| 词组 | close in |
| 释义 | close in 1. close in to move closer and closer to someone or something, especially in order to attack them or stop them escaping: ▪ The lions were running faster and faster, closing in for the kill. + on ▪ I knew that the gang was closing in on me - there was nowhere for me to run. ▪ Serb forces began closing in on Srebrenica and the UN was powerless to stop them. 2. close in if bad weather closes in, it starts to get worse: ▪ Sarah glanced at the sky, anxious to get home before the weather closed in. ▪ The fog began to close in and we couldn't see a thing. 3. the night closes in if the night closes in, it gradually becomes darker: ▪ It was 8 o'clock, and the night was already starting to close in. 4. close in if trees, mountains, walls etc close in, they seem to surround you and be close together or be very close to you: ▪ At Urepel the mountains close in and the road ends. ▪ The path got narrower and narrower as the trees closed in on all sides. 5. the days close in BrE if the days close in, it gradually gets darker earlier because it is the autumn: ▪ It was the beginning of September, and already the days were closing in. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑draw in BrE |
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