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close v.关；合拢；不开放；停业；结束；收盘；（使）缩小；牢牢握住或抓住；（使）靠拢；同意；短兵相接adj.亲近的；近的；几乎的；闷热的；严密的；紧凑的；剪得很短的；守口如瓶的；吝啬的；势均力敌的adv.接近；靠近；紧紧地n.死胡同；完结；结论 (1) 如果你闭上眼睛，就什么也看不见了。(2) 这条路已经封路两天了。(3) 这所医院去年年底关闭。(4) 他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。(5) 股价从476便士猛涨到收盘536便士。(6) 这些措施旨在缩小贫富差距。(7) 她牢牢抓住他的手不放。(8) 管理员使队伍靠拢，将捣乱者清除出去(9) 提姆看上去已经下定决心同意这项提议。(10) 我相信你和他是亲密无间的朋友。(11) 教堂在学校附近。(12) 没有任何别的办法,只好把她置于严密的监视之下。(13) 看这种排得很紧的斜体字，很伤人的眼睛。(14) 她对这个信息守口如瓶，没有人发现。(15) 她用钱总是很吝啬。(16) 这是一场势均力敌的比赛，不过你应该赢，而你确实也赢了。(17) 他们住得很近.(18) 他一步步靠近，而她却一步步向后退。(19) 小女孩紧紧地挤在母亲身边。(20) 他很快就结束了会见。 This versatile word usually means "the end" or "near." When a store is closed, you can't go in: the door is closed and locked. When people are close, they are right next to each other — or they're emotionally close to one another. In baseball, the closer is a pitcher who tries to end the game. If your flight had "a close call," it almost crashed. You can close a program on a computer, and you close your eyes when you go to sleep after reading this.

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英 [kləʊs] 美 [kloʊs] (1) If you close your eyes, you can't see anything.(2) The road was closed to traffic for two days.(3) The hospital closed at the end of last year.(4) He closed his speech with a funny joke.(5) Shares leapt in value from 476p to close at 536p.(6) These measures are aimed at closing the gap between the rich and the poor.(7) She closed her hand over his.(8) Management closed ranks and ostracized the troublemaker.(9) Tim seemed to make up his mind to close with this proposal.(10) I believe you and he were very close friends.(11) The church is close to the school.(12) There is nothing for it but to keep her under close watch.(13) This close italic print is very hard on the eyes.(14) She kept close about the information and none found out.(15) She's always been very close with her money.(16) It was a close match. But you deserved to win, and you did.(17) They live quite close.(18) He came close but she drew back.(19) The girl pressed close to her mother.(20) He soon brought the meeting to a close. To close is to shut something or to end something. You could close a door, close your mouth, or even close a deal. 1. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING 关闭；结束2. NEARNESS； ADJECTIVE USES 接近；形容词用法3. NEARNESS； VERB USES 接近；动词用法4. USED AS A ROAD NAME 用于街道名称Part-11[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)关闭；（使）合上 When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.   [V n]  [V]  [V-ed]If you are cold, close the window...要是冷就把窗户关上。Zacharias heard the door close...扎卡赖亚斯听见门关上了。Keep the curtains closed.别拉开窗帘。2[VERB 动词]合上，合拢(书、伞等) When you close something such as an open book or umbrella, you move the different parts of it together.   [V n]Slowly he closed the book.他慢慢合上书。3[VERB 动词]关闭(计算机文档、窗口等) If you close something such as a computer file or window, you give the computer an instruction to remove it from the screen.   [V n]  [COMPUTING 计算机]To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard.关闭文件时要同时按键盘上的CTRL键和W键。4[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](眼睛)闭上；合上（眼睛） When you close your eyes or your eyes close, your eyelids move downwards, so that you can no longer see.   [V n]  [V]Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep...贝丝合上眼睛睡着了。When we sneeze, our eyes close.打喷嚏的时候眼睛会闭上。5[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)暂时性关闭，（使）暂停营业；关门 When a place closes or is closed, work or activity stops there for a short period.   [V]  [V n]  [V-ed]Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day...商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。It was Saturday； they could close the office early...那天是星期六，他们可以早点下班。Government troops closed the airport...政府军关闭了机场。The restaurant was closed for the night.餐馆晚上打烊了。6[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](工厂、商店、学校等)永久性关闭；(使)停业；(使)倒闭 If a place such as a factory, shop, or school closes, or if it is closed, all work or activity stops there permanently.   [V]  [V n]  [V P n (not pron)]  [V P]  [Also V n P]Many enterprises will be forced to close...很多家企业将被迫倒闭。If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester.如果他们真把本地的大学关闭了，我就得去伍斯特上大学了。Close down means the same as close .close down 同 closeMinford closed down the business and went into politics...明福德弃商从政了。Many of the smaller stores have closed down.很多规模稍小的店铺已经倒闭了。closing...since the closing of the steelworks in nearby Duquesne in 1984.自从1984年附近迪尤肯的钢铁厂停产以来7[VERB 动词]封闭，封锁(街道、边界) To close a road or border means to block it in order to prevent people from using it.   [V n]They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing.1948年政府关闭那个边境关口之后，他们便与西方国家隔绝开了。8[VERB 动词]结束，终止(谈话、事件等) To close a conversation, event, or matter means to bring it to an end or to complete it.   [V n]  [V-ed]  [V-ing]Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'...昨晚伊莎贝尔·奥利娃法官说：“此案我已审结，并无谋杀嫌疑。”He needs another $30,000 to close the deal...他还需要3万美元才能做成这笔买卖。The Prime Minister is said to now consider the matter closed.据说首相现在认为此事已了结。...the closing ceremony of the National Political Conference.全国政治大会闭幕式9[VERB 动词]结清撤销，注销(银行账户) If you close a bank account, you take all your money out of it and inform the bank that you will no longer be using the account.   [V n]He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier.早在5年前他就在这家银行销户了。10[VERB 动词](股票等)收盘 On the stock market or the currency markets, if a share price or a currency closes at a particular value, that is its value at the end of the day's business.   [V prep/adv]  [V adj-compar]  [BUSINESS 商]Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p...道森股票以219便士收盘，上涨了5便士。The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.东京今天美元收高。11[N-SING 单数名词]结束；终止 The close of a period of time or an activity is the end of it. To bring or draw something to a close means to end it.   [oft the N of n]By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success...昨晚交易结束的时候，多数大公司都称赞当天的活动取得了成功。Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history...布莱恩的挂靴为英国足球史上光辉的一章画上了休止符。As 1999 draws to a close, the story is changing.1999年即将结束时，情况有了变化。12See also:closed；closing. to close the door on something；  →see: door； to close your eyes to something→see: eye； to close ranks→see: rank； 相关词组：close down close off close up Part-21[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]近的；接近的 If one thing or person is close to another, there is only a very small distance between them.   [v-link ADJ]Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear...她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。The whales were too close； this posed an immediate problem for my photography...鲸鱼离得太近，这成了我眼下拍摄面临的迫切问题。The man moved closer, lowering his voice...那位男子靠近了一步，压低声音。The tables were pushed close together so diners could talk across the aisles.桌子被往一块推，这样吃饭的人就能隔着过道说话。closelyThey crowded more closely around the stretcher...他们在担架旁围得更紧了。Wherever they went they were closely followed by security men.不管上哪儿，保安人员都紧跟在他们身后。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]亲近的；亲密的 You say that people are close to each other when they like each other very much and know each other very well.   [oft ADJ to n]She and Linda became very close...她和琳达变得非常亲密。As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail...卡兰小的时候和姐姐盖尔最亲。I shared a house with a close friend from school...我和一个要好的同学合住一套房子。I had a close relationship with my grandfather.我和爷爷很亲。closenessI asked whether her closeness to her mother ever posed any problems.我问她，她和妈妈之间的亲密关系是否曾带来过任何问题。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](血缘关系)近的；近亲的 Your close relatives are the members of your family who are most directly related to you, for example your parents and your brothers or sisters.   [ADJ n]...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative.像孩子出生或近亲去世这样的大变故4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（盟友、伙伴）交往密切的，亲密的 A close ally or partner of someone knows them well and is very involved in their work.   [usu ADJ n]He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers...他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。A senior source close to Mr Blair told us: 'Our position has not changed.'和布莱尔先生关系密切的一位高层人士告诉我们说：“我们的立场没有改变。”5[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](联系或合作)密切的 Close contact or co-operation involves seeing or communicating with someone often.   [ADJ n]Both nations are seeking closer links with the West...两国都在寻求与西方国家建立更为紧密的联系。He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.他一个人住，与3个已经长大成人的儿子经常联系。closelyWe work closely with the careers officers in  schools.我们与学校的就业顾问密切合作。6[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](联系)紧密的；酷似的 If there is a close connection or resemblance between two things, they are strongly connected or are very similar.   [usu ADJ n]There is a close connection between pain and tension...疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。Clare's close resemblance to his elder sister invoked a deep dislike in him.克莱尔酷似他姐姐，这引起他极大的反感。closely...a pattern closely resembling a cross.一个酷似十字架的图案...fruits closely related to the orange.与柑橘有密切关联的水果7[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](检查或观察)仔细的，彻底的 Close inspection or observation of something is careful and thorough. He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold...经过更为仔细的探察，他发现这些岩石含金。All these definitions, while sounding impressive, do not stand up under close scrutiny...所有这些定义虽然听上去煞有其事，但都经不起推敲。Let's have a closer look.让我们更仔细地看一看。