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close1

verb
 
/kləʊz/
/kləʊz/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they close
/kləʊz/
/kləʊz/
he / she / it closes
/ˈkləʊzɪz/
/ˈkləʊzɪz/
past simple closed
/kləʊzd/
/kləʊzd/
past participle closed
/kləʊzd/
/kləʊzd/
-ing form closing
/ˈkləʊzɪŋ/
/ˈkləʊzɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    window/door, etc.窗、门等

  1.  
     [transitive, intransitive] close (something) to put something into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this position关；关闭；闭上 synonym shut
    • He closed the door firmly.他紧紧地关上了门。
    • Would anyone mind if I closed the window?我关上窗户会有人介意吗？
    • She closed the gate behind her.她关上了身后的大门。
    • It's dark now—let's close the curtains.天黑了，咱们拉上窗帘吧。
    • I closed my eyes against the bright light.我闭上眼睛以防强光的照射。
    • The doors open and close automatically.这些门自动开关。
    opposite open
    Extra Examples
    • She gently closed the door behind her.她轻轻关上了身后的门。
    • She closed her eyes and fell asleep immediately.她闭上眼睛，立刻就睡着了。
    • He closed his ears to the noise.他对噪音充耳不闻。
    • The gates can be opened and closed at the touch of a button.只要按一下按钮，大门就可以打开和关闭。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • firmly
    • tightly
    • gently
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    book/umbrella, etc.书、伞等

  2.  
     [transitive] close something to move the parts of something together so that it is no longer open合上；合拢 synonym shut
    • to close a book/an umbrella合上书；收起伞
    • He ate greedily, without closing his mouth.他贪婪地吃着，没有闭上嘴。
    opposite open
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • firmly
    • tightly
    • gently
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    shop/store/business, etc.店铺、商店、公司等

  3.  
     [transitive, often passive, intransitive] to make the work of a shop, etc. stop for a period of time; to not be open for people to use（使）关门，关闭（一段时间）；不开放
    • be closed The school was closed because of the heavy snow.因为大雪，学校关闭了。
    • be closed for something The museum has been closed for renovation.博物馆已闭馆整修。
    • be closed to somebody/something The road was closed to traffic for two days.这条路封闭了两天。
    • The castle has been closed to visitors because of the royal wedding.由于皇家婚礼，城堡对游客关闭了。
    • What time does the bank close?那家银行什么时候关门？
    • close for something We close for lunch between twelve and two.十二点至两点是我们的午餐歇业时间。
    opposite open
    Extra Examples
    • Tomorrow college officially closes for the vacation.明天学院就正式放假了。
    • The museum has been temporarily closed to the public.博物馆暂停向公众开放。
    • On Friday, all the offices were closed for the parade.周五，所有办公室都因游行而关闭。
    • The shops don't close until 10pm.商店直到晚上10点才关门。
    • She urged them not to close their borders to refugees.她敦促他们不要对难民关闭边境。
    • The canal is rarely closed for repair work. 运河很少因维修而关闭。
    • They have closed two stations for repairs.他们关闭了两个加油站进行维修。
    Topics Shoppinga1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • permanently
    • temporarily
    • officially
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  4.  
     [transitive, intransitive]
    (also close down, close something down)
    if a company, shop, etc. closes, or if you close it, it stops operating as a business停业；关闭；歇业；倒闭
    • The hospital closed at the end of last year.这所医院去年年底关闭。
    • The play closed after just three nights.这部剧仅上演了三个晚上就停演了。
    • close something The club was closed by the police.那家夜总会被警察查封了。
    • All the steelworks around here were closed down in the 1980s.这一带的所有钢铁厂都在 20 世纪 80 年代关闭了。
    opposite open
    Extra Examples
    • It was a pity the business closed.很遗憾生意结束了。
    • They are closing their Liverpool factory.他们将关闭利物浦的工厂。
    • That factory's been closed down now.那家工厂现在已经倒闭了。
    • The plant will be closed in February with the loss of almost 400 jobs.该工厂将于2月份关闭，损失近400个工作岗位。
    • The program may be forced to close due to a dramatic rent increase.由于租金大幅上涨，该项目可能被迫关闭。
    • The decision to close a business can be challenging.关闭一家企业的决定可能具有挑战性。
    • The company has announced plans to close three factories and lay off 600 workers.该公司宣布计划关闭三家工厂，并解雇600名工人。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • permanently
    • temporarily
    • officially
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
    5.

    end结束

  5.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to end or make something end（使）结束，终止
    • The meeting will close at 10.00 p.m.会议将在晚上 10 点结束。
    • The offer closes at the end of the week.优惠将在本周末截止。
    • I will close with a few words about future events.我将以几句关于未来事件的话结束。
    • close something to close a meeting/debate结束会议／辩论
    • to close a case/an investigation结案；结束调查
    • to close an account (= to stop keeping money in a bank account)注销账户
    • The subject is now closed (= we will not discuss it again).这个话题的讨论现在已告结束。
    Which Word? close / shutclose / shutYou can close and shut doors, windows, your eyes, mouth, etc.
      关门、关窗、闭眼、闭嘴等用 close 或 shut 均可。
    • Shut can suggest more noise and is often found in phrases such as slammed shut, banged shut, snapped shut.shut 可含发出较大声音之义，常见于 slammed shut、banged shut、snapped shut（砰的一声关上）等短语中。
    • Shut is also usually used for containers such as boxes, suitcases, etc.关上盒子、手提箱等亦常用 shut。
    • To talk about the time when shops, offices, etc. are not open, use close or shut:商店、办事处等停业或不办公用 close 或 shut 均可：
      • What time do the banks close/​shut?银行什么时候关门？
      • A strike has shut the factory.罢工使工厂停业。
      You can also use closed or shut (North American English usually closed):亦可用 closed 或 shut（美式英语常用 closed）表示：
      • The store is closed/​shut today.这家商店今天不营业。
      Especially in North American English, shut can sound less polite.
    • Closed is used in front of a noun, but shut is not:
      • a closed window.关着的窗户
    • We usually use closed about roads, airports, etc:道路封闭、机场关闭等常用 closed：
      • The road is closed because of the snow.这条路因下雪而封闭。
    • Close is also used in formal English to talk about ending a meeting or conversation.close 亦用于正式英语中，表示结束会议或谈话。
    opposite open
    Express Yourself Wrapping up a discussionWrapping up a discussion结束讨论In a formal meeting or conference, you may have to bring the session to a close. Here are some ways to get people to stop speaking:以下是一些在正式会议结束时请求与会人员终止发言的方式：
      • I’m afraid time is running out/​we’re running out of time, so we'll have to make this the final question.恐怕时间不多了，所以这将是我们最后一个问题了。
      • We've only got a couple of minutes left, so can we summarize what we've agreed?我们只剩下几分钟了，所以概括一下已经达成一致的意见好吗？
      • I'd like to close the session with a few final remarks…我想最后说几句来结束这次会议…
      • We'll have to leave it there, but thank you all very much for your input.我们就到这儿吧，非常感谢大家的参与。
      • Well, that's all we have time for today, but we'll meet again on Tuesday.好了，我们今天没有时间了，但星期二我们将再次开会。
      • I'd like to thank you all for coming and for a very productive meeting.感谢大家出席这次会议，以及为这次富有成效的会议付出的努力。
    Extra Examples
    • A police spokesman said that the case was now closed.警方发言人称现在已经结案。
    • Mr Hunt then closed the debate for the government.亨特先生于是替政府出面结束了这场争辩。
    • The festival closed with a rousing chorus of 'Jerusalem'.节日以振奋人心的“耶路撒冷”合唱结束。
    • The police have now closed the file on him.警方现已结案。
    • Counting of votes will begin when the polls close.投票结束后将开始计票。
    • She felt she had closed that chapter in her life.她觉得她已经结束了生命中的那一章。
  6. [transitive] close something to arrange and settle a business deal收盘
    • Right now we are trying to close the deal with our sponsors.现在我们正试图与赞助商达成交易。
  7. [transitive] close something to put an end to a mistake in something that causes a security risk or gives somebody an unfair advantage（使）结束，终止
    • The company acted quickly to close a security hole in its online systems.该公司迅速采取行动，关闭了在线系统中的一个安全漏洞。
    • Congressional leaders have agreed to close a loophole that gave small businesses a big tax break for buying SUVs.国会领导人同意堵塞一个漏洞，该漏洞给小企业购买越野车提供了很大的税收优惠。
    8.

