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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第225页（1951字）

【释义】：

vt．①关闭，封闭：close a door关门．The shop is closed on Mondays．这商店每星期一休息．The road is closed to carts．此路禁止大车通行．close one’s eyes to对…熟视无睹．②结束，了结：close a meeting闭会．close a discussion终止讨论．close accounts结帐．③接近，靠近：close the ranks使队伍排紧．

－vi．①关闭：This box doesn’t close properly．这个箱子盖不严．When is closing time?什么时间闭店?②完结，终了，散会．③接近，靠近：Close!【军】靠拢!

△close about笼罩，包围：The mist closed about the tops of mountains．云雾笼罩山头．close down 1)关，倒闭：Many factories in U．S．A．were closed down because of economic crisis．由于经济危机，美国许多工厂倒闭．2)(电台)停止播音．close in 1)逼近，围住：We closed in upon the enemy．我们围住了敌人．2)(天)渐短：The days are closing in．白天渐渐短了．close on(or upon)围拢，隐没．close up 1)关闭，堵塞：Close up that opening with a wadof paper．用纸团把那个口堵上．2)靠紧，密集．3)(排球等)封网．4)(伤口)愈合．close with 1)与…搏斗．2)同意，接受(建议等)．

－n．结束：at the close of the meeting(term，war)在会议(学期、战争)结束的时候．bring to a close 结束：I must bring my letter to a close．我的信就写到这里吧．come(or draw)to a close 将完，临终：Imperialism is drawing to a close．帝国主义日益接近末日．

－a．①关闭的，闭塞的：close vowels合口元音．②接近的：fighting at close range(or engagements，quarters)近战．close at hand近在咫尺．close to(or by)接近：We live close to the station．我们住在车站附近．close upon差不多，将近：He is close upon sixty．他快六十岁了．n close shave幸免，千钧一发．a close call(or thing)险些儿造成意外或灾祸的事．③密集的，狭窄的：rational close planting合理密植．close writing密集的书写．close cut【美】近道．a close alley小胡同．④闷热的，闷的：It is often close here in summer．这里夏季常常是闷热的．The room is too close．房间太闷了．⑤亲密的：close friends亲密的朋友．The Albanian people are our close comrades-in-arms．阿尔巴尼亚人民是我们的亲密战友．⑥密切的，严密的，周密的：close attention密切注意．a close argument严密的论证．close in vestigation周密的调查．a close translation忠实原文的翻译．be of close concern to each other休戚相关．⑦秘密的：a close design阴谋．keep sth．close 秘而不宣．⑧限定的，限制的．⑨(比赛、选举等)不相上下的：a close contest一场势均力敌的比赛．⑩吝啬的，小气的．closeness n．

－ad．接近地，紧密地：sit close against the wall 紧靠墙坐．come closer together集中一些．