closelyIf you look closely at many of the problems in society, you'll see evidence of racial discrimination.仔细研究一下社会上的许多问题，就会发现种族歧视的证据。8[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](竞争或选举)势均力敌的，难分高下的 A close competition or election is won or seems likely to be won by only a small amount. It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties...这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。It's going to be very close.结果会不相上下。closelyThis will be a closely fought race.这将是一场势均力敌的比赛。9[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]接近的；快要…的；即将…的 If you are close to something or if it is close, it is likely to happen or come soon. If you are close to doing something, you are likely to do it soon.   [v-link ADJ]She sounded close to tears...她听上去要哭了。Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation...干旱让两百多万人濒临饿死。A senior White House official said the agreement is close...白宫的一位高级官员说即将达成协议。He's close to  signing a contract.他即将签下一份合同。10[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]近乎于…的；差点…的 If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing.   [v-link ADJ]There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness...室内布置得很简单，几乎有点平淡无奇。An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport...一架大型客机在飞近希思罗机场时差点儿发生空难。Her desire was closer to passion than love.她的欲望更近似于激情，而非爱情。11[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]闷热的；不通风的 If the atmosphere somewhere is close, it is unpleasantly warm with not enough air. 12[PHRASE 短语]在附近；在近旁 Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you.   [usu v-link PHR]Did a new hairdressing shop open close by?...附近是不是新开了一家理发店？His wife remains behind in Germany, but Jason, his 18-year-old son, is closer at hand.他的妻子还留在德国，但他18岁的儿子贾森就在身边。13[PHRASE 短语]勉强脱险；幸免于难 If you describe an event as a close shave, a close thing, or a close call, you mean that an accident or a disaster very nearly happened. You had a close shave, but you knew when you accepted this job that there would be risks.你这次侥幸脱险，不过在接受这项工作的时候，你就知道会有一些危险。14[PHRASE 短语]仔细观察；严密注视 If you keep a close eye on someone or something or keep a close watch on them, you observe them carefully to make sure they are progressing as you want them to.   [V inflects]The President's foreign policy team are keeping a close eye on events.总统的外交政策团队正密切关注事态发展。15[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]接近于(某数量或距离) Close to a particular amount or distance means slightly less than that amount or distance. In British English, you can also say close on a particular amount or distance.   [PREP amount]Sisulu spent close to 30 years in prison...西苏卢在监狱里度过了将近30年的时光。Close to 50,000 people took part...近5万人参加。Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover.承办酒席现在可能占酒吧营业额的近1/4。16[PHRASE 短语]See also:close-up；在近处；凑近地 If you look at something close up or close to, you look at it when you are very near to it.   [usu PHR after v]They always look smaller close up.凑近看时，它们总是显得小一些。17[PHRASE 短语](比赛、选举等)势均力敌 If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin.   [PHR with cl]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.参议院现在的票数还难分上下。18  at close quarters→see: quarter； at close range→see: range； Part-31[VERB 动词]靠近；接近 If you are closing on someone or something that you are following, you are getting nearer and nearer to them.   [V on n]  [Also V]I was within 15 seconds of the guy in second place and closing on him.我和处在第二名的男子相差不到15秒，而且正在逐渐赶上他。相关词组：close in Part-41[N-IN-NAMES 名称名词](用于英国的一些街名中)巷，小街 Close is used in the names of some streets in Britain.   [n N]...116 Dendridge Close.登德里奇巷116号

英语单词	close
英美音标	英 [kləʊs] 美 [kloʊs]
中文释义	v.关；合拢；不开放；停业；结束；收盘；（使）缩小；牢牢握住或抓住；（使）靠拢；同意；短兵相接 adj.亲近的；近的；几乎的；闷热的；严密的；紧凑的；剪得很短的；守口如瓶的；吝啬的；势均力敌的 adv.接近；靠近；紧紧地 n.死胡同；完结；结论
英语例句	(1) If you close your eyes, you can't see anything. (2) The road was closed to traffic for two days. (3) The hospital closed at the end of last year. (4) He closed his speech with a funny joke. (5) Shares leapt in value from 476p to close at 536p. (6) These measures are aimed at closing the gap between the rich and the poor. (7) She closed her hand over his. (8) Management closed ranks and ostracized the troublemaker. (9) Tim seemed to make up his mind to close with this proposal. (10) I believe you and he were very close friends. (11) The church is close to the school. (12) There is nothing for it but to keep her under close watch. (13) This close italic print is very hard on the eyes. (14) She kept close about the information and none found out. (15) She's always been very close with her money. (16) It was a close match. But you deserved to win, and you did. (17) They live quite close. (18) He came close but she drew back. (19) The girl pressed close to her mother. (20) He soon brought the meeting to a close.