    computers计算机

  8. [transitive] close something (computing计算机) to stop using a computer program or file and put it away停业；歇业；关闭
    • Once I got a few apps closed, it started working again.一旦我关闭了几个应用程序，它就开始工作了。
    9.

    finance金融

  9. [intransitive] close (at something) to be worth a particular amount at the end of the day’s business收盘
    • Shares in the company closed at 265p.这家公司的股票收盘价为 265 便士。
    • closing prices收盘价
    10.

    distance/difference距离；差别

  10. [transitive, intransitive] close (something) to make the distance or difference between two people or things smaller; to become smaller or narrower（使）缩小，接近；变小；变窄
    • These measures are aimed at closing the gap between rich and poor.这些措施旨在缩小贫富差距。
    • The gap between the two top teams is closing all the time.两支顶尖球队的差距一直在缩小。
    11.

    cover and hold

  11. [transitive, intransitive] close (something) about/around/over somebody/something to cover somebody/something and hold them/it, or to make something do this（使）结束，终止
    • She closed her hand over his.她牢牢抓住他的手不放。
    • Her hand closed over his.她牢牢抓住他的手不放。
    12.

    electrical circuit

  12. [transitive] close something to make an electrical circuit continuous（对…）充耳不闻，置之不理
    • When a finger touches the panel, it closes the circuit.当手指触摸面板时，电路就闭合了。
    13. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.
Idioms
close the book on something
  1. to stop doing something because you no longer believe you will be successful or will find a solution（因相信不会成功或没有结论而）放弃
    • The police have closed the book on the case (= they have stopped trying to solve it).警方已经放弃侦破此案。
close/shut the door on something
  1. to make it unlikely that something will happen使不可能；拒…于门外；把…的门堵死
    • She was careful not to close the door on the possibility of further talks.她小心翼翼不让进一步谈判的大门关上。
close its doors | close shop
  1. (of a business, etc.企业等) to stop trading停业；歇业；关闭
    • The factory closed its doors for the last time in 2009.这家工厂最后于 2009 年关闭。
    • The company closed shop and left the US last year.该公司去年关闭了商店并离开了美国。
close your mind to something
  1. to refuse to think about something as a possibility对…拒不考虑（或置之不理、置若罔闻）
close ranks
  1. if a group of people close ranks, they work closely together to defend themselves, especially when they are being criticized（尤指受到批评时）抱团，携手合作
    • It's not unusual for the police to close ranks when one of their officers is being investigated.在一位警员受到调查时，警察抱团的事并不罕见。
  2. if soldiers close ranks, they move closer together in order to defend themselves（士兵）成密集队形，相互靠拢
shut/close your ears to something
  1. to refuse to listen to something（对…）充耳不闻，置之不理
    • She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours.她拿定主意对所有的谣言置之不理。
shut/close your eyes to something
  1. to pretend that you have not noticed something so that you do not have to deal with it（对…）视而不见，熟视无睹，置若罔闻
    • You can't just close your eyes to his violence.你不能对他的暴力视而不见。
    • They seem intent on shutting their eyes to the problems of pollution.他们似乎一心想对污染问题视而不见。
with your eyes shut/closed
  1. very easily, without thinking about it很近；非常靠近
    • I've made this trip so often, I could do it with my eyes shut.我经常走这条路，闭着眼睛都能找到。

