- [countable, uncountable]
the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently （永久的）停业，关闭；倒闭 factory closures 工厂倒闭 The hospital has been threatened with closure. 这家医院面临着关闭的威胁。 Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school. 削减开支可能意味着关闭乡村学校。
Extra ExamplesSeveral schools face eventual closure. 几所学校面临最终关闭。 The factory is under threat of closure. 这家工厂有关闭的危险。 The mine has been saved from closure. 矿场免遭关闭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- partial
- …
- be earmarked for
- be threatened with
- face
- …
- plan
- programme/program
- order
- …
- under threat of closure
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the temporary closing of a road or bridge （路或桥的）暂时封闭 There will be road closures and diversions in the area from 8 p.m. 从晚上8点开始，该地区将实行封路和改道。 The accident caused the complete closure of the road. 事故造成道路完全封闭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- partial
- …
- be earmarked for
- be threatened with
- face
- …
- plan
- programme/program
- order
- …
- under threat of closure
- [uncountable]
the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way （因困境结束或事情得到妥善处理等的）宽慰；如释重负 The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure. 谋杀儿子的凶手被判罪，让他们得到了一些安慰。 People who lose family members need closure, not false hope. 失去家人的人们需要安慰，而不是虚假的希望。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- narrative
- be looking for
- need
- seek
- …
- a sense of closure
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere.