| 单词 | thesaurus/close |
| 释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofclosein EnglishcloseThesaurus>to close>close These are words and phrases related toclose. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of close. TO CLOSECan you close the door behind you? Synonyms and examples shut I shut the door so the cat couldn't get out. snap shut He snapped his briefcase shut and walked out of the office. click shut The door clicked shut. slam Please don't slam the door. seal The entrance to the tomb has been sealed for 4,000 years. Antonym and example open My hands are full - can you open the door for me? Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofclose. See also close down shut down shut up shopUK go/put out of business shutter fail fold go underinformal go bust collapse liquidate go into liquidation wind up Learn moreClosemeans to change from being open to not being open, or cause something to change from open to not being open. When a business closes itstops operating permanently. TO STOP OPERATING PERMANENTLYMany of the shops in the High Street have closed recently. Synonyms and examples close down With sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another. shut down The bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business. shutUK Several of the bank's local branches are shutting. shut up shopUK The seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter. go/put out of business My favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer. shutter The company threatened to shutter the plant and leave its 3,000 employees without work. fail All his previous start-ups have failed. fold Most small businesses fold within a year. go underinformal If the work stoppage continues, the company might just go under. go bust All the businesses on the street went bust during the recession. collapse The bank collapsed without warning, with devastating consequences for the economy. liquidate The only way forward is for the company to be liquidated. go into liquidation The company has gone into liquidation. wind up The court will require them to wind up the company and pay off their creditors. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofclose. See also snap shut click shut slam seal Learn moreClosemeans to change from being open to not being open, or cause something to change from open to not being open. When a business closes itstops operating permanently. LOOKING OR BEING ALMOST BUT NOT EXACTLY THE SAMEMy cousin and I are quite close in age. Synonyms and examples similar I have a sofa quite similar to yours. like She's a lot like her mother. alike The girls look alike. something like I was worried something like this would happen. comparable This car has comparable features to the other one, but is much cheaper. analogous Their business partnership was analogous to a marriage. akin to Sharks are the top predators in their environment, akin to lions in the African savannah or polar bears in the Arctic. along the same lines Parents thought the school should cancel classes, and administrators were thinking along the same lines. along the lines of The law should include compensation for veterans along the lines of what the legislature already proposed. copycat The cookery magazine published copycat recipes for fast-food favourites. cookie-cutter She moved into one of those awful cookie-cutter houses. Antonym and example dissimilar The twins are very dissimilar in temperament. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofclose. Learn moreIf someone or something is similar to another person or thing, the person or thingis almost but not exactly the sameas the other. |
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