close1

noun
 
/kləʊz/
/kləʊz/
[singular] (formal)
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  1.  
     the end of a period of time or an activity（一段时间或活动的）结束，终结，终了
    • at the close of the seventeenth century十七世纪末
    • His life was drawing to a close.他的生命正走向终点。
    • Can we bring this meeting to a close?我们可以结束会议了吗？
    • This chapter of her life had come to a close.她人生的这一章已经结束了。
    • By the close of London trading, Wall Street was up 9.78 points.到伦敦交易收盘时，华尔街指数上涨了 9.78 点。
    • The West Indies were 98 for 3 at the close of play (= at the end of the day’s play in a cricket match).比赛结束时，西印度群岛队以98比3获胜。
    Extra Examples
    • At the close of trading, he had lost thousands of pounds on the stock market.收盘时，他已经在股票市场上损失了数千英镑。
    • The chairperson brought the meeting to a close.主席结束了会议。
    • The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe.这个 10 年结束之际，欧洲战云密布。
    • At the close of play, the scores were almost level.比赛结束时，比分几乎持平。
    • At the close of the first day, things were looking good for the home team.第一天结束时，主队的情况看起来很好。
    • The technique probably originated in Italy towards the close of the 13th century.这项技术可能起源于13世纪末的意大利。
    • She gave her speech at the close of the conference.她在会议结束时发表了讲话。
    • By the close of 2017, the market had settled down.到2017年底，市场已经稳定下来。
    • The meeting drew to a close.会议结束了。
    • The money is due by the close of business on Friday.这笔钱应在星期五营业结束前支付。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + close
    • bring something to
    • come to
    • draw to
    • …
    preposition
    • at the close of
    • by the close of
    • towards/​toward the close of
    • …
    See full entry
  2. the fact of something shutting, especially a door（敲击声，尤指敲门声）吧嗒，嗒嗒
    • The door swung to a close.门突然关上了。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.

close2

adjective
 
/kləʊs/
/kləʊs/
(comparative closer, superlative closest)
Idioms
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    near接近

  1.  
     [not usually before noun] near in space or time（在空间、时间上）接近
    • I had no idea the beach was so close.我不知道海滩会这么近。
    • close to somebody/something Our new house is close to the school.我们的新房子离学校很近。
    • The children are close to each other in age.这些儿童彼此的年龄很接近。
    • She is looking for a job closer to home.她正在找一份离家近的工作。
    • close together The tables were too close together.桌子靠得太近了。
    • Their birthdays are very close together.他们的生日挨得很近。
    • This is the closest we can get to the beach by car.开车去海滩到了这儿就再也不能往前走了。
    • We all have to work in close proximity (= near each other).我们都不得不紧挨在一起工作。
    • Victory was tantalizingly close.胜利近在咫尺，令人憧憬。
    Which Word? near / closenear / close
    • The adjectives near and close are often the same in meaning, but in some phrases only one of them may be used:形容词 near 和 close 通常含义相同，但在某些短语中只能用其中一个：
      • the near future不久的将来
      • a near neighbour近邻
      • a near miss差点儿命中
      • a close contest势均力敌的竞赛
      • a close encounter近距离接触
      • a close call.侥幸脱险
      Close is more often used to describe a relationship between people:close 更常用于描述人与人之间的关系：
      • a close friend密友
      • close family关系亲密的家庭
      • close links.紧密的联系
      You do not usually use near in this way.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • come
    • draw
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • remarkably
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
    2.

    relationship关系

  2.  
     knowing somebody very well and liking them very much亲密的；密切的
    • Jo is a very close friend.乔是一个很亲密的朋友。
    • close to somebody She is very close to her father.她和父亲的关系很亲密。
    • She and her father are very close.她和父亲的关系很亲密。
    • We're a very close family.我们全家彼此亲密无间。
    Extra Examples
    • The two sisters seemed very close.两姐妹看起来很亲密。
    • He was quite close to his older brother.他跟哥哥很亲。
    Topics Family and relationshipsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • quite
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  3.  
     near in family relationship（家庭关系）亲近的
    • close relatives, such as your mother and father, and brothers and sisters近亲，如父母和兄弟姊妹
    • The groom and his close family took their places.新郎和他亲密的家人各就各位。
    opposite distant
  4.  
     very involved in the work or activities of somebody else, usually seeing and talking to them regularly（与某人的工作或活动）紧密相关的，密切的
    • She has kept in close contact with the victims' families.她与受害者的家人一直保持着密切的联系。
    • They have forged a close working relationship.他们建立了密切的工作关系。
    • a retired army general with close ties to the military与军方关系密切的退役将军
    • The college has close links with many other institutions.这所学院与其他许多的机构有着紧密的联系。
    • We work in close association with the ministry.我们与该部密切合作。
    • Their survival depends on close cooperation.他们的生存依赖于密切的合作。
    • Even their closest allies were shocked by the move.甚至他们最亲密的盟友也被这一举动震惊了。
    • He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers.他是首相最亲信的顾问之一。
    • We are in close touch with the police.我们与警方保持密切联系。
    5.

