lack of sufficient funds to operate them.• It will close its doors for much of the process, which will be complete in 2004-5.• Equitable's managing director quit and the group closed its doors to new business.

14 close your mind to/against something to refuse to think about something 拒绝考虑某事

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close your mind to/against something• She had immediately closed her mind to all thought, not even realising how tightly she had been gripping fitzAlan's hand.• I closed my ears and tried to close my mind to what was happening.• He could tell by her eyes that she had closed her mind to him.• Academic interpretations held off the shame for a while, but then he could no longer close his mind to it.• Bambi's closed her mind to it.• She stretched out on the bed, closing her mind to the sounds and waited.• Memories of her grandmother's judgements obtruded themselves and she closed her mind against them.

15 hold STH 抓握某物 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]HOLD if someone’s hands, arms etc close around something, or are closed around something, they hold it firmly 抓握；抱紧

16 wound 伤口 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also close up)CUREHEALTHY if a wound closes, or if someone closes it, the edges grow together again or are sewn together （使）合拢，（使）愈合

17 close ranks

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close ranks• What happens in this situation has been well documented: Each group becomes more cohesive, as members close ranks.• She had done the unforgivable, and now we closed ranks against her.• The Arab world is closing ranks against terror and everyone understands that this means terror against us.• The male mafia will close ranks and deem such a woman unstable, neurotic and quite unsuitable for responsibility.• When she applied for promotion, the male managers all closed ranks and made sure she didn't get it.• The Republicans in Congress have closed ranks and refused to vote for the president's proposal.• For a time, none the less, the Congregationalist clergy closed ranks around the Suspect Mayhew against the great enemy that Caner represented.• He called for the Lebanese to close ranks behind his government.• President Nixon's staff were instructed to close ranks in response to the Watergate arrests.• Those who want to close ranks in this fashion will find themselves very lonely, however.• The Crevecoeurs had always closed ranks in times of crisis, hadn't they?• We must close ranks with them because we talk the same language.

18 close the book on something STOP DOING somethingto stop working on something, especially a police operation, because it is not making any progress 〔尤指警方因没有进展而〕停止做某事

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close the book on something• The police have closed the book on the Hannah Davies case.• Rady made a motion to close the book on the matter.• And, by definitively closing the book on the past, the language of socialism also remains trapped in Stalinism's wreckage.

→ closing date , closing time, → close/shut the door on something at door1(9), → close your eyes to something at eye1(16)

n Grammar

Close belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.

You can say:

She closed the door.

In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the object of close.

You can say:

The door closed.

In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the subject of close.

THESAURUS

close to stop being open, or to make something stop being open. You use close and shut especially about your eyes, your mouth, a door, a window, or a container 关闭，闭合〔close和shut尤用于指闭合眼睛或嘴巴，或指关闭门窗或容器〕

Can I close the window?

我关上窗户好吗？

Her eyes slowly closed.

她慢慢闭上了眼睛。

He closed the door gently, so as not to wake the children.

他轻轻地关上门，免得吵醒孩子们。

shut to close something. Shut sometimes has a feeling of doing something quickly and firmly, whereas close sounds more careful 关闭，闭合〔shut有时含有又快又干脆的意味，而close则听上去有更加小心的意味〕

He shut the door with a loud bang.

他砰的一声把门关上。

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 〔尤因生气〕砰地关上〔门或盖子〕

She left the room, slamming the door behind her.

她离开房间，砰的一声关上了门。

draw the curtains to close curtains by pulling them across a window 关上[拉上]窗帘

The curtains were still drawn at ten o'clock in the morning.

早上10点，窗帘依然没拉开。

put the lid on something to close a container by putting a lid onto it 给某物盖上盖子

Did you put the lid on the cookie jar?

你给饼干罐盖上盖子了吗？

seal to close something so that no air or water can get in or out 密封

In this experiment, the chamber must be completely sealed.

做这个实验的时候,房间必须完全密封。

PHRASAL VERBS

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close• The first shock was that the mill closed.• The legislation closes a lot of loopholes in the tax law.• Close all applications before shutting down your computer.• The pension fund was broke, the mines were closed, and it looked like the moon.• Most of the stores close at 6:30.• It's closing down ... declared a fire safety risk ... only a few years after it was reopened.• After 85 years, the local newspaper closed down last month.• Ann closed her book and stood up.• When he finishes his supper, the boy tucks the lunch box back into a shopping bag and closes his eyes.• The hotel is closed in the winter.• Anheuser-Busch even threatened to close its St Louis plant if the tax measure passed, though nobody believed that.• The special offer for tickets closes June 3.• The play opens Monday and is scheduled to close March 20.• WalMart shares closed only 4 cents down.• The door closed silently behind Mariko.• Hundreds of timber mills have been closed since World War II.• Close the curtains - it's getting dark.• She took the necklace out of the box and closed the lid.• Do you mind if I close the window?• What time does the mall close tonight?• The cut should close up within a few days.• The novel closes when the family reunites in Prague.• Okay, close your eyes and make a wish.

