| 词组 | close |
| 释义 | CLOSE See PROXIMITY. close 1. adjective skilled US, 1959 2. verb ► close the back doorin bombing missions, to provide rear guard protection for the bombers US, 1990.► close the doorin motor racing, to pass another car and then pull sharply in front of it to minimise its chances of passing you US, 1965 close down 1. close down if a business or organization closes down, it stops operating for a short time or permanently: Even in Washington, cafes, shops and offices closed down during the recession. The Bowes was a thriving rock disco during the eighties, but it closed down two years ago. The college has closed down for the summer.■ SIMILAR TO: shut down2. close down sth • close sth down to stop a business or an organization operating for a short time or permanently: The restaurant was closed down by the Environmental Health Department. In the end, they had to close down a number of the company's European offices.■ SIMILAR TO: shut down3. close down BrE when radio or television closes down, it stops broadcasting at the end of the day: BBC2 closes down at 12.45 tonight.closedown n U BrE when radio or television stop being broadcast at the end of the day: the late-night closedown 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 close off close off sth • close sth off to block the entrance to a particular area or road in order to prevent people from going there: Police closed off the whole road while they dealt with the accident. With more than 5,000 fans waiting to see Schwarzenegger, the area around Planet Hollywood had to be closed off.+ to Parts of the palace were closed off to the public for redecoration and repair.■ SIMILAR TO: seal off close on close on sb/sth BrE to gradually get closer and closer to a person or an animal, especially in a race or when you are trying to catch them: He ran the length of the pitch with Steve Hackney closing on him every second. The other plane was only about one hundred feet above the sea, and we closed on it rapidly. 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 out2. 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 up3. 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 close up 1. close up sth • close sth up • close up if someone closes up a house, shop, or other building, or it closes up, they shut and lock it and leave it: I managed to get to the store just before it closed up for the night. We decided to close up the house for the winter and go abroad.■ SIMILAR TO: shut up2. close up sth • close sth up if you close up a book, bag etc, you shut it: She quickly put her money away and closed up her bag. Mr Martin closed up the file and handed it to me across his desk.■ SIMILAR TO: shut, close3. close up if people close up, they move nearer together: The crowd around me had closed up, and there was no way that I could leave.4. close up if something such as a wound or a hole closes up, the sides join together and it disappears: It'll take a few weeks for a deep cut like this to close up completely.5. close up sth • close sth up if you close something up, for example a wound or a hole, you join the sides together or you cover it: One of the student doctors was given the task of closing up the wound. close/shut the door on To refuse to allow for the possibility of: The secretary of state closed the door on future negotiations.
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