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关（闭）， 闭（合）， 合（拢）， 封（闭）， 盖（死）， 塞

结束， 终止； 完结； 停闭

商定（交易等）， 结清（帐目等）

使靠拢， 使接近； 靠紧

（电路）接通

谈妥； 缔结

close a meeting [discussion]

close a bargain

close an electric current

The shop is closed for a week.

close指“终止”、“结束”， 如：She closed her speech with a funny joke. 她滑稽地一笑， 结束了发言。 end指“结束”、“突然停止”， 如：Let's end the argument. 让我们结束辩论吧。conclude 系正式用语， 表示“结束”、“完成”， 指“正式会议、事务等结束”或“达成协议（决定）”， 如：conclude the negotiation 结束谈判。terminate 指“（时间上）使结束”、“（空间上）使终止”， 如： The gallery was terminated by folding doors. 走廊尽头是折门。

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（常与to连用）靠近的；近的；接近的

I live close to the shops.

近亲的；亲近的；亲密的；（关系）密切的

a close friend

English has a close affinity to French.

紧密的；密集的；狭窄的；有限的

谨慎的；彻底的；严格的

We keep a close watch on the prisoners.

不通风的；闷热的

close weather

It's very close in here. Would you mind opening the window?

势均力敌的（比赛）；不分胜负的

秘而不宣的

吝啬的；小气的

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关；闭；封闭

停工；打烊；关门

When does the shop close?

停业

The firm has decided to close its London branch.

结束；完成

The speech abruptly closed.

合拢；靠拢

They closed on the heels of the runner.

Left close!

接近地；紧密地

She came close to him.

死胡同

教堂周围的建筑

结束；终了；完结

to come to a close

（广播电台、电视台）停止播音，停播

（工厂等的）关闭，歇业

The firm has decided to close down its Chicago branch.

白昼渐短

The days close in as autumn becomes deeper.

包围；封闭；逼近

The enemy began to close in.

关闭；停歇

The old road has now been closed up since the highway was open to public use.

靠拢；靠近；靠紧

Close up the ranks!

The teacher told the children to close up to each other near the camp fire and then began his story.

同意；和解；接受

格斗；搏斗

The two armies closed with each other.

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关, 关闭, 结束, 停止, 使靠近, 靠拢, 会合, 包围

结束

近的, 紧密的, 精密的, 齐根的, 封闭的, 亲密的, 闷气的

接近, 紧密地

close

near in space or time; in proximity

having the parts near together; dense

a close formation

down or near to the surface; short

a close haircut

near in relationship

a close relative

intimate or confidential

a close friend

almost equal or even

a close contest

not deviating or varying greatly from a model or standard

a close translation

careful, strict, or searching

a close study

(of a style of play in football, hockey, etc) characterized by short passes

confined or enclosed

shut or shut tight

oppressive, heavy, or airless

a close atmosphere

strictly guarded

a close prisoner

neat or tight in fit

a close cap

secretive or reticent

miserly; not generous, esp with money

(of money or credit) hard to obtain; scarce

restricted as to public admission or membership

hidden or secluded

Also called: closed restricted or prohibited as to the type of game or fish able to be taken

Also called: closed Also called: narrow denoting a vowel pronounced with the lips relatively close together

closely; tightly

near or in proximity

close

to put or be put in such a position as to cover an opening; shut

the door closed behind him

to bar, obstruct, or fill up (an entrance, a hole, etc)

to close a road

to bring the parts or edges of (a wound, etc) together or (of a wound, etc) to be brought together

to take hold

his hand closed over the money

to bring or be brought to an end; terminate

to complete (an agreement, a deal, etc) successfully or (of an agreement, deal, etc) to be completed successfully

to cease or cause to cease to render service

the shop closed at six

to have a value at the end of a day's trading, as specified

steels closed two points down

to complete an electrical circuit

to pass near

to enclose or shut in

the act of closing

the end or conclusion

the close of the day

a place of joining or meeting

private property, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge, or wall

a courtyard or quadrangle enclosed by buildings or an entry leading to such a courtyard

a small quiet residential road

Hillside Close

a field

the precincts of a cathedral or similar building

the entry from the street to a tenement building

another word for cadence

an encounter in battle; grapple

See close down See close in See close out See close-up See close with

close

1. the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

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1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."

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2. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"

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3. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

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4. bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"

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5. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

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6. draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"

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7. come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

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8. become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

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9. come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"

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10. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"

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11. bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"

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12. engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"

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13. be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"

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14. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

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15. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

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16. fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"

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1. at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

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2. close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

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3. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

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4. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"

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5. marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"

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6. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"

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7. crowded; "close quarters"

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8. lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"

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9. of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"

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10. strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"

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11. confined to specific persons; "a close secret"

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12. fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"

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13. used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"

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14. giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

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15. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

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1. near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"

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