A1 [ I or T ] to (cause something to) change from being open to not being open(使)关,合,关闭
A2 [ I ] When a shop, restaurant, or public place closes, people cannot go into it.(商店或餐馆)关门,不营业,打烊;(公共场所)不开放
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The council decided to close the library and now the building stands empty.
Is it all right if I close the window?
All 2,500 employees went on strike in protest at the decision to close the factory.
Unless we find some new funding soon, the youth centre will have to close.
The flowers open (out) in the morning but close again in the afternoon.
C2 [ I or T ] to (cause something to) end(使)结束,(使)停止
B2 [ I or T ] to (cause a business, organization, or business arrangement to) stop operating(使)(生意或组织)倒闭;关闭(使)(业务)停止
to make a successful business arrangement with someone成交,做成生意
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She spoke against the decision to close the college.
The local council has decreed that the hospital should close.
We had to close our London office - with the rent so high it just wasn't economic.
Sales have fallen badly this year, to the extent that we will have to close some of our shops.
The government has come under fire for its decision to close the mines.
uk/kləʊz/ us/kloʊz/ [ S ] the end of something, or the time when you end it末尾,结尾;结束,结局
uk/kləʊs/ us/kloʊs/ [ C ] UK a road, usually with private houses, that vehicles can only enter from one end(通常通向私人住宅的)街道,死巷,死胡同
B1 having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, and sympathy近亲的;密切的;团结的
A2 People who are close know each other very well and like each other a lot, or who see and talk to each other a lot.亲密的;亲近的;联系紧密的
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Did you form any close friendships while you were at college?
Historically , there have always been close links between France and Scotland.
All her close relatives came to the wedding.
She is one of the president's closest advisers.
We haven't always been close, but she was there for me when I needed her.
C2 looking at or listening to someone or something very carefully细致的,仔细的
unwilling to talk about things to other people守口如瓶的,隐秘的
used to describe weather or air conditions in which it is difficult to breathe and it is uncomfortably warm封闭的;密不透风的;闷热的
A1 not far in position or time(空间或时间上)接近的(地),靠近的(地)
near近,不远
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Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind him.
Bodyguards surrounded the singer so that photographers couldn't get close.
We live close to the railway line.
Although close to tears, she tried to make her voice sound casual.
He told her to stay close and not to wander off again.
C1 having only a small difference接近的,只有细微差别的
almost接近,几乎,差不多
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There are several close affinities between the two paintings.
He won the race, but it was very close.
Eventually we chose Mary for the job, but it was a close decision.
The children are very close in their musical ability.
All three of us are close in age.
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