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词源
源自古法语clos(封闭的),最终源自拉丁语clausus(关闭的),与claudere(关闭)相关。13世纪进入英语,既保留具体关闭动作含义,也发展出抽象的空间、时间及关系上的接近意义。
verb
❶ 使某物不再开放或运作,如关门、关闭设备等。强调从开放状态转为封闭状态的动作。
“Please close the window before you leave.”
(离开前请关上窗户。)
“The store closes at 9 PM every day.”
(这家商店每天晚上9点关门。)
❶ 结束或终止某件事,如会议、讨论等。常指正式或有计划的完结。
“The chairman closed the meeting with a summary.”
(主席以总结结束了会议。)
“They closed the investigation due to lack of evidence.”
(由于缺乏证据,他们终止了调查。)
adjective
❶ 距离或时间上非常接近的,空间间隔小或时间相差短的。
“The hotel is close to the beach.”
(这家酒店离海滩很近。)
“We're getting close to the deadline.”
(我们离截止日期越来越近了。)
❶ 关系亲密的,情感上联系紧密的。常用于描述家人、朋友间的关系。
“We've been close friends since childhood.”
(我们从童年起就是亲密的朋友。)
“She has a very close relationship with her mother.”
(她和母亲关系非常亲密。)
noun
❶ 结束或终止的时刻,尤指正式活动的完结。常见于短语中。
“At the close of the ceremony, everyone applauded.”
(仪式结束时,所有人都鼓掌了。)
“The stock market showed gains at the close.”
(股市收盘时呈现上涨。)
常见短语
close to — 表示在空间、时间或数量上非常接近,也可指几乎达到某种状态。
“The museum is close to the central park.”
(博物馆靠近中央公园。)
close the door on — 比喻拒绝考虑某事或断绝某种可能性,常用于抽象语境。
“We shouldn't close the door on future negotiations.”
(我们不应该对未来谈判关上大门。)
too close for comfort — 形容距离或情况近得令人不安,常指危险或尴尬的接近程度。
“The car came too close for comfort.”
(那辆车靠得太近让人不安。)