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- IPA[kləʊz]
英式
- move so as to cover an opening;block up (a hole or opening)
- the end of an event or of a period of time or activity;the end of a day's trading on a stock market
verb: close, 3rd person present: closes, gerund or present participle: closing, past tense: closed, past participle: closed
noun: close
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動詞
- 1. move so as to cover an opening she jumped on to the train just as the doors were closing she closed the door quietly 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ block up (a hole or opening) close the hole with a plug of cotton wool Stephen closed his ears to the sound 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ bring two parts of (something) together so as to block its opening or bring it into a folded state Loretta closed her mouth Rex closed the book
- ▪ come into contact with (something) so as to encircle and hold it my fist closed around the weapon 同義詞
- ▪ make (an electric circuit) continuous this will cause a relay to operate and close the circuit
- 2. bring or come to an end the members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed the concert closed with ‘Silent Night’ 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ finish speaking or writing we close with a point about truth 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ bring (a business transaction) to a satisfactory conclusion right now we are trying to close the deal with our sponsors 同義詞
- 3. (of a business, organization, or institution) cease to be in operation or accessible to the public, either permanently or at the end of a working day or other period of time the factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs if we don't hurry, the pub will have closed for the afternoon 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ remove all the funds from (a bank or building society account) and cease to use it I went to the bank to close an account held by my daughter
- ▪ make (a file) inaccessible after use, so that it is securely stored until required again a statement is used to close a data file
- 4. gradually get nearer to someone or something they plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast he tried to walk faster, but each time the man closed up on him again 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. the end of an event or of a period of time or activity the afternoon drew to a close the seminar was brought to a close with a discussion of future trends
- ▪ the end of a day's trading on a stock market by the close the Dow Jones average was down 13.52 points at 2,759.84
- ▪ the end of a day's play in a cricket match at the close, Lancashire were 129 for 3
- ▪ the conclusion of a phrase; a cadence.
- 2. the shutting of something, especially a door the door jerked to a close behind them