closed ... eyes• He put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes.• Hitched horses in front of the saloons shivered and closed their eyes.• I got into bed and closed my eyes.• She hit the other one, and then sat stock-still; tears ran from her closed eyes.• He closed his eyes and groaned.• He pulled his awkward cloak about his shoulders and closed his eyes, emptying his head of preoccupations.• If she closed her eyes she could see again those glittering lights and hear the gay, entrancing music.• I closed my eyes, trying to make the chaos outside a dream.

closing remarks• Mr. Brooke I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his remarks, and not least his closing remarks.• Mr. Brooke I am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for his kind closing remarks.• In his closing remarks , Merrill said that the plan "reflects the hard work of many people."

close up/down• The stock rebounded somewhat today, closing up 1 / 4 at 54 12.• Adventure giants Atlas, alas, have closed down.• It was very kind of you to look at me when you were ready to close up.• The stock prices of both airlines closed down Monday.• Imprinting and cell differentiation both involve the closing down of genes but the mechanisms are evidently distinct.• The service will close down on 5 September and will be replaced by a metered service.• Cinder blocks have closed up the door and windows.• Or maybe they had closed down the Project and abandoned him.

close the gap• He never had a chance, and he never closed the gap.• Over the final 40 metres Louise closed the gap and was just first to the touch in 1.14.55.• Like Schüssler Fiorenza, Phyllis Trible seeks to close the gap between past and present.• Gretna, meanwhile, are hoping to close the gap on leaders Murton by beating Ferryhill at Raydale Park.• But it has closed the gap slightly.• Moors are closing the gap steadily on the leading teams, and three points today could lift them three places into fifth.• Boughton Hall closed the gap with an eight wicket triumph at Huyton.• Finally the research vessel began to sidle sideways towards us, using its bow thrusters to close the gap with Hsu Fu.

closed ... borders• Neighbouring countries have closed their borders.

close2 /kləʊs $ kloʊs/ S1 W1 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp closer, superlativesupl closest)

1 near 靠近的NEAR not far from someone or something 接近的，靠近的 SYN near

2 near in time 时间上靠近的SOON near to something in time 〔时间上〕接近的

3 likely to happen 可能发生的PROBABLY seeming very likely to happen or very likely to do something soon 可能的，接近的

4 LIKE somebody OR somethinglike/love 喜欢/喜爱 if two people are close, they like or love each other very much 亲近的，亲密的

5 similar 类似的LIKE/SIMILAR very similar to each other 接近的，类似的

6 CAREFULcareful 小心的 [usually before noun] looking at, thinking about, or watching something very carefully 仔细的，小心的 → closely

7 number/amount 数/量LIKE/SIMILAR if a number or amount is close to another number or amount, it is not much higher or lower than it 〔数量上〕接近的

8 competition/election etc 比赛/选举等ALMOST finishing or being played, fought etc with both sides almost equal 几乎平手的，势均力敌的，难分高下的

9 close relation/relative FAMILYa member of your family such as your brother, sister, parent etc 近亲，家人 OPP distant

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close relation/relative• The people who had saved my life were my close relations!• We let grandparents and other close relatives and friends enter and touch the infant, if the parents wish.• All of its close relatives except one make the whine but not the chuck.• Financial need, even on the part of a close relative, has apparently never been seen as a situation which required an automatic response.• Because, they argued, the males in coalitions were almost always close relatives, kin selection enhanced the benefits of cooperation.• But they are thinking about commercial applications for the chanterelle and its close relative, the Tricholoma matsutake.• It may also be powerful between close relatives where one may be in a dominant position vis-à-vis the other.• Because the government abandoned any formal incomes policy there was less call for it to maintain close relations with union leaders.

10 very nearly bad 险些坏事ALMOST used when you have only just managed to avoid something bad, dangerous, or embarrassing happening 危险的，差一点的

11 almost 几乎 very nearly getting, finding, or achieving something 几乎要…的，差不多要…的

12 keep in close contact/touch FRIENDLYif two people keep in close contact, they see, talk to, or write to each other often 保持密切联系

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keep in close contact/touch• I urge my hon. Friend to keep in close touch to make sure that response times are up to the charter.• Even after Charles married Princess Diana he kept in close contact with Camilla.• To monitor their responses we have kept in close touch with each family's health visitor.• I take that point and we are keeping in close contact with local authorities.• The Society is keeping in close touch with the appropriate authority and full information will be published as soon as possible.• He had not kept in close touch with the performers who had danced in his first little group.• In practice, I keep in close touch with the work of the foundation.• I am keen to keep in close touch with you on this subject.

