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close1 /kləʊz $ kloʊz/ S1 W1 verb → clothes

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

Would you mind if I closed the window?

我把窗戶關上你不介意吧？

She closed the curtains.

她拉上了窗簾。

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

我來修一下車門，它關不緊。

Beth closed her eyes and tried to sleep.

貝絲合上眼睛想睡覺。

She heard the door close behind her.

她聽見門在她身後關上了。

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

Anne closed her book and stood up.

安妮合上書站了起來。

3 shut for period of time 關閉一段時間 [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 〔暫時性〕關閉，歇業 OPP open SYN British English shut → closed

The shops close at six.

商店6點關門。

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

哈裏去度假時通常幹脆把店關了。

4 NO LONGER EXISTstop operating 停止運作 [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〕關閉，倒閉，停業 SYN shut down, → closed

We have reluctantly decided to close the factory.

我們無奈地決定關閉工廠。

The shop closed down some time last year.

這家商店是去年的某個時候停業的。

5 end 結束 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINISH/COME TO AN END to end or to make something end, especially in a particular way 〔尤指以某種方式〕結束，終止

close something with/by etc

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

現在我要請大家最後幹一杯來結束這次會議。

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) 結束語

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

法官在結語中提請陪審團只需考慮事實。

6 close an account BFBto stop having and using a bank account or other financial account 注銷賬戶

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

我丈夫沒問我就注銷了我所有的信用卡賬戶。

7 FINANCIAL/ECONOMICin money markets 貨幣市場上 [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…價格收盤

close at

The dollar closed at 64p against the pound.

美元兌英鎊收盤報64便士。

close up/down

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

他們的股票收盤時上漲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/買賣/達成合約等

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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 優惠截止 [intransitiveI]FINISH/COME TO AN END to finish on a particular date 結束，截止 SYN end

Our special offer closes on June 3.

我們的優惠於6月3日截止。

10 make distance/difference smaller 縮短距離/縮小差異 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]NEAR to make the distance or difference between two things smaller 拉近，減少（分歧）

an attempt to close the gap between the rich and poor

縮小貧富差距的努力

close on

The other car was closing on us fast.

另一輛車在迅速趕上我們。

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；封閉；關閉 → closed

Bidding for the painting will close on Friday.

這幅畫的競標將於星期五截止。

The country has now closed its borders to all foreign nationals (=will not let foreigners in).

該國現在已經對所有外國公民關閉邊境。

The legislation aims to close a lot of legal loopholes.

這項立法旨在填補法律上的諸多漏洞。

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

It was a regrettable incident but I now consider the matter closed.

這件事很遺憾，但是我想到此爲止了。

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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 （對某人）〔永久性地〕關閉，停業

In 1977 the Skyfame Aircraft Museum closed its doors to the public for the last time.

天譽航空博物館最後於1977年關閉，不再向公衆開放。

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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 拒絕考慮某事

She wanted to close her mind to the outside world.

她想關起心門，不去關心外面的世界。

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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；抱緊

close (something) around/round/over etc something

Her left hand closed over his arm.

她的左手緊緊抓住他的手臂。

She closed her hand tightly around her bag.

她的手緊緊地抓住自己的包。

16 wound 傷口 [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）合攏，（使）愈合

The surgeon closed the incision neatly.

外科醫生把切口縫合得很整齊。

17 close ranks

a) SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANif people close ranks, they join together to protect each other, especially because their group, organization etc is being criticized 〔尤指受到批評時〕團結在一起

b) NEARif soldiers close ranks, they stand closer together 〔士兵〕列隊靠攏，排成密集隊形

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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 〔尤指警方因沒有進展而〕停止做某事

Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey Murders case three years previously.

警探三年前就停止了對霍恩賽謀殺案的調查。

Examples from the Corpus

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 關閉，閉合〔close和shut尤用於指閉合眼睛或嘴巴，或指關閉門窗或容器〕

Can I close the window?

我關上窗戶好嗎？

Her eyes slowly closed.

她慢慢閉上了眼睛。

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

他輕輕地關上門，免得吵醒孩子們。

shut to close something. Shut sometimes has a feeling of doing something quickly and firmly, whereas close sounds more careful 關閉，閉合〔shut有時含有又快又幹脆的意味，而close則聽上去有更加小心的意味〕

He shut the door with a loud bang.

他砰的一聲把門關上。

Shut your eyes and go to sleep.

閉上眼睛睡覺吧。

slam to close a door or lid quickly and noisily, especially because you are angry 〔尤因生氣〕砰地關上〔門或蓋子〕

She left the room, slamming the door behind her.

她離開房間，砰的一聲關上了門。

draw the curtains to close curtains by pulling them across a window 關上[拉上]窗簾

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

早上10點，窗簾依然沒拉開。

put the lid on something to close a container by putting a lid onto it 給某物蓋上蓋子

Did you put the lid on the cookie jar?