中文例句	(1) 如果你闭上眼睛，就什么也看不见了。 (2) 这条路已经封路两天了。 (3) 这所医院去年年底关闭。 (4) 他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。 (5) 股价从476便士猛涨到收盘536便士。 (6) 这些措施旨在缩小贫富差距。 (7) 她牢牢抓住他的手不放。 (8) 管理员使队伍靠拢，将捣乱者清除出去 (9) 提姆看上去已经下定决心同意这项提议。 (10) 我相信你和他是亲密无间的朋友。 (11) 教堂在学校附近。 (12) 没有任何别的办法,只好把她置于严密的监视之下。 (13) 看这种排得很紧的斜体字，很伤人的眼睛。 (14) 她对这个信息守口如瓶，没有人发现。 (15) 她用钱总是很吝啬。 (16) 这是一场势均力敌的比赛，不过你应该赢，而你确实也赢了。 (17) 他们住得很近. (18) 他一步步靠近，而她却一步步向后退。 (19) 小女孩紧紧地挤在母亲身边。 (20) 他很快就结束了会见。
vocabulary简明	To close is to shut something or to end something. You could close a door, close your mouth, or even close a deal.
vocabulary扩展	This versatile word usually means "the end" or "near." When a store is closed, you can't go in: the door is closed and locked. When people are close, they are right next to each other — or they're emotionally close to one another. In baseball, the closer is a pitcher who tries to end the game. If your flight had "a close call," it almost crashed. You can close a program on a computer, and you close your eyes when you go to sleep after reading this.
柯林斯解释	1. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING 关闭；结束 2. NEARNESS； ADJECTIVE USES 接近；形容词用法 3. NEARNESS； VERB USES 接近；动词用法 4. USED AS A ROAD NAME 用于街道名称 Part-1 1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)关闭；（使）合上 When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered. [V n] [V] [V-ed] If you are cold, close the window... 要是冷就把窗户关上。 Zacharias heard the door close... 扎卡赖亚斯听见门关上了。 Keep the curtains closed. 别拉开窗帘。 2 [VERB 动词]合上，合拢(书、伞等) When you close something such as an open book or umbrella, you move the different parts of it together. [V n] Slowly he closed the book. 他慢慢合上书。 3 [VERB 动词]关闭(计算机文档、窗口等) If you close something such as a computer file or window, you give the computer an instruction to remove it from the screen. [V n] [COMPUTING 计算机] To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard. 关闭文件时要同时按键盘上的CTRL键和W键。 4 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](眼睛)闭上；合上（眼睛） When you close your eyes or your eyes close, your eyelids move downwards, so that you can no longer see. [V n] [V] Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep... 贝丝合上眼睛睡着了。 When we sneeze, our eyes close. 打喷嚏的时候眼睛会闭上。 5 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)暂时性关闭，（使）暂停营业；关门 When a place closes or is closed, work or activity stops there for a short period. [V] [V n] [V-ed] Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day... 商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。 It was Saturday； they could close the office early... 那天是星期六，他们可以早点下班。 Government troops closed the airport... 政府军关闭了机场。 The restaurant was closed for the night. 餐馆晚上打烊了。 6 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](工厂、商店、学校等)永久性关闭；(使)停业；(使)倒闭 If a place such as a factory, shop, or school closes, or if it is closed, all work or activity stops there permanently. [V] [V n] [V P n (not pron)] [V P] [Also V n P] Many enterprises will be forced to close... 很多家企业将被迫倒闭。 If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester. 如果他们真把本地的大学关闭了，我就得去伍斯特上大学了。 Close down means the same as close .close down 同 close Minford closed down the business and went into politics... 明福德弃商从政了。 Many of the smaller stores have closed down. 很多规模稍小的店铺已经倒闭了。 closing ...since the closing of the steelworks in nearby Duquesne in 1984. 自从1984年附近迪尤肯的钢铁厂停产以来 7 [VERB 动词]封闭，封锁(街道、边界) To close a road or border means to block it in order to prevent people from using it. [V n] They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing. 1948年政府关闭那个边境关口之后，他们便与西方国家隔绝开了。 8 [VERB 动词]结束，终止(谈话、事件等) To close a conversation, event, or matter means to bring it to an end or to complete it. [V n] [V-ed] [V-ing] Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'... 昨晚伊莎贝尔·奥利娃法官说：“此案我已审结，并无谋杀嫌疑。” He needs another $30,000 to close the deal... 他还需要3万美元才能做成这笔买卖。 The Prime Minister is said to now consider the matter closed. 据说首相现在认为此事已了结。 ...the closing ceremony of the National Political Conference. 