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| 1 | I/T if you close something or it closes, it moves to cover an open area 关；闭 |
| Close the door quietly behind you. 进来后轻轻关上门。 |
| Did the fridge door close completely? 冰箱门是否完全关好了？ |
| I was just closing my eyes to go to sleep when the phone rang. 我刚闭上眼睛要睡觉时，电话铃响了。 |
| Her mouth closed after a moment and she said nothing. 过了一会儿，她闭上嘴，没再说什么。 |
| | 1a | T to move together the parts of something that was spread to its full size 合上 | | Nick closed his book and put it down. 尼克把书合上后放下。 | | Closing the umbrella, she ran for the car. 她一边收起雨伞一边朝车跑去。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to stop doing business at regular times or temporarily （定点或临时）关门，关闭 |
| We close the office at noon on Fridays. 我们每星期五中午关闭办事处。 |
| Snow forced both airports to close. 下雪迫使两个机场都关闭了。 |
| +for We will close for stocktaking next week. 我们打算下周关店进行盘点。 |
| +on The Blue Café closes on Mondays. 蓝色咖啡馆每星期一歇业休息。 |
| | 2a | I/T to stop doing business or operating permanently （永久）关闭，关停 | | The government plans to close 10 coal mines. 政府打算关掉10家煤矿。 | | Small shops are closing because of competition from the large chains. 由于来自大型连锁店的竞争，小商店纷纷关门大吉。 | |
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| 3 | T to stop people or vehicles from entering or leaving a place , using a road etc 封锁；封闭 |
| They have closed their border with Albania. 他们已经封锁了和阿尔巴尼亚相临的边境地区。 |
| close sth to sth There is a proposal to close the park to traffic. 有人提议禁止车辆进入公园。 |
| close sth for sth The bridge will have to be closed for repairs. 这座桥将要封锁维修。 |
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| 4 | I/T if something such as a discussion , activity , or event closes, or you close it , it ends 结束；终止 |
| Can we close this matter and move on? 我们能不能结束讨论这件事，接下去谈别的？ |
| Her latest Broadway show closed after only 3 performances. 她最新的百老汇演出只演出了3场就宣告结束。 |
| +with The letter closes with an appeal for money. 信的末尾是要钱。 |
| close sth by doing sth He closed the meeting by thanking everyone for coming. 他以对大家到场的感谢结束了会议。 |
| close a case (=end an investigation) The police are closing the case because of a lack of evidence. 终止案件调查 |
| | 4a | I/T if a computer program closes, or you close it , it stops operating and disappears from your computer screen 关闭（计算机程序） | |
| | 4b | I if something such as an offer closes, it stops being available （报价等）停止，中止 | |
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| 5 | close I/T to reduce the distance or difference between people or things 靠拢；紧跟 |
| +on Williams was leading but the other runners were closing on him fast. 威廉斯领先，但其他赛跑者也跟得很紧。 |
| close the gap between Closing the gap between rich and poor would help to improve the health of the nation. 缩小贫富差距有利于国家的健康发展。 |
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| 6 | T business to stop having an account with a bank , shop etc 撤销（银行账户） |
| We closed our bank account and opened a new one online. 我们撤销了银行账户，并在网上新开了一个。 |
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| 7 | T business to successfully complete the arrangements for a business deal 完成，做成（交易等） |
| He had to lower the price to close the sale. 他最后不得不降价成交。 |
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| 8 | I/T +around/over to put or have your fingers, hands, or arms around someone or something 抱住；抓住；握住 |
| Her hand closed tightly over his. 她紧紧握住他的手。 |
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| 9 | I +at/up/down business to have a particular value at the end of a day’ s buying and selling on a stock exchange （股票交易所）收盘 |
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| 10 | close I/T medical if you close a wound (= injury or cut in your skin) or it closes, the edges join and the skin becomes healthy again （使）（伤口）愈合 |
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| 11 | T science to make a connection in an electric circuit 使（电路）闭合；接通（电路） |
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| - | close the book on sth
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| 1 | to end something unpleasant that has been continuing for a long time 结束（持续长时间的不愉快之事） |
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| 2 | to stop working on something because you do not believe that you will achieve your aim 放弃某事 |
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| - | close your ears to sth
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| 1 | to ignore what someone is telling you or asking you 对…置若罔闻 | Don’ t close your ears to criticism. 不要把批评当耳边风。 | |
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| 2 | to not listen to a noise or sound 不听（噪音或声音） |
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| - | close your eyes to sth
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| to ignore something bad that is happening when you should be doing something to stop it |
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| The government cannot close its eyes to this disease. 政府不能对这种疾病视而不见。 |
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| - | close your mind to sth
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| to refuse to consider something |
| 不愿考虑某事 |
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| I tried to close my mind to what was happening. 我尽量不去想所发生的事。 |
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| - | closeranks
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| 1 | to join with a group to support and protect yourselves against someone outside your group who is criticizing or attacking you 联合；团结 | Her male colleagues closed ranks against her. 她的男同事联合起来反对她。 | |
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| 2 | if soldiers close ranks, they stand nearer together in order to defend themselves better against an attack （士兵为更好地防御袭击而）排成密集队形 |
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| - | ˌclose ˈdown |
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| 1 | I/T close12a | Their intention is to close down the factory. 他们的意图是关闭工厂。 | | Hotels are closing down all over the country. 全国各地的宾馆都纷纷倒闭。 | |
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| 2 | I/T close14a | Close down all programs that are running before you install the software. 安装这个软件之前，先关闭所有运行中的程序。 | |
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| 3 | I BRITISH to stop broadcasting at the end of a day’ s television or radio programmes （电视或电台播完一天的节目后）停止播放，停止播音 |
| - | ˌclose ˈin |
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| 1 | to move nearer to someone , especially in order to surround them 逼近；（尤指）包围，围住 | Enemy troops began closing in at dawn. 敌军在黎明时分开始逼近。 | | +on The police finally closed in on Connors and captured him. 警察最后把康纳斯包围起来并将其抓获。 | |
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| 2 | if the weather closes in , it becomes unpleasant （天气）变坏 |
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| 3 | literary if night or darkness closes in , it becomes night or gets darker （天）变黑 |
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| 4 | literary if the days close in , there are fewer hours of light each day because autumn is starting （白昼）变短 |
| - | ˌclose ˈoff |
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| | to prevent people from entering a place , using a road etc 封锁 | The police have closed off the high street to traffic. 警察封锁了商业大街的交通。 | |
| - | ˌclose ˈup |
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| 1 | I/T to lock the doors of a building or business 锁（门）；关（门）；停止（营业） | As the storm approached, everyone began closing up their businesses. 暴风雨即将到来，所有商店都开始关门。 | | All the shops had closed up for the night. 深夜所有的商店都已经打烊了。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to move people or things closer together （使）靠拢 | The runners had closed up and were moving in a tight little pack. 赛跑选手们靠得很紧，挤成一团在跑。 | |
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| 3 | I/T close110 | The cut has closed up without a scar. 伤口已经愈合，没有留下伤疤。 | |
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| 4 | I to refuse to talk about your true feelings or thoughts 闭口不谈，掩饰（真实感情或想法） | Why do you close up every time I mention your father? 为什么我每次提起你父亲你都缄默不语？ | |
| | - | close up shop AMERICAN
| | to stop an activity or close a business , either for a short time or permanently | | 停止营业；关门歇业 | | | | | |
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