你給餅幹罐蓋上蓋子了嗎？

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.

做這個實驗的時候,房間必須完全密封。

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

If you need to buy bread or milk, the closest shop is about a mile away.

如果你需要買面包或牛奶，最近的商店大概有一英裏遠。

close to

Susan sat on a chair close to the window.

蘇珊坐在靠窗口的一把椅子上。

I don’t mind where we go on vacation as long as it’s close to a beach.

我不介意我們去哪裏度假，只要是靠近海灘就行。

His eyes were small and close together.

他眼睛很小，而且挨得很近。

There are several accounts of dolphins living in close proximity to humans (=close to humans).

幾次有人報告說有海豚與人類比鄰而居。

The victim had been shot at close range (=from very close).

被害者是被近距離槍殺的。

2 near in time 時間上靠近的SOON near to something in time 〔時間上〕接近的

close to

It was close to 1:15 a.m.

時間已近子夜1點15分。

close together

Our birthdays are quite close together.

我們的生日很接近。

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

close to doing something

The two countries are close to signing a peace agreement.

兩國即將簽署和平協議。

We’re close to clinching the deal.

我們快要達成這筆交易了。

close to death/tears/despair etc

The old dog could barely whimper and seemed close to death.

這條老狗連嗚咽的氣力都沒有，好像快要死了。

The prosecution’s main witness was close to tears as she described the assault.

控方主要證人在描述襲擊事件時幾乎落淚。

4 LIKE somebody OR somethinglike/love 喜歡/喜愛 if two people are close, they like or love each other very much 親近的，親密的

My brother and I are very close.

我和弟弟很親。

close to

I felt closer to Rob that evening than ever before.

那晚我覺得和羅布比以前更親近了。

Fiona and I have always been close friends.

我和菲奧娜一直都是密友。

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

close to

When I saw Henry with another woman I felt something close to jealousy.

當我看到亨利和另一個女人在一起時，我有一種近似嫉妒的感覺。

Fitt was the closest thing to a socialist in the party.

菲特是黨内最像社會主義者的人。

Their newest model bears a close resemblance to (=is very similar to) that of their rival competitor.

他們的最新型號和競爭對手的型號非常相似。

► see thesaurus at similar

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

take/have/get a close look (at something) 仔細看一看（某物）

She lifted up Jenny’s silver medallion to take a closer look.

她拿起珍妮的圓形銀徽章以便看個仔細。

keep a close watch/eye on (=watch someone or something very carefully) 細心地留意

Don’t worry, I’ll keep a close eye on the kids.

别擔心，我會小心看管孩子們的。

You could have improved your answers by closer attention to detail.

如果多注意點細節，你會答得更好。

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

We don’t know the exact figures, but about 10,000 might be a close approximation (=close to the actual figure).

我們不清楚確切數目，但一萬左右可能是接近的數字。

close to

Inflation is close to 7 percent.

通貨膨脹率接近7%。

8 competition/election etc 比賽/選舉等ALMOST finishing or being played, fought etc with both sides almost equal 幾乎平手的，勢均力敵的，難分高下的

It was a close game that could have gone either way.

那是一場勢均力敵的比賽，勝負只是毫厘之差。

a close second/third etc (=very nearly first, second etc) 跟得很緊的第二名/第三名等

The result is too close to call (=so close that it is impossible to know who will win).

比賽結果勝負難料。

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

The wedding was attended by close family only.

婚禮只有家人參加。

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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 險些壞事ALMOST used when you have only just managed to avoid something bad, dangerous, or embarrassing happening 危險的，差一點的

‘Phew, that was close, ’ Frank said as he swerved to avoid the cyclist.

“咳，真險。”弗蘭克一邊急轉避開那個騎自行車的人一邊說。

a close call/thing/shave (=a situation in which something dangerous, embarrassing etc almost happens) 勉強脫險，死裏逃生，躲過一劫

United had a close shave when Liverpool almost scored.

利物浦隊差點得分，聯隊躲過一劫。

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

close to

At this point, the investigators were closer to the truth than they realized.

此時調查人員差不多就要發現真相了，可他們自己還沒意識到。

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

Text messaging enables people to keep in close contact at all times.

發送短信可以使人們一直保持密切聯系。

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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/交談FRIENDLY relating to a situation in which people work well with each other or talk to each other often 密切的，緊密的

He retained very close links with France throughout his life.

他畢生都和法國保持着緊密的聯系。

What we need now is closer cooperation between the club and supporters.

我們現在需要的是俱樂部與支持者之間更密切的合作。

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

The horses are always eager for exercise after the close confinement of the stables.

馬兒被關在狹小的馬廐裏，出來之後總是急不可待地想活動一下。

The shoe is a close fit (=there is no space around the foot).

這鞋正合腳。

I find it difficult to read such close print (=with letters printed so close together).

這樣密密麻麻的字，我很難讀下去。

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，幾乎猜對了

‘I reckon he must be about 38.’ ‘Close – he was 40 last week.’