13 work/talk together 一起工作/交谈FRIENDLY relating to a situation in which people work well with each other or talk to each other often 密切的，紧密的

14 with little space 空间很小的KEEP somebody IN A PLACE with little or no space around something or between things 密集的，空间很小的

15 close/you’re close/that’s close spokenALMOST used to tell someone that they have almost guessed or answered something correctly 很接近，几乎猜对了

16. close 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 〔某人说的话〕触到痛处的，令人不快的

17 close, but no cigarbut no cigar close ALMOST spoken used when something someone does or says is almost correct or successful 只差一点就对了；只差一点就成功了

18 too close for comfort NERVOUSif something that happens is too close for comfort, it is near enough to make you feel nervous or afraid 近得让人不安的

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too close for comfort• That car that came around the corner was just a little too close for comfort.• But our last memory was of a nightingale pair, singing in competition in territories perhaps too close for comfort.• Cross-addictions may be hotly denied because the subject matter may for some be too close for comfort.• In a wave trough I caught a glimpse of a coral head to port: a little too close for comfort.• Lightning dipped and veered in a manner which was far too close for comfort.• Richard, and you quite see why, finds economy airline seats too close for comfort.• The movement brought him too close for comfort.• At times, the similarities are too close for comfort, edging towards the derivative.

19 close to home

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close to home• And interestingly, the pictures these two picked are close to home.• For a third it might be a school close to home.• It is important, however, to have a source of money close to home.• Some commute long distances while others work close to home.• Yet familiarity may be blinding us to equal intelligence expressed by animals far closer to home.• She says it was too close to home and it could easily have been them.• Even closer to home is the enchanting beauty of the Craigendarroch Country Estate.• Local artisans, working close to home, often met the essential needs of the nearby population.

20 at 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 〔所发生的事〕近在咫尺，近距离地

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at close quarters• From our hiding place we were able to observe the animals at close quarters.• There tactics were strongly influenced by reliance on line formation and fire-power, as against attack at close quarters.• This was the first time I had seen such poverty at close quarters.• Harry and I were tall and strong, not easy to attack at close quarters.• The battle continued at close quarters.• The girl must have been, as Martha had said, stagestruck: she had wanted to see Désirée at close quarters.• At close quarters a rifle is almost useless.• He wishes to inspect at close quarters all the actors in this drama.• I had seen it happen at close quarters because I am his caddie.• As the family kept vigil, the children saw at close quarters the stubborn determination of their stepmother.

21 weather 天气AIR British EnglishBrE uncomfortably warm because there seems to be no air 闷热的

22 unwilling to talk about STH 不愿讨论某事的 [not before noun]SECRET unwilling to tell people about something 遮掩的，守口如瓶的 SYN secretive

23 unwilling to spend money 不愿花钱的 [not before noun]GENEROUS not generous 吝啬的，小气的

24. a close shave DCBwhen the hair on someone’s face is cut very close to the skin 胡子刮得很干净

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a close shave• Mike's had three car accidents, plus a few other pretty close shaves.• He seemed pale and in need of a closer shave.• I had to rinse quite often to get rid of debris, but it did give a close shave.• Had a close shave by the looks of you.• And so we all had a close shave once a term.• Now the challenge is complete, he is considering a close shave, probably in the name of charity.

25 close work CAREFULwork that involves looking at or handling things in a very skilful, detailed, and careful way 精细的工作，细活

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close work• Embroidery is very close work.• Before I had been there a month my eyes began to suffer and I had to start wearing glasses for close work.• Task lighting usually entails higher levels of illumination needed for reading and other close work.• He and Clinton have formed such a close working partnership that Kemp, as vice president, would like to emulate Gore.• One benefit, he said, is the closer working relationship between defense contractors and the Navy.• A final recommendation of the consultants was a radical attempt to forge a closer working relationship between the board and staff members.• Microscopes can only be used for close work, telescopes for viewing objects from arm's length distance to infinity.

26. close vowel SL technical a close vowel is pronounced with only a small space between the tongue and the top of the mouth 闭元音

—closeness noun [uncountableU]

She had never had the physical or emotional closeness that she needed.

她需要身体或情感上的亲近，但她从来都没有得到过。

→ play your cards close to your chest at card1(14)

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 6: looking at, thinking about, or watching something very carefully

phrases

take/get a close look

She moved forward to take a close look at the painting.

keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something (=watch someone or something carefully)

They have to keep a close eye on their finances.

nouns

a close examination

A closer examination of the facts soon solved the mystery.

a close study

Their research involved a close study of two communities.

close attention

You will lose weight if you combine exercise with close attention to your diet.

close scrutiny (=careful and thorough examination of someone or something)

The investigation included close scrutiny of the images on CCTV.

close inspection (=looking at someone or something in detail)

Closer inspection revealed that the rocks were from an earlier period.

close supervision (=constantly making sure that someone does things in the correct way)

Initially there will be close supervision of the trainee.