全国政治大会闭幕式 9 [VERB 动词]结清撤销，注销(银行账户) If you close a bank account, you take all your money out of it and inform the bank that you will no longer be using the account. [V n] He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier. 早在5年前他就在这家银行销户了。 10 [VERB 动词](股票等)收盘 On the stock market or the currency markets, if a share price or a currency closes at a particular value, that is its value at the end of the day's business. [V prep/adv] [V adj-compar] [BUSINESS 商] Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p... 道森股票以219便士收盘，上涨了5便士。 The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today. 东京今天美元收高。 11 [N-SING 单数名词]结束；终止 The close of a period of time or an activity is the end of it. To bring or draw something to a close means to end it. [oft the N of n] By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success... 昨晚交易结束的时候，多数大公司都称赞当天的活动取得了成功。 Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history... 布莱恩的挂靴为英国足球史上光辉的一章画上了休止符。 As 1999 draws to a close, the story is changing. 1999年即将结束时，情况有了变化。 12 See also:closed ；closing. to close the door on something ； →see: door ； to close your eyes to something→see: eye ； to close ranks→see: rank ；相关词组： close down close off close up Part-2 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]近的；接近的 If one thing or person is close to another, there is only a very small distance between them. [v-link ADJ] Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear... 她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。 The whales were too close； this posed an immediate problem for my photography... 鲸鱼离得太近，这成了我眼下拍摄面临的迫切问题。 The man moved closer, lowering his voice... 那位男子靠近了一步，压低声音。 The tables were pushed close together so diners could talk across the aisles. 桌子被往一块推，这样吃饭的人就能隔着过道说话。 closely They crowded more closely around the stretcher... 他们在担架旁围得更紧了。 Wherever they went they were closely followed by security men. 不管上哪儿，保安人员都紧跟在他们身后。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]亲近的；亲密的 You say that people are close to each other when they like each other very much and know each other very well. [oft ADJ to n] She and Linda became very close... 她和琳达变得非常亲密。 As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail... 卡兰小的时候和姐姐盖尔最亲。 I shared a house with a close friend from school... 我和一个要好的同学合住一套房子。 I had a close relationship with my grandfather. 我和爷爷很亲。 closeness I asked whether her closeness to her mother ever posed any problems. 我问她，她和妈妈之间的亲密关系是否曾带来过任何问题。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](血缘关系)近的；近亲的 Your close relatives are the members of your family who are most directly related to you, for example your parents and your brothers or sisters. [ADJ n] ...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative. 像孩子出生或近亲去世这样的大变故 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（盟友、伙伴）交往密切的，亲密的 A close ally or partner of someone knows them well and is very involved in their work. [usu ADJ n] He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers... 他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。 A senior source close to Mr Blair told us: 'Our position has not changed.' 和布莱尔先生关系密切的一位高层人士告诉我们说：“我们的立场没有改变。” 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](联系或合作)密切的 Close contact or co-operation involves seeing or communicating with someone often. [ADJ n] Both nations are seeking closer links with the West... 两国都在寻求与西方国家建立更为紧密的联系。 He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons. 他一个人住，与3个已经长大成人的儿子经常联系。 closely We work closely with the careers officers in schools. 我们与学校的就业顾问密切合作。 6 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](联系)紧密的；酷似的 If there is a close connection or resemblance between two things, they are strongly connected or are very similar. [usu ADJ n] There is a close connection between pain and tension... 疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。 Clare's close resemblance to his elder sister invoked a deep dislike in him. 克莱尔酷似他姐姐，这引起他极大的反感。 closely ...a pattern closely resembling a cross. 一个酷似十字架的图案 ...fruits closely related to the orange. 