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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

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英  [kləʊz]
    

[ADJ, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • closer , closest

    1. 靠近的

    If one thing or person is close to another, there is only a very small distance between them.

    近义词

    near

    双语例句

    例：

    Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear.

    她的嘴唇靠近他的头，她的气息轻挠他的耳朵。

    例：

    The man moved closer, lowering his voice.

    那个男人凑得更近了，压低了声音。

    2. 亲密的

    You say that people are close to each other when they like each other very much and know each other very well.

    双语例句

    例：

    She and Linda became very close.

    她和琳达变得很亲密。

    例：

    I shared a house with a close friend from school.

    我和学校的一位密友共住一座房子。

    3. 直系的

    Your close relatives are the members of your family who are most directly related to you, for example your parents and your brothers or sisters.

    双语例句

    例：

    large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative.

    如孩子的诞生或直系亲属的死亡之类的巨大变化。

    4. （工作上）关系密切的

    A close ally or partner of someone knows them well and is very involved in their work.

    双语例句

    例：

    He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers.

    他曾一度被认为是与布朗先生关系最密切的政治顾问之一。

    5. （接触、合作）紧密的

    Close contact or co-operation involves seeing or communicating with someone often.

    双语例句

    例：

    Both nations are seeking closer links with the West.

    这两个国家都正在寻求与西方国家更紧密的联系。

    6. 紧密的（关联） , 相似的

    If there is a close connection or resemblance between two things, they are strongly connected or are very similar.

    近义词

    strong

    双语例句

    例：

    There is a close connection between pain and tension.

    疼痛和紧张之间有紧密的关联。

    7. 全面细致的

    Close inspection or observation of something is careful and thorough.

    近义词

    thorough

    双语例句

    例：

    He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold.

    通过更周密的探查，他发现那些岩石中含有黄金。

    8. 势均力敌的

    A close competition or election is won or seems likely to be won by only a small amount.

    双语例句

    例：

    It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties.

    两大主要反对党之间的较量仍然旗鼓相当。

    9. 即将发生的 , 在即的

    If you are close to something or if it is close, it is likely to happen or come soon. If you are close to doing something, you are likely to do it soon.

    近义词

    near

    双语例句

    例：

    She sounded close to tears.

    她听起来就要哭了。

    例：

    A senior White House official said the agreement is close.

    一位白宫高级官员说协议就要达成了。

    10. 几近的

    If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing.

    近义词

    near

    双语例句

    例：

    An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Kennedy Airport.

    一架客机在飞近肯尼迪机场时险些出事。

    11. 闷热的

    If the atmosphere somewhere is close, it is unpleasantly warm with not enough air.

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • close down

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 永久关闭（同）close）

    Close down means the same as close.

    双语例句

    例：

    Minford closed down the business and went into politics.

    明福特不再做生意，进入了政界。

  • close in

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 包围

    If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.

    近义词

    move in

    双语例句

    例：

    Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin.

    当苏联军队包围柏林时，希特勒自杀了。

  • close up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] （指临行前）锁好

    If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.

    近义词

    shut up , lock up

    双语例句

    例：

    Just close up the shop.

    把店关了就行。

    例：

    The summer house had been closed up all year.

    避暑别墅全年都是门户紧闭的。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] （缺口、缝隙）闭合

    If an opening, gap, or something hollow closes up, or if you close it up, it becomes closed or covered.

    双语例句

    例：

    Don't use cold water as it shocks the blood vessels into closing up.

    不要用冷水，因为冷水会刺激血管，使之闭合。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • close by , close at hand

    1. 在附近 , 在身边

    Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you.

    近义词

    nearby

    双语例句

    例：

    Did a new hair salon open close by?

    附近开了家新发廊吗？

  • close to , close on

    1. （数量、距离）接近于

    Close to a particular amount or distance means slightly less than that amount or distance.

    近义词

    almost , nearly

    双语例句

    例：

    Sisulu spent close to 30 years in prison.

    西苏鲁在监狱里呆了近三十年。

  • close up

    1. 近距离地

    If you look at something close up, you look at it when you are very near to it.

    双语例句

    例：

    They always look smaller close up.

    它们从近处看总是更小。

    VERB. 动词

  • closes , closing , closed

    1. [I 不及物动词] 关闭 , 闭合

    When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.

    近义词

    shut

    双语例句

    例：

    If you are cold, close the window.

    如果你冷就关上窗户。

    例：

    Zacharias heard the door close.

    札哈里亚斯听到门关上了。

    2. [T 及物动词] 把（书、伞等）合上

    When you close something such as an open book or umbrella, you move the different parts of it together.

    双语例句

    例：

    Slowly he closed the book.

    他慢慢地把书合上了。

    3. [T 及物动词] 关闭（计算机文件、窗口）

    If you close something such as a computer file or window, you give the computer an instruction to remove it from the screen.

    双语例句

    例：

    To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard.

    关闭你的文件同时按下键盘上的CTRL和W键。

    4. [I 不及物动词] 闭上眼睛

    When you close your eyes or your eyes close, your eyelids move downward, so that you can no longer see.

    双语例句

    例：

    Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep.

    贝丝闭上眼睛，睡着了。

    5. [I 不及物动词] （地方）暂时关闭

    When a place closes or is closed, work or activity stops there for a short period.

    近义词

    shut

    双语例句

    例：

    Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

    商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。

    例：

    Government troops closed the airport.

    政府军队临时关闭了机场。

    6. [I 不及物动词] 使永久关闭 , 永久关闭

    If a place such as a factory, shop, or school closes, or if it is closed, all work or activity stops there permanently.

    双语例句

    例：

    Many enterprises will be forced to close.

    许多企业将被迫关闭。

    7. [T 及物动词] 封锁（道路、边境）

    To close a road or border means to block it in order to prevent people from using it.

    双语例句

    例：

    They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing.

    当他们的政府于1948年封锁了那个边境通道以后，他们与西方国家的联系就被切断了。

    8. [T 及物动词] 结束

    To close a conversation, event, or matter means to bring it to an end or to complete it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'

    伊莎贝尔•奥莉芙法官昨晚说：“我已经结案了，其中没有违规做法。”

    例：

    The governor is said to now consider the matter closed.

    据说州长认为此事已经了结了。

    9. [T 及物动词] 结清（银行账户）

    If you close a bank account, you take all your money out of it and inform the bank that you will no longer be using the account.

    双语例句

    例：

    He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier.

    他早在5年前就已经跟银行结清了户头。

    10. [I 不及物动词] （股票）收盘

    On the stock market or the currency markets, if a share price or a currency closes at a particular value, that is its value at the end of the day's business.

    双语例句

    例：

    The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.

    美元今天在东京的收盘价更高。

    11. [I 不及物动词] 接近

    If you are closing on someone or something that you are following, you are getting nearer and nearer to them.

    双语例句

    例：

    I was within 15 seconds of the guy in second place and closing on him.

    我当时和第2名之间的差距不超过15秒，而且逐步向他接近。

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