    careful仔细

  5.  
     [only before noun] careful and complete细致的；严密的；周密的
    • Take a close look at this photograph.仔细看看这张照片。
    • On closer examination, the painting proved to be a fake.经过更加仔细的查看，那幅画被证实是件赝品。
    • A close inspection reveals stunning attention to detail.仔细观察就会发现对细节的惊人关注。
    • Pay close attention to what I am telling you.要认真听我给你讲的话。
    6.

    almost/likely几乎；可能

  6.  
     [not before noun] almost in a particular state; likely to do something soon几乎（处于某种状态）；可能（快要做某事）
    • close to something The airline is close to collapse.这家航空公司濒临倒闭。
    • He was close to tears.他几乎掉眼泪了。
    • The species is dangerously close to extinction.该物种濒临灭绝。
    • The new library is close to completion.新图书馆快要竣工了。
    • She knew she was close to death.她知道自己将不久于人世。
    • close to doing something We are close to signing the agreement.我们可能很快要签订协议。
    7.

    similar相似

  7.  
     very similar to something else or to an amount酷似的；几乎相等的
    • There's a close resemblance between them (= they look very similar).他们长相酷似。
    • close to something This movie is about as close to perfect as you could wish for.这部电影接近你所期望的完美。
    • Their chances of winning are close to zero.他们获胜的可能性接近于零。
    • His feeling for her was close to hatred.他对她的感情近乎仇恨。
    • The total was close to 20% of the workforce.总数接近劳动力的 20%。
    • It was the closest thing to a home she had ever known.这是她所知道的最接近家的东西。
    • We tried to match the colours, but this is the closest we could get.我们尽量使颜色搭配协调，但最好也只能做到这样了。
    Extra Examples
    • The unemployment total was close to 20% of the workforce.失业总人数接近劳动力的20%。
    • The book bears a close resemblance to her earlier work.这本书与她早期的作品非常相似。
    8.

    competition/election, etc.竞争、选举等

  8.  
     won by only a small amount or distance实力相差无几的；仅以些微之差获胜的
    • a close match/contest/election势均力敌的比赛/竞赛/选举
    • It was pretty close but we lost.非常接近，但是我们输了。
    • Our team came a close second (= nearly won).我们队以微弱差距屈居第二。
    • No one expected such a close finish.没人想到会有如此接近的结局。
    • The game was closer than the score suggests.双方实力比得分所显示的要更接近。
    • The result is going to be too close to call (= either side may win).双方实力非常接近，因此结果无法预料。
    Extra Examples
    • The organizers of the race are predicting a close finish.比赛的组织者预测比赛将接近尾声。
    • It's a desperately close race—I can't quite see who is ahead.这真是一场势均力敌的比赛－我都分不太清楚谁在前面。
    • The California election looks too close to call as voters go to the polls.加州的选举在选民投票时很难预测结果。
    • I think it's going to be close.我认为这将是一场势均力敌的角逐。
    9.

    almost bad result近乎于不好的结果

  9. used to describe something, usually a dangerous or unpleasant situation, that nearly happens（通常指危险或不愉快的情况几乎发生）差一点儿，险些
    • Phew! That was close—that car nearly hit us.啊！好险！那辆车差点儿撞上我们。
    • We caught the bus in the end but it was close (= we nearly missed it).虽然我们最后总算赶上了那趟公共汽车，但也是够悬的。
    Topics Dangerc2

    10. without space无空间

  10. with little or no space in between空隙极小的；无空隙的；密集的；紧凑的
    • over 1 000 pages of close print1 000 多页字体密集的印刷品
    • The soldiers advanced in close formation.士兵排着密集的队形前进。
    11.