与柑橘有密切关联的水果 7 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](检查或观察)仔细的，彻底的 Close inspection or observation of something is careful and thorough. He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold... 经过更为仔细的探察，他发现这些岩石含金。 All these definitions, while sounding impressive, do not stand up under close scrutiny... 所有这些定义虽然听上去煞有其事，但都经不起推敲。 Let's have a closer look. 让我们更仔细地看一看。 closely If you look closely at many of the problems in society, you'll see evidence of racial discrimination. 仔细研究一下社会上的许多问题，就会发现种族歧视的证据。 8 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](竞争或选举)势均力敌的，难分高下的 A close competition or election is won or seems likely to be won by only a small amount. It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties... 这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。 It's going to be very close. 结果会不相上下。 closely This will be a closely fought race. 这将是一场势均力敌的比赛。 9 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]接近的；快要…的；即将…的 If you are close to something or if it is close, it is likely to happen or come soon. If you are close to doing something, you are likely to do it soon. [v-link ADJ] She sounded close to tears... 她听上去要哭了。 Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation... 干旱让两百多万人濒临饿死。 A senior White House official said the agreement is close... 白宫的一位高级官员说即将达成协议。 He's close to signing a contract. 他即将签下一份合同。 10 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]近乎于…的；差点…的 If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing. [v-link ADJ] There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness... 室内布置得很简单，几乎有点平淡无奇。 An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport... 一架大型客机在飞近希思罗机场时差点儿发生空难。 Her desire was closer to passion than love. 她的欲望更近似于激情，而非爱情。 11 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]闷热的；不通风的 If the atmosphere somewhere is close, it is unpleasantly warm with not enough air. 12 [PHRASE 短语]在附近；在近旁 Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you. [usu v-link PHR] Did a new hairdressing shop open close by?... 附近是不是新开了一家理发店？ His wife remains behind in Germany, but Jason, his 18-year-old son, is closer at hand. 他的妻子还留在德国，但他18岁的儿子贾森就在身边。 13 [PHRASE 短语]勉强脱险；幸免于难 If you describe an event as a close shave, a close thing, or a close call, you mean that an accident or a disaster very nearly happened. You had a close shave, but you knew when you accepted this job that there would be risks. 你这次侥幸脱险，不过在接受这项工作的时候，你就知道会有一些危险。 14 [PHRASE 短语]仔细观察；严密注视 If you keep a close eye on someone or something or keep a close watch on them, you observe them carefully to make sure they are progressing as you want them to. [V inflects] The President's foreign policy team are keeping a close eye on events. 总统的外交政策团队正密切关注事态发展。 15 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]接近于(某数量或距离) Close to a particular amount or distance means slightly less than that amount or distance. In British English, you can also say close on a particular amount or distance. [PREP amount] Sisulu spent close to 30 years in prison... 西苏卢在监狱里度过了将近30年的时光。 Close to 50,000 people took part... 近5万人参加。 Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover. 承办酒席现在可能占酒吧营业额的近1/4。 16 [PHRASE 短语]See also:close-up ；在近处；凑近地 If you look at something close up or close to, you look at it when you are very near to it. [usu PHR after v] They always look smaller close up. 凑近看时，它们总是显得小一些。 17 [PHRASE 短语](比赛、选举等)势均力敌 If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin. [PHR with cl] [JOURNALISM 新闻] In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point. 参议院现在的票数还难分上下。 18 at close quarters→see: quarter ； at close range→see: range ； Part-3 1 [VERB 动词]靠近；接近 If you are closing on someone or something that you are following, you are getting nearer and nearer to them. [V on n] [Also V] I was within 15 seconds of the guy in second place and closing on him. 我和处在第二名的男子相差不到15秒，而且正在逐渐赶上他。相关词组： close in Part-4 1 [N-IN-NAMES 名称名词](用于英国的一些街名中)巷，小街 Close is used in the names of some streets in Britain. [n N] ...116 Dendridge Close. 登德里奇巷116号

Close N [V D Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Closed End