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close• Dad and I have always been very close.• The grocery store on Victory Boulevard is closer.• We haven't finished remodeling the kitchen yet, but we're close.• My sister and I used to argue a lot, but now we're very close.• Our job requires close contact with the sales manager.• What we need now is closer cooperation between the sales and marketing staffs.• On closer examination of the facts it became clear that the boy was innocent.• We have always been a close family.• It turns out that Julie is a close friend of my cousin Kelly.• Is there some one he would listen to, such as a close friend or relative?• Rosen has worked politically for Kennedy since his 1980 presidential primary run and developed a close friendship with the senator.• It is important that the close link with the local authority remains.• Take a close look at this photograph.• Mom and I are a lot closer now than we were when I was a teenager.• The school encourages close partnerships between teachers and parents.• Bormann followed the simple principle of always remaining in the closest proximity to the source of all grace and favor.• Snowden's close reasoning and unerring instinct for words were allied with Maxton's humour and Churchill's daring.• Federal Trade Commission officials would not comment on the deal, but are expected by industry experts to give it close scrutiny.• But the Gulf of California is closer than you think, and currently under assault by everything from pollution to poaching.• She was never very close to her stepmother.• I'm still very close to my parents.• Are they in good condition, especially those close to the house?• Our birthdays are close together.

close to• The government spends close to $100 billion a year on education.• Inflation is now close to 6%.• We drove close on 500 miles Saturday.• It was close on midnight by the time they got home.• This activity was close to a couple of shops which sold animal furs.• There must be close to a hundred people in the hall.• She also has remained close to another ex-Cardinal, Lasers center Anita Kaplan.• Barnes was close to death.• He was close to MacDonald and trusted him to respect the constitution.• By the time we left, it was close to midnight.• I'm very close to my brothers.• Therefore, the choice of method depends on which assumption is closest to reality.• Which of them is close to shops?• Do you have any shoes that are closer in color to the bridesmaid's dress?• He jogged rapidly keeping close to the hedgerows and avoiding the open fields.• Of these, Corinne came the closest to the Rooseveltian ideal.• Amy's house is close to the school.• Even Plato was closer to the truth than you and yours, Gilbert.

close to• This activity was close to a couple of shops which sold animal furs.• She also has remained close to another ex-Cardinal, Lasers center Anita Kaplan.• He was close to MacDonald and trusted him to respect the constitution.• Therefore, the choice of method depends on which assumption is closest to reality.• Which of them is close to shops?• He jogged rapidly keeping close to the hedgerows and avoiding the open fields.• Of these, Corinne came the closest to the Rooseveltian ideal.• Even Plato was closer to the truth than you and yours, Gilbert.

close to doing something• Even Plato was closer to the truth than you and yours, Gilbert.• He jogged rapidly keeping close to the hedgerows and avoiding the open fields.• He was close to MacDonald and trusted him to respect the constitution.• Of these, Corinne came the closest to the Rooseveltian ideal.• She also has remained close to another ex-Cardinal, Lasers center Anita Kaplan.• Therefore, the choice of method depends on which assumption is closest to reality.• This activity was close to a couple of shops which sold animal furs.• Which of them is close to shops?

take/have/get a close look (at something)• Clare Moynihan takes a closer look.• I cautiously take a closer look.• I picked up the binoculars to take a closer look.• The killer whale was in motion, swimming slowly around the raft to take a closer look.• Three or four weeks later, you can take a close look.• They probably took a closer look as its shares fell to just over $ 1 last month.• Take a closer look at the warning labels surrounding you on a daily basis.• When he took a closer look he was horrified.

a close second/third etc• An irresistible attraction to destructive men ran a close second.• Etzioni and Ward a close second and Nisbet and Fontana less promising in these selected books by them.• Business is a close second in its neglect of children, leaving workers without sufficient family time.• Sea bream, with shallot and red wine sauce, comes a close second in the restaurant.• Uncle Nick came a close second, Robin and Jenny joint thirds; thinking of them all, Ruth ached with homesickness.• Neil Young, whose eccentric recording diversions have made him a marketing nightmare, is a close second, though.• Acid House comes a close second to football fans in the tabloids' top ten of moral panics.• Put to the test, we suspect the anti-bat vote would be a close second to the anti-rat faction.

that was close• Hoffman threw a 1-0 pitch that was close, but West ruled it a ball.• The three space directions and imaginary time would form a space-time that was closed in on itself, without boundaries or edges.• The guard began to search the pile of leaves where we were hiding, but then got distracted by a noise from the house. "Phew, that was close!" said John. "C'mon, let's get out of here!"• In addition, I called an agency that was close to landing me a job and informed it that I was employed.• She looked from Wycliffe to Lucy Lane and back again with apprehension that was close to panic.

close links• There were close links between the alchemists and the gnostics, and for the gnostics the picture was bleaker still.• Mercator's career exemplifies the close links which existed between mathematical theorists, teachers, and instrument-makers at this time.• He is exploring closer links with Diocesan and other denominational youth bodies which overlap in their aims.• The Centre aims to maintain a strong focus on those questions affecting the voluntary sector and to maintain close links with it.• This is formally independent of the Labour Party, but has close links with its leaders.• More recently, philosophy has had very close links with mathematics and artificial intelligence.• A new view of war, albeit one which had close links with past ideas, was gradually emerging.

close3 /kləʊs $ kloʊs/ S2 W2 adverbadv

1 FINISH/COME TO AN ENDnot far away 不远，接近地 SYN near

2 close up/up close/close to NEARfrom only a short distance away 在近处，很近地

3 close on something/close to something spokenAPPROXIMATELY used to talk about a number, amount etc that is almost exact, but not completely 接近某一数目[数量等]

Examples from the Corpus

close on something/close to something• Cardinal Agagianian brought the debate to a sudden close on 30 October to forestall further public discussion outside the Council.

4 come close (to doing something) ALMOST

Examples from the Corpus

come close (to doing something)• Her horse came close and watched her.• He can come close, perhaps, but the closer he comes, the greater the risk of slippage.• A visit to the ancient ruins, especially on a quiet weekday, comes close to a religious experience.• Even La Scala, where an opening-night stall seat goes for £500, rarely comes close to breaking even.• Later Mr O'Malley came close to confirming that his party would quit the coalition later this week.• And this night, he comes close to getting seriously injured.• Miguel wanted to trust Firebug; he came close to letting everything spill out.• A loose end, Kirov reminded himself as he came close to the man.

5 a close run thing British EnglishBrE 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 势均力敌，难分胜负

Examples from the Corpus

a close run thing• It was a close run thing.• Exciting Ormskirk made it two wins out of three but it was a close run thing against New Brighton.

6 close on the heels of something very soon after something else 紧随某事之后

Examples from the Corpus

close on the heels of something• With another couple of laps he might have finished close on the heels of the two Dunlops.

7 NEARnear to the surface of something 接近表面地，短到齐根地

8 run somebody close British EnglishBrEJUST/A MOMENT AGO to be almost as successful, skilful etc as someone else 和某人差不多一样成功[熟练等]

→ sail close to the wind at sail1(6)

Examples from the Corpus

close• She was holding her baby close.• The police questioned him closely about his involvement in the robbery.• For that, you would sit behind the basket, seeing half the game up close.• Close by a couple were kissing, holding each other close to ward off the cold wind that had sprung up.• There were close to a hundred.• Living close to overhead electric power lines causes health hazards.• Anyone who works close to the darker side of human nature can not help taking on board some of the pain.

close by• Her parents live close by.

close4 /kləʊz $ kloʊz/ noun → clothes

1 [singular] formalEND the end of an activity or of a period of time 〔活动或一段时间的〕结束，末尾

At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index was 1.92 points down.

收盘时，道琼斯指数下跌了1.92点。

The monsoon season was drawing to a close (=ending).

雨季即将结束。

The event came to a close (=finished) with a disco.

这次活动以迪斯科舞会结束。

Finally the meeting was brought to a close (=ended).

会议终于结束了。

Examples from the Corpus

close• Exactly when the Gingrich case will come to a close has become a matter of bitter dispute.• John Champagne and Bob Guadiana grabbed their chance to lead the way as 1991 drew to a close.• Several hours later, the meeting drew to a close and the board members filed out of the room.• Fran lives at 37 Appian Close.• Since then, Service Corp. stock has zipped up from 44 to 47 at the close of trading last week.• At the close of trading on the stock market, Ciena shares were up to $37.• The beginning of April usually marks the close of the skiing season.• I remember the close of each of those weekend nights as a prolonged farewell.

drawing to a close• With the announcement of Daimler, the 77-year existence of Fokker appears to be drawing to a close.• Adam began to move restlessly in his chair, assuming that the proceedings were now drawing to a close.• But because the moon is eclipsed, the stage drawing to a close is an ultra-important one.• Her own menstrual cycle, including its uncomfortable drawing to a close, had been strictly her own affair.• It was six o'clock and at Larksoken Power Station, the weekly interdepartmental meeting was drawing to a close.• But a change was in the air, a season was drawing to a close.• My time with Stark was drawing to a close.• The government had published the employment White Paper, and the war was drawing to a close.

