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TOEFL BNC: 647 COCA: 649

close

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close1 /kləʊz $ kloʊz/ ●●● S1 W1 verb   clothes
1 shut [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 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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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63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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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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14 close your mind to/against something to refuse to think about something 拒绝考虑某事
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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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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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closing date, closing time, → close/shut the door on something at door1(9), → close your eyes to something at eye1(16)
nGrammar
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〔closeshut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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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/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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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
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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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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19 close to home 
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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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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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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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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)
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 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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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]
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4 come close (to doing something) ALMOST
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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
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6 close on the heels of something very soon after something else 紧随某事之后
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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)
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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。
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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
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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.
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
TOEFL BNC: 647 COCA: 649
close

noun

VERB + CLOSE | PREPOSITION VERB + CLOSEbring 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。PREPOSITIONat 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。
close

verb¹

1door, book, eyes, etc.門;書;眼睛ADVERBfirmly, 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。
close

verb²

2shop/store, business, road, etc.店鋪;公司;道路ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBpermanently, 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。PREPOSITIONto不向⋯開放The museum has been temporarily closed to the public.博物館暫停向公眾開放。
close

adjective

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adverb¹

1near接近VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe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ADVERBextremely, 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。PREPOSITIONto靠近⋯Get close to the microphone.靠近麥克風。
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adjective

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adverb²

2friendly and loving親密VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, 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ADVERBvery非常親密quite相當親密PREPOSITIONto和⋯親密He was very close to his older brother.他跟哥哥很親。
TOEFL BNC: 647 COCA: 649
close noun
end
close adj.
close (a close finish) detailed (take a close look) like prep. adj. (a close resemblance)
close verb
close1 (close a door/your eyes/a book) close2 (a factory closes/close a factory) end (a meeting closes/close a meeting)
close kləʊs; NAmE kloʊs

adjective

close ♦︎ 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
closeeven
nearlevel
narrowneck and neck
marginal
hard-fought
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配level / neck and neck with sba close / an even / a hard-fought contesta close / hard-fought battle / finisha narrow / hard-fought win / victorya narrow / marginal leada close / narrow votedesperately 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。
close1 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close ♦︎ 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 / gateto close / shut / lock a window / drawer / case / suitcaseto close / shut / slam a shutterto close / shut / bolt a hatchto close / shut a / an / your box / lid / eyes / mouth / flap / valve / book / umbrellato close / draw the curtains / blindsa door / gate closes / shuts / slamssb's eyes close / shutto hear sth close / shut / slamto close / shut / lock / slam / bolt sth behind youto close / shut / lock / bolt sth firmlyto close / shut sth tightlyto 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openShe 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, 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。 see also slam crash slam

noun

[countable, usually singular] The front door closed with a slam.前门猛地关上了。She gave the door a good hard slam.她使劲砰的一声关上了门。
draw (drew, drawn) [transitive] to close or open curtains or blinds 拉(窗帘或卷帘)Draw the curtains-it's dark outside.拉上窗帘吧,外面天黑了。She drew back the curtains and let the sunlight in.她拉开窗帘让阳光照进来。 bolt [transitive, intransitive] to lock a door or window by sliding a bolt across; to be able to be locked in this way 用插销闩上;能被闩上Don't forget to bolt the door.别忘了闩门。The gate bolts on the inside.这扇门从里面上闩。A bolt is a long, narrow piece of metal that you slide across the inside of a door or window in order to lock it. * bolt可作名词,指门窗的闩或插销。close2 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close ♦︎ cease trading ♦︎ fail ♦︎ close (sth) down ♦︎ collapse ♦︎ go bust ♦︎ crash ♦︎ go bankrupt ♦︎ fold ♦︎ flopThese are all words that can be used when a business stops operating, often because it does not have enough money to pay the bills and cannot borrow any more. 这些词均表示停业、倒闭、破产。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a firm / company closes / ceases trading / fails / closes down / collapses / goes bust / crashes / goes bankrupt / foldsa business closes / ceases trading / fails / closes down / collapses / goes bust / crashes / foldsan industry closes down / collapsesa person goes bust / goes bankrupta / an factory / newspaper / operation / shop closes / closes downshares / prices / markets collapse / crasha show / play closes / folds / flopsto suddenly close / close down / collapse / fold close [intransitive, transitive](of a business, service or show) to stop operating; to cause a business, service or show to stop operating (企业、服务或演出)停止运作;停业;关闭The hospital closed at the end of last year.这家医院去年年底关闭了。The play closed after just three nights.这部剧仅上演了三个晚上就停演了。The club was closed by the police.那家俱乐部被警方查封了。They are closing their Liverpool factory.他们将关闭利物浦的工厂。OPP open When a business, service or show opens it starts business or starts playing to the public for the first time. * open指企业开业、服务行业开始营业或演出首次登场The show opened to great reviews.首演好评如潮。The company opened its doors for business a month ago.那家公司一个月前开业。 closure ˈkləʊʒə(r); NAmE ˈkloʊʒər

noun

[countable, uncountable] factory closures工厂倒闭The hospital has been threatened with closure.这家医院已经面临关闭的威胁。
ˌcease ˈtrading

phrase

(formal, business 商业) (of a business) to stop operating (企业)停业A leading travel firm has ceased trading with the loss of a number of jobs.一家大旅行社已经停业,好些人丢了工作。
fail [intransitive](of a business) to be unable to continue operating (企业)倒闭,破产More banks failed as people rushed to withdraw their money.由于人们争相挤兑,更多银行倒闭了。 failure

noun

[countable, uncountable] There has been an alarming increase in business failures.企业倒闭数字的上升令人担忧。
ˌclose ˈdown ˌclose sth ˈdown

phrasal verb

(of a business or service) to stop operating; to cause a business or service to stop operating (使)停业;关闭;倒闭Companies were closing down or reducing their workforce.公司纷纷倒闭或裁员。Banks are closing down their smaller branches.各银行将关闭较小的分行。OPP open (sth) up When a business or service opens up it starts operating; to open sth up is to start a new business or service. * open up指企业或服务行业开始运作,open sth up指开展新的业务或服务There's a new Thai restaurant opening up in town.城里新开了一家泰国菜餐厅。 NOTE 辨析 Close or close down?There is not much difference in meaning between these words. Both can be used to talk about either a business or service; close but not close down can also be used to talk about a play or show. 两者意思上没有太大差别,均可用于企业或服务行业。close可用于戏剧或演出,但 close down不可以The play closed down after just three nights.
collapse [intransitive](of a business, prices, a market or an economy) to lose all or most of its value (企业)倒闭;(价格)暴跌;(市场)萧条;(经济)崩溃Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures.成交量不佳的消息使股价暴跌。The region's economy has virtually collapsed.该地区的经济实际上已经崩溃。 collapse

noun

[countable, usually singular] the collapse of share prices / the dollar / the market股价/美元的暴跌;市场大萧条
go ˈbust

idiom

(goes, went, gone) (informal) (of a business or the person running it) to be unable to continue operating because there is no money (企业或其经营者)破产We lost our deposit when the travel company went bust.旅行社破产,我们的订金都赔了进去。
crash [intransitive] (rather informal) (of a business, market or prices) to lose all or most of its value suddenly (企业、市场或价格突然)贬值,倒闭,失败;暴跌Share prices crashed to an all-time low yesterday.股价昨天暴跌到了历史最低点。 crash

noun

[countable] the 1929 stock market crash1929年的股市暴跌
NOTE 辨析 Collapse or crash?There is not much difference in meaning between these words. An economy can collapse but not crash. Crash is slightly more informal and suggests an even more sudden event. 这两个词意思没有太大差别。economy可以和collapse搭配,但不可以和crash搭配。crash稍显不正式,更强调突发性。
go ˈbankrupt

phrase

(goes, went, gone)(of a person or company) to stop running a business because you do not have enough money to pay what you owe; (of a person) to ask a judge in court to officially say that you cannot pay your debts and are not allowed to borrow money (人或公司)破产;(人)申请破产Unfortunately the firm went bankrupt before the work was completed.不幸的是,这家公司在工程完成之前破产了。I have thousands of pounds of debt which I can't afford to pay back and am thinking of going bankrupt.我有数千英镑的债务还不上,正在考虑申请破产。
fold [intransitive] (rather informal) (of a business, organization or show) to close because it is no longer successful (企业或组织)倒闭;(演出)结束,停演His business folded and his wife left him.他生意失败,妻子也离开了他。The musical folded after 16 performances.那部音乐剧演了16场后停演了。Her fan club has folded.她的追星族俱乐部关闭了。 flop (-pp-) [intransitive] (rather informal) (of a film, show, product or project) to be a failure, especially because it is not popular (电影、演出、产品或项目)失败,不成功(尤指因不受大众欢迎)The play flopped on Broadway.这出戏在百老汇砸了锅。Many of his ambitious schemes have flopped in the past.过去他的许多雄心大计都失败了。 see also flop disaster noun
TOEFL BNC: 647 COCA: 649
close
To perform a medical test, treatment or operation: abort, anaesthetise, anaesthetize...
Next to, near to and not far away: local, close, nearly...
Soon and as soon as possible: soon, shortly, just...
Certain or likely to happen: certain, likely, probable...
Careful and cautious: careful, cautious, thorough...
Similar and similarly: similar, like, comparable...
Words used to describe communication: closely, verbal, communicative...
Inexact and inaccurate: incorrect, inexact, wrong...
Almost and almost not: almost, nearly, hardly...
Safe and harmless: safe, harmless, secure...
Making you feel uncomfortable: uncomfortable, tight, unsettling...
Hairstyle and types of hairstyle: Afro, bangs, beehive...
Careful with money: thrifty, economical, frugal...
Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions: blank, restrained, impassive...
Relationships and membership of social groups: relationship, connection, association...
Closeness and distance: distance, interval, proximity...
Ends, finishes and final stages: end, ending, finish...
Streets where people live: Ave, Avenue, backstreet...
Areas around buildings: alley, alleyway, arcade...

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