| 词组 | close out |
| 释义 | close out 1. close out sth • close sth out to prevent light or noise from reaching a place by closing windows, curtains etc: ▪ He shut the windows, closing out the noise from the schoolyard across the road. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑block out, ↑shut out 2. close out sth • close sth out to make something end, especially a sports game or competition: ▪ Friday's game against Texas will close out the regular season. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wrap up 3. close out sth • close sth out AmE if a store closes out on a type of goods, it sells all of them cheaply: ▪ Manufacturers who want to close out a line of goods can often sell them to discount stores. + on ▪ Marshall's usually closes out on their summer lines in August. 4. close out sth AmE if you close out a bank account, you take all your money from it and say that you no longer want the account: ▪ At the year's end, all temporary accounts are closed out. 5. close sb out • close out sb AmE to refuse to include someone in a group or an activity: ▪ Swedish companies fear that the EU will close them out of trade agreements. ■ SIMILAR TO: exclude, ↑shut out especially BrE |
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