Related topics: Roads

close5 /kləʊs $ kloʊs/ noun British EnglishBrE

1 [singular]TTR used in street names for a road that has only one way in or out 死巷，死胡同〔用于街道名称〕

2. [countableC usually singular] the area and buildings surrounding a cathedral 〔大教堂的〕周围地区

Examples from the Corpus

close• Lying in a cradle close by are two babies.• I remember the close of each of those weekend nights as a prolonged farewell.

From Longman Business Dictionary

closeclose1 /kləʊzkloʊz/ verb

1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMMERCE (also close down) if a company, shop etc closes or someone closes it, it stops operating permanently

We have reluctantly decided to close the factory.

Banks are closing down branches by the hundred.

2[intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMMERCE if a shop or building closes or someone closes it, it stops being open to the public for a period of time

The shops close at 6.

3[intransitiveI]FINANCE if a share or currency closes at a particular value, it is worth that amount at the end of the day’s trading on a particular market

Amazon shares closed down at $29.56 on the NASDAQ.

The pound closed up slightly at $1.90130.

4[intransitiveI]MARKETING to finish on a particular date

Special offer closes June 3.

5COMMERCE close a deal/sale to reach the point in a deal or sale where everyone involved agrees to it

The objective of the negotiation phase is to close the deal.

He had to lower his price in order to close the sale.

6BANKING close an account to stop having a particular account with a bank

Mr Samuels agreed to close the account and transfer the money to a company account.

7ACCOUNTING close the books to calculate the financial results at the end of a particular accounting period

On Friday the company closed the books on its fiscal first quarter.

8FINANCE close (out) a position if an investor or dealer on a financial market closes a position, they buy or sell the stocks, shares, currencies etc that they have agreed to buy or sell, even if this means that they lose money

If a dealer buys a futures contract and its price declines, he buys another at a lower price rather than closing out his position.

→ close something → out

closeclose2 noun [singular]FINANCE

the end of the day’s activity, for example on the stockmarket or in a bank

At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had climbed 17.49.

The dividend was payable to shareholders on the Register of Members at close of business on 7th May.

Origin close1

(1200-1300) Old French clos, past participle of clore “to close”, from Latin claudere

close2

(1200-1300) Old French clos, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere; → CLOSE1

close1 verb

→10-18

→n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1close2 adjectiveadj

→10-19

→20-26

→n COLLOCATIONS1close3 adverbadvclose4 nounclose5 noun

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Chinese

Corpus

TOEFL BNC: 647 COCA: 649

noun

VERB + CLOSE | PREPOSITION

VERB + CLOSE

➤bring sth to使⋯結束

◇The chairperson brought the meeting to a close.主席結束了會議。

➤come to, draw to結束

◇The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe.這個 10 年結束之際，歐洲戰雲密佈。

PREPOSITION

➤at the close of, by the close of, towards/toward the close of在⋯結束時；到⋯結束時；接近⋯結束時

◇At the close of trading, he had lost thousands of pounds on the stock market.收盤時，他已經在股票市場上損失了數千英鎊。

verb¹

door, book, eyes, etc.門；書；眼睛

ADVERB

➤firmly, tightly牢固地關閉；緊緊地合上

◇He closed the door firmly.他緊緊地關上了門。

➤gently, quietly, silently, softly輕輕地／悄悄地／靜靜地／輕柔地關上

◇She gently closed the door behind her.她輕輕關上了身後的門。

verb²

shop/store, business, road, etc.店鋪；公司；道路

ADVERB | PREPOSITION

ADVERB

➤permanently, temporarily永久／暫時關閉

➤officially正式關閉

◇Tomorrow college officially closes for the vacation.明天學院就正式放假了。

➤down, off, up倒閉；封鎖；（尤指臨時）停業

◇That factory's been closed down now.那家工廠現在已經倒閉了。

PREPOSITION

➤to不向⋯開放

◇The museum has been temporarily closed to the public.博物館暫停向公眾開放。

adjective

adverb¹

near接近

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION

VERBS

➤be接近

▸➤come, draw, get, move臨近；越來越近；漸近

◇She grew increasingly nervous as the audition drew closer.隨着試演日期臨近，她越發感到緊張。

➤keep, stay保持近距離

◇Keep close to me.靠緊我。

➤hold sb, hug sb, pull sb抓緊／抱緊／拉近某人

ADVERB

➤extremely, remarkably, very極其近；特別近；非常近

▸➤fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively相當近；十分近；還算近；相對較近

➤awfully, dangerously, frighteningly, perilously, precariously, uncomfortably太近；近得有危險；近得讓人感到害怕；近得讓人不舒服

