词组 | closed |
释义 | closed /kləʊzd $ kloʊzd/ adjective 1. not opennounsa door/gate is closed The bedroom door was closed.a window/shutter is closed All the windows were closed when they left the house.a curtain/blind is closed She kept the curtains closed during the daytime.sb’s eyes are closed His eyes were closed and he looked like he was asleep.sb’s mouth is closed It is polite to eat with your mouth closed.adverbstightly/firmly closed Her mouth was tightly closed.partially/partly closed One eye was partly closed.fully closed I checked that all the windows were fully closed.verbskeep sth closed He always keeps the door of his office closed.remain closed His eyes remained closed while he listened to her.Closed or shut?Shut means the same as closed. You can say that a door, gate, or someone’s mouth or eyes are shut or closed. You don’t usually use shut about curtains or blinds. You don’t say that something is ‘partly shut’. You say that it is partly closed. You don’t use shut before a noun. Closed is sometimes used before a noun: He listened with closed eyes. ANTONYMS → open1 (1)2. if a store, bank, museum etc is closed, it is not open and people cannot enter or use itnounsa shop/store/bank/office is closed The flower shop is closed on Sunday.a gallery/museum is closed The museum is closed for a few days at Christmas.a market is closed Japanese financial markets remained closed for a national holiday.adverbstemporarily closed The palace is temporarily closed for structural repairs.permanently closed The bridge is permanently closed because it is unsafe.verbsremain closed The park will remain closed until the end of the month.phrasesclosed to the public/visitors The church is currently closed to the public because of restoration work.closed for repairs/maintenance/refurbishment The Grand Opera House remains closed for repairs.Closed or shut?Shut means the same as closed. Shut is mainly used in spoken English. Signs on buildings say closed, not shut. You usually say temporarily/permanently closed, not temporarily/permanently shut.ANTONYMS → open1 (2)3. restricted to a particular group of peoplenounsa closed meeting/session The committee held a closed meeting from which the public was excluded.a closed world/society In those days Japan was a closed society and there was little contact with foreigners.4. not willing to accept new ideas or influencesnounsa closed mind He was accused of having a closed mind, and of not listening to other people’s opinions. |
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