    cut short剪短

  11. cut very short, near to the skin剪到齐根的；剪得很短的
    • a close haircut/shave剪到齐根的头发；刮剃干净
    12.

    guarded戒备

  12. [only before noun] carefully guarded严加戒备的；守卫严密的
    • The donor's identity is a close secret.捐赠人的身份是保密的。
    • She was kept under close arrest.她被严密监禁。
    13.

    weather/room天气；房间

  13. warm in an uncomfortable way because there does not seem to be enough fresh air闷热的；不通风的 synonym stuffy
    • It’s very close today—I think there’s going to be a storm.今天很近，我想会有一场暴风雨。
    Topics Weatherc2

    14. private私人

  14. [not before noun] close (about something) not willing to give personal information about yourself（对自己的个人信息）守口如瓶
    • He was close about his past.他对他的过去守口如瓶。
    15.

    mean吝啬

  15. [not before noun] close (with something) (British English) not liking to spend money吝啬；小气
    • She's always been very close with her money.她用钱总是很吝啬。
    16.

    phonetics语音学

  16. (also high)
     (of a vowel元音) produced with part of the tongue in the highest possible position without limiting the flow of air闭塞音的，闭的（发音时口形相对闭合的） compare open (21)
    17. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French clos (as noun and adjective), from Latin clausum ‘enclosure’ and clausus ‘closed’, past participle of claudere.
Idioms
at/from close quarters
  1. very near很近；非常靠近
    • fighting at close quarters近距离作战
at/from close range
  1. from only a short distance away实力相差无几的；仅以些微之差获胜的
    • The president was shot at close range.总统遭到了近距离的枪击。
    • She scored from close range.她近距离得分。
    see also close-range
(close/near) at hand
  1. close to you in time or distance（在时间或距离上）接近
    • Help was at hand.援助近在咫尺。
    • The property is ideally located with all local amenities close at hand.这处房地产的位置很理想，离当地的生活设施都近。
close, but no cigar
  1. (informal) used to tell somebody that their attempt or guess was almost but not quite successful很接近，但还是输了；猜得差不多，但不完全对Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2, Difficulty and failurec2
a close call/shave
  1. (informal) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.侥幸避免事故；侥幸脱险；幸免于难
    • He had a close shave when his brakes failed on the mountain road.他在山路上刹车失灵，险些丧命。
a close thing
  1. a situation in which success or failure is equally possible成败机会各半
    • We got him out in the end, but it was a close thing.我们最后总算把他救了出来，可那是真险啊。
    Topics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2
close/dear/near to somebody’s heart
  1. having a lot of importance and interest for somebody为某人所重视关心；为某人所爱
close to home
  1. if a remark or topic of discussion is close to home, it is accurate or connected with you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or embarrassed（话语或讨论的话题）因点中要害而使人局促不安（或尴尬）
    • Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.她说我的那些话使我尴尬不已。
  2. that involves somebody directly把…牢牢抱住（或抓住、握住）
    • The next year tragedy struck much closer to home.第二年，悲剧发生在离家更近的地方。
keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something
  1. to watch somebody/something carefully密切注视；严密监视
    • Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales.在今后的几个月里我们将密切关注销售情况。
too close for comfort
  1. so near that it is uncomfortable or dangerous 很近；非常靠近
    • When she leaves the stage, the fans can get a little too close for comfort.当她离开舞台时，粉丝们可能会离得太近而不舒服。
    • (figurative) They got the win but it was a tight match, definitely too close for comfort.他们赢了，但这是一场势均力敌的比赛，绝对是势均力敌。
up close and personal
  1. physically very close to somebody; getting to know them well停业；歇业；关闭
    • Get up close and personal with the koalas at the San Diego Zoo.与圣地亚哥动物园的考拉亲密接触。
    • For the last 30 years, I’ve been up close and personal with people whose lives were in crisis.在过去的30年里，我一直与那些生活处于危机中的人保持着密切和私人的联系。