◇The car came perilously close to running her down.汽車向她逼近，險些將她撞倒。

➤tantalizingly近得誘人

◇Victory was tantalizingly close.勝利近在咫尺，令人憧憬。

➤geographically地理位置上接近

▸➤together靠得近

◇Their birthdays are very close together.他們的生日挨得很近。

PREPOSITION

➤to靠近⋯

◇Get close to the microphone.靠近麥克風。

adjective

adverb²

friendly and loving親密

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION

VERBS

➤be, feel, seem親密；感覺親密；看起來親密

◇The two sisters seemed very close.兩姐妹看起來很親密。

➤become, grow變得親密

◇After the death of their parents the two children grew very close.父母死後，兩個孩子變得很親密。

➤bring sb拉近與某人的關係

◇These horrific events brought the family closer.這些可怕的事件使一家人更加親密無間。

➤remain仍然親密

ADVERB

➤very非常親密

▸➤quite相當親密

PREPOSITION

➤to和⋯親密

◇He was very close to his older brother.他跟哥哥很親。

TOEFL BNC: 647 COCA: 649

close noun
⇨ endclose adj.
⇨ close (a close finish) ⇨ detailed (take a close look) ⇨ like prep. adj. (a close resemblance)close verb
⇨ close 1 (close a door/your eyes/a book) ⇨ close 2 (a factory closes/close a factory) ⇨ end (a meeting closes/close a meeting)close

kləʊs; NAmE kloʊs

adjective

♦︎

even

♦︎

near

♦︎

narrow

♦︎

level

♦︎

marginal

♦︎

hard-fought

♦︎

neck and neckThese words all describe a race or contest in which two people or teams are equal, or a situation in which sth nearly happens or does not happen. 这些词均表示比赛或竞赛实力接近的、势均力敌的，或情况几乎出现或没有出现。

SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺

下图显示这些词所表达势均力敌的程度

close	➔	even
near		level
narrow		neck and neck
marginal
hard-fought

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆level / neck and neck with sb

◆a close / an even / a hard-fought contest

◆a close / hard-fought battle / finish

◆a narrow / hard-fought win / victory

◆a narrow / marginal lead

◆a close / narrow vote

◆desperately close / hard-fought

■ close

(of a race or contest) won by only a small amount or distance; used to describe sth that nearly happens, usually a dangerous or unpleasant situation （速度比赛或竞赛）实力相近的，以微弱优势取胜的；（通常指危险或不好的事情几乎发生）差一点儿，险些

◆It's a desperately close race－I can't quite see who is ahead.这真是一场势均力敌的比赛－我都分不太清楚谁在前面。

◆The California election looks too close to call (= it is impossible to predict the result) as voters go to the polls.加州的选举在选民投票时很难预测结果。

◆The invasion never happened but it was a close run thing (= it almost did).侵略始终没有发生，但是差一点就发生了。

◆Phew! That was close－the motorbike nearly hit us.啊！好险！那辆摩托车差点儿就撞上我们了。

■ even

(of an amount) equal or the same for each person, team, place, etc.; (of two people or teams) equally balanced or of an equal standard （数量）相等的，均等的；（两人或两队）均衡的，水平相当的

◆The scores were even at 2-2.分数是2比2平。

◆The political goal was a more even distribution of wealth.政治目标是更平均地分配财富。

◆The two players were pretty even.这两个选手不相上下。

◆This seems to be a more even contest.这看来是一场更势均力敌的竞赛。

OPP

uneven

ⓘ An uneven contest is one in which one group, team or player is much better than the other. * uneven形容比赛时指实力悬殊。

■ near

[only before noun]

(no comparative or superlative 无比较级和最高级)

being almost sth or almost happening 接近的；差不多的

◆The election proved to be a near disaster for the party.这次选举对该党来说几乎是一场灾难。

◆We won in the end but it was a near thing.我们最后获胜了，但是赢得很惊险。

◆The climbers had already had one near miss (= almost had an accident) on the summit.这群登山者已经有过一次在山顶上差点出事的经历。

■ narrow

[usually before noun]

only just achieved or avoided 勉强的；刚刚好的

◆He blamed the goalkeeper for the narrow defeat against Ireland.被爱尔兰队险胜，他责怪起守门员来。

◆She lost the race by the narrowest of margins.她以极小的差距在赛跑中落败了。

◆She was elected by a narrow majority.她以微弱多数当选。

◆He had a narrow escape (= nearly had a bad accident) when his car skidded on the ice.车在冰上打滑，他险些出事。

■ level

[not before noun]

(especially BrE)

(in sport) having the same score as sb （体育运动）得分相同

◆A good second round brought him level with the tournament leader.他第二轮发挥良好，使他与锦标赛领先的选手得分持平。

◆The clubs are level on points.各俱乐部得分相同。

◆The score was level at 5 points each.比分是5比5平。

◆France took an early lead but Wales soon drew level (= scored the same number of points).法国队开始领先，但很快威尔士队扳平了比分。

■ marginal

ˈmɑːdʒɪnl; NAmE ˈmɑːrdʒɪnl

[usually before noun]

(especially BrE)

