By the close of the first half, United's lead should have been more emphatic.到上半场结束时, 曼联队的领先优势本来应该更加显著。

At the close of trading, the stock stood at $68.该股的收盘价为68美元。

Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history.布赖恩的退役结束了英国足球史上辉煌的一页。

The whales were too close; this posed an immediate problem for my photography.鲸鱼离得太近, 这直接给我的拍摄造成了困难。

The man moved closer, lowering his voice.男人靠近了些, 放低了声音。

Their two heads were close to each other.他们两人的头靠得很近。

The youth hostel is close to the station.这家青年旅社距离车站很近。

I shared a house with a close friend from school.我和学校里的一个好友同住一屋。

My sons have maintained extremely close ties with a college friend.我的儿子们和一个大学朋友保持着非常密切的联系。

I had a close relationship with my grandfather.我和祖父的关系很近。

As a little girl, Karen was closest to her sister Gail.在还是个小女孩的时候, 卡伦同姐姐盖尔的关系最亲。

large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative诸如婴儿出生或者近亲去世等大的变化

He is one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers.他是布朗先生最亲近的政治顾问之一。

Both nations are seeking closer links with the West.两个国家都在寻求同西方建立更紧密的关系。

He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.他一个人住, 同三个已成年的儿子保持着密切联系。

There is a close connection between pain and tension.疼痛和紧张之间的关系密不可分。

Early readers accepted Chaucer's claim that the poem was a close translation of the work of a certain Lollius.早期读者接受了乔叟的说法, 即这首诗忠实地译自一个名叫罗利乌斯的人的作品。

He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold.经过更仔细的检查, 他发现石头中含有黄金。

Let's have a closer look.让我们看得更仔细点。

All these definitions, while sounding impressive, do not stand up under close scrutiny.所有这些释义虽然听上去不错, 但是经不起仔细推敲。

a close study of the psychology of interrogation对审讯心理学的详尽研究

It's going to be very close.胜负会在一线之间。

It is still a close contest between the two leading opposition parties.两个主要反对党之间的竞争仍然难分高下。

In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.参议院的计票结果此时还难以预料。

Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation.干旱已经造成两百多万人濒临饿死。

A senior White House official said the agreement is close.一位白宫高级官员说, 协议已近乎达成。

He's close to signing a contract.他马上就要签合同了。

There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness.室内布置得很简单, 几乎到了单调乏味的地步。

It's close this afternoon.今天下午很闷热。

a hot and close room又热又闷的房间

She had been placed in close arrest.她被严密拘禁。

She wore a close cap.她戴了一顶很紧的小帽子。

He was close about his personal life.他对自己的私生活闭口不谈。

Money was close.银根很紧。

Secrets kept close during the day can leak out if you talk in your sleep.白天紧守的秘密可能会在晚上说梦话的时候泄露出来。

He opened the door and closed it behind him.他打开门, 走出去后把门关上。

Slowly he closed the book.他慢慢把书合上。

Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep.贝丝闭上眼睛, 睡着了。

Every day after closing the shop, she spent several hours catching up on the books to calculate the daily cash flow.每天商店关门之后, 她都会花几个小时的时间补做账目, 计算每日现金流量。

It was Saturday; they could close the office early.那是周六, 他们可以提前关门。

Government troops closed the airport.政府军关闭了机场。

The restaurant was closed for the night.餐馆晚上打烊了。

If they do close the local college, I'll have to go to Worcester.如果他们真的关闭本地学院, 那我将不得不去伍斯特上学。

They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing.自从1948年政府封闭那条边境通道后, 他们便与西方隔绝开来。

He spoke as though he wanted to close the conversation.他说话的语气像是要结束谈话似的。

The Prime Minister is said to now consider the matter closed.据说首相现在认为事情已经结束。

Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'伊莎贝尔·奥利瓦法官昨晚说：“我已经结案。没有发现不公正的行为。”

He needs another $30,000 to close the deal.他另外还需要3万美元来达成交易。

He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier.五年前他把在那家银行的账户注销了。

He needed a dozen stitches to close a wound near his ear.他耳朵附近的伤口需要十几针来缝合。

The ship closed the coast.轮船靠近海岸航行。

The gates close automatically after a vehicle has gone through.车辆通过后, 大门自动关闭。

When we sneeze, our eyes close.我们打喷嚏时, 眼睛会闭上。

Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.商店只在圣诞节和元旦关门。

What time does the pool close?游泳池什么时候关闭？

Many enterprises will be forced to close.许多企业将被迫歇业。

Her hand closed over the money.她的手紧紧攥着钱。

His hand closed on the frying pan's handle.他的手抓住煎锅的柄。

Steels closed two points down.钢铁股收盘时下跌了两个百分点。

The U.S. dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.今天美元在东京市场收高。

The film closes with a scene of sickening violence.这部电影以令人作呕的暴力镜头结尾。

The wounds are closing slightly but they are still terribly raw and sore.伤口略微合拢了些, 但仍然令人疼痛难当。

When the deal closes, Affinity will own 80 per cent of the company.交易达成后, 阿芬尼提将拥有公司80%的股权。

The children followed close behind.孩子们紧紧跟在后面。

Did a new hairdressing shop open close by?附近是不是新开了家理发店？

There was a small lamp on the table close by.旁边桌子上有一只小台灯。

His wife remains behind in Germany, but Jason, his 18-year-old son, is closer at hand.他的妻子留在德国, 但18岁的儿子贾森在他身边。

It was my first glimpse of him close up.这是我第一次近距离瞥见他。

They always look smaller close to.贴近看时它们总是显得更小。

There is not a door, nor a window, that shuts close.没有一扇门窗能关严。

The tables were pushed close together so diners could talk across the aisles.桌子被紧靠在一起, 这样用餐者就可以隔着过道交谈了。