close2

adverb
 
/kləʊs/
/kləʊs/
(closer, closest)
Idioms
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  1. near; not far away接近；靠近；紧挨着；不远地
    • + adv./prep. They sat close together.他们紧挨着坐在一起。
    • A second police car followed close behind.第二辆警车紧紧跟在后面。
    • They are edging closer to an agreement.他们正接近达成协议。
    • Don't come too close!别靠得太近！
    • He moved closer so that he could hear her better. 他走近一些，以便能更好地听到她说话。
    • I couldn't get close enough to see.我无法靠得很近去看清楚。
    • The days were growing colder as winter drew closer.随着冬天的临近，天气越来越冷了。
    • Stay close to me!跟紧我！
    • She held Tom close and pressed her cheek to his.她紧紧地抱着汤姆，并把脸紧贴在他的脸上。
    Extra Examples
    • Get close to the microphone.靠近麦克风。
    • Keep close to me.靠紧我。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • come
    • draw
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • remarkably
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French clos (as noun and adjective), from Latin clausum ‘enclosure’ and clausus ‘closed’, past participle of claudere.
Idioms
be close to/near the mark
  1. to be fairly accurate in a guess, statement, etc.（猜测、陈述等）接近准确，几乎无误
    • Such guesses are thought to be close to the mark.这种猜测被认为接近事实。
    • ‘The Times’ was nearer the mark when it said…《泰晤士报》的报道更接近事实
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
close at hand
  1. near; in a place where somebody/something can be reached easily在附近；在触手可及的地方
    • There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.附近有几家挺不错的咖啡馆和一家餐馆。
close by (somebody/something)
  1. at a short distance (from somebody/something)（离…）不远；在不远处；在近旁
    • Our friends live close by.我们的朋友住得不远。
    • The route passes close by the town.这条路离那座城镇不远。
close on | close to
  1. almost; nearly几乎；接近；差不多
    • She is close on 60.她快60岁了。
    • It is close on midnight.时近午夜。
    • a profit close to £200 million接近 2 亿英镑的利润
a close-run thing
  1. a situation in which somebody only just wins or loses, for example in a competition or an election（比赛或选举等中的）险胜，差距很小的败北
    • Mr Taylor’s election defeat was a close-run thing.泰勒先生的选举失败是一件势均力敌的事情。
    • The invasion never happened but it was a close-run thing.侵略始终没有发生，但是差一点就发生了。
close to | close up | up close
  1. in a position very near to something在很近处；很近地
    • The picture looks very different when you see it close to.这幅画贴近看时就很不一样。
    • I like those silver earrings in the window. Can I see them up close?我喜欢橱窗里的那些银耳环。我能近距离看看他们吗？
close up to somebody/something
  1. very near in space to somebody/something（在空间上）离…很近
    • She snuggled close up to him.她紧紧地依偎着他。
come close (to something/to doing something)
  1. to almost reach or do something几乎达到；差不多
    • He'd come close to death.他曾与死神擦肩而过。
    • We didn't win but we came close.我们输了，但离赢只差了那么一小点儿。
    • The welfare state never came close to eliminating poverty.福利国家从未接近消除贫困。
    • The car came perilously close to running her down.汽车向她逼近，险些将她撞倒。
hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest
  1. to keep your ideas, plans, etc. secret守口如瓶；秘而不宣
run somebody/something close
  1. (British English) to be nearly as good, fast, successful, etc. as somebody/something else与…不相上下；可与…媲美
    • Germany ran Argentina very close in the final.在决赛中，德国队发挥得几乎和阿根廷队一样出色。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
sail close to the wind
  1. to take a risk by doing something that is dangerous or that may be illegal冒风险（干危险或可能违法的事）Topics Dangerc2

close2

noun
/kləʊs/
/kləʊs/
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  1. (British English) (especially in street names尤用于街道名称) a street that is closed at one end一端不通的街道；死胡同；死巷道
    • Brookside Close布鲁克赛德巷
  2. the grounds and buildings that surround and belong to a cathedral大教堂所属的周围场地及建筑物
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French clos (as noun and adjective), from Latin clausum ‘enclosure’ and clausus ‘closed’, past participle of claudere.

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