“我估計他一定在38歲左右。”“猜得差不多，上星期他滿40歲了。”

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 〔某人說的話〕觸到痛處的，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 只差一點就對了；只差一點就成功了

It was close, but no cigar for the Dodgers as they lost to the Reds 4–3.

道奇隊只差一點，他們以3比4敗給了紅人隊。

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 近得讓人不安的

From somewhere too close for comfort came the sound of machine-gun fire.

從某個近得讓人不安的地方傳來了機槍的射擊聲。

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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

a) EMBARRASSEDif a remark or criticism is close to home, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is likely to be true 〔說話或批評〕因擊中要害而令人尴尬的

His comments struck unpleasantly close to home.

他的話切中要害，讓人不舒服。

b) PERSONALLY/YOURSELFif something unpleasant happens close to home, you are directly affected by it 〔令人不愉快的事〕發生在自己身邊的，直接影響到自身的

It’s one thing seeing riots on TV, but when they happen so close to home it’s a different matter.

在電視上看到暴亂是一回事，暴亂發生在你身邊又是另一回事。

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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 〔所發生的事〕近在咫尺，近距離地

The troops had been fighting at close quarters.

軍隊在短兵相接。

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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 天氣AIR British EnglishBrE uncomfortably warm because there seems to be no air 悶熱的

The weather that night was hot and close, with a hint of thunder in the distance.

那晚的天氣又熱又悶，遠處還有隐約的雷聲。

22 unwilling to talk about STH 不願討論某事的 [not before noun]SECRET unwilling to tell people about something 遮掩的，守口如瓶的 SYN secretive

close about

You’re very close about your work, aren’t you?

你對自己的工作閉口不談，是不是？

23 unwilling to spend money 不願花錢的 [not before noun]GENEROUS not generous 吝啬的，小氣的

close with

You won’t get a penny out of Jack – he’s very close with his money.

你别想從傑克那裏得到一分錢，他這人吝啬得很。

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

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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 精細的工作，細活

After years of close work, she could hardly see a thing if it was over a yard away.

她幹了很多年的細活，一碼以外的東西她就幾乎看不見了。

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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 閉元音

—closeness noun [uncountableU]

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

她需要身體或情感上的親近，但她從來都沒有得到過。

→ 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 不遠，接近地 SYN near

Come a little closer, so you can see better.

靠近一點，這樣你就能看得更清楚了。

Her father lives quite close by.

她父親和她住得很近。

They were sitting close together on the couch.

他們坐在長沙發上，緊緊地靠在一起。

A variety of good restaurants are close at hand (=very near).

附近有各式各樣的好餐館。

James heard footsteps close behind him.

詹姆斯聽到身後有很近的腳步聲。

Ronnie sped off, with his brother’s car following close behind.

龍尼疾馳而去，他弟弟的車緊随其後。

stay/keep close

We must all stay close.

我們都必須緊靠在一起。

hold/draw somebody close (=hold someone against your body) 把某人摟緊/拉近

He drew her close to him.

他把她拉到身邊，緊緊地抱住她。

► see thesaurus at near

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

Now that I could see him close up, I saw that he was very attractive.

這時我能夠近距離看他了，發覺他很英俊。

3 close on something/close to something spokenAPPROXIMATELY used to talk about a number, amount etc that is almost exact, but not completely 接近某一數目[數量等]

a voyage of close on 2,000 miles

差不多2,000英裏的航程

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

a) to almost do something 差點（做某事）

I tell you, I was so mad I came close to hitting her.

我告訴你，我氣得差點打了她。

She came so close to the finals she must have been bitterly disappointed to go out now.

她差點就進入決賽，現在出局她肯定極爲失望。

b) to be almost as good as someone or something else 差不多，幾乎一樣〔好〕

It’s not as good as his last movie, but it comes pretty close.

這沒有他上一部影片好，但也差得不多。

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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 勢均力敵，難分勝負

The upcoming election looks likely to be a close run thing.

即將來臨的大選看來勝負難分。

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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 緊随某事之後

come/follow close on the heels of something

Yet another scandal followed close on the heels of the senator’s resignation.

繼參議員辭職後緊接着又發生了一樁醜聞。

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，短到齊根地

An electric razor doesn’t really shave as close as a blade.

電動剃須刀其實沒有刀片刮得幹淨。

8 run somebody close British EnglishBrEJUST/A MOMENT AGO to be almost as successful, skilful etc as someone else 和某人差不多一樣成功[熟練等]

Last season United ran them close both at home and away.

上一賽季，聯隊無論在主場或客場都和他們不相上下。

→ sail close to the wind at sail1(6)

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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 〔活動或一段時間的〕結束，末尾

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

收盤時，道瓊斯指數下跌了1.92點。

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

雨季即將結束。

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

這次活動以迪斯科舞會結束。

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

會議終於結束了。

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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.

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