(in politics) won or lost by a very small number of votes in the last election and therefore very important or interesting politically （议席或选区）边缘的，游离的（以微弱票数决定成败）

◆Their campaign targeted marginal constituencies.他们的竞选活动针对边缘选区。

◆They risk losing key marginal seats at the next election.他们有失去下次选举关键边缘席位的风险。

OPP

safe

ⓘ In British politics a safe seat is a constituency where a particular party has a lot of support and is unlikely to be defeated in an election. 在英国政治中，safe seat指某政党稳操胜券的选区。

■ ˌhard-ˈfought

(of a contest or competition) that involves both sides fighting very hard to win （比赛）竞争激烈的

◆It was a lively and hard-fought match.这是一场气氛热烈、竞争激烈的比赛。

◆It was a hard-fought game.这是一场激烈的比赛。

■ ˌneck and ˈneck

idiom

level with sb in a race or competition （速度比赛或竞赛中）势均力敌，不分上下，平手

◆The cyclists were neck and neck as they approached the final lap.自行车运动员在接近最后一圈时战况激烈。

◆He was running neck and neck with his Democrat rival.他和他的民主党竞争对手势均力敌。

kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz

verb

close a door/your eyes/a book 关门；闭眼；合上书

a factory closes/close a factory 工厂倒闭；关闭工厂

♦︎

shut

♦︎

lock

♦︎

slam

♦︎

draw

♦︎

boltThese words all mean to put sth such as a door into a position so that it covers an opening, or to move the parts of sth together so that it is no longer open. 这些词均表示关上、合上、合拢。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆to close / shut / lock / slam / bolt a door / gate

◆to close / shut / lock a window / drawer / case / suitcase

◆to close / shut / slam a shutter

◆to close / shut / bolt a hatch

◆to close / shut a / an / your box / lid / eyes / mouth / flap / valve / book / umbrella

◆to close / draw the curtains / blinds

◆a door / gate closes / shuts / slams

◆sb's eyes close / shut

◆to hear sth close / shut / slam

◆to close / shut / lock / slam / bolt sth behind you

◆to close / shut / lock / bolt sth firmly

◆to close / shut sth tightly

◆to half / partly close / shut / draw sth

■ close

kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz

[transitive

, intransitive]

to put sth such as a door, window or lid into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this position; to move the parts of sth together so that it is no longer open 关；关闭；合上；合拢

◆She closed the gate behind her.她关上了身后的大门。

◆She closed her eyes and fell asleep immediately.她闭上眼睛，立刻就睡着了。

◆The doors open and close automatically.这些门自动开关。

OPP

open

ⓘ The opposite is open. * close的反义词是open

◆She opened her bag and took out her passport.她打开包拿出了她的护照。

◆The door opened and Alan walked in.门打开了，艾伦走了进来。

■ shut

(

shutting

, shut

)

[transitive

, intransitive]

to make sth close; to become closed 关闭；关上；合上

◆I can't shut my suitcase－it's too full.我的手提箱合不上－装得太满了。

◆I shut my eyes against the bright light.我闭上眼睛，以防强光照射。

◆He shut his book and looked up.他合上书，抬起头来。

◆The window won't shut.窗户关不上。

OPP

open

NOTE 辨析 Close or shut?You can use close and shut with the same range of nouns, but shut is used more often for containers such as boxes and suitcases. Shut is often used to talk about sudden actions, and can suggest more noise. Close often suggests doing things more slowly or gently. * close和shut可接的名词范围相同，但shut更多用于容器，如 box和suitcase。shut的动作一般较突然，声音可能更大；相比之下，close的动作较为缓慢和轻柔

◆Close your eyes and go to sleep.闭上眼睛睡觉。

◆She quietly closed the window and crept out of the room.她轻轻关上窗户，悄悄走出了房间。

■ lock

[transitive

, intransitive]

to close sth firmly so that it will not open, using a lock; to be able to be closed firmly in this way; to put sth in a safe place and lock it （用锁）锁上；被锁住；把⋯锁起来

◆The gates are locked at 6 o'clock.6点钟锁大门。

◆This suitcase doesn't lock.这手提箱锁不上。

◆She locked her passport and money in the safe.她把自己的护照和钱锁在了保险柜里。

ⓘ A lock is a device that keeps a door, window, lid, etc. shut, usually needing a key to open it. * lock可作名词，指锁。

OPP

unlock

ⓘ To unlock sth is to undo the lock of a door, window, etc. using a key. * unlock指用钥匙开锁。

■ slam

(

-mm-

)

[intransitive

, transitive]

to shut, or to make sth shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise （使⋯）砰地关上

◆I heard the door slam behind him.我听见他砰地把身后的门关上了。

◆He stormed out of the house, slamming the door as he left.他怒气冲冲地从房子里出来，把门砰地关上了。

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