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V-ERG
(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.
例句
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。
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VERB
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.
例句
Slowly he closed the book.
他慢慢合上书。
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VERB
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.
例句
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。
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V-ERG
(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.
例句
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。
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V-ERG
(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.
例句
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。
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V-ERG
(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.
例句
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。
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VERB
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.
例句
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。
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VERB
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.
例句
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。
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VERB
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.
例句
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。
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VERB
(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.
例句
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。
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N-SING
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.
例句
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。
Noun
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"2. the last section of a communication;
"in conclusion I want to say..."3. the concluding part of any performance
Verb
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."2. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement;
"We closed on the house on Friday""They closed the deal on the building"3. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut;
"Close the door""shut the window"4. bar access to;
"Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"5. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.);
"The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"6. draw near;
"The probe closed with the space station"7. come to a close;
"The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"8. become closed;
"The windows closed with a loud bang"9. come together, as if in an embrace;
"Her arms closed around her long lost relative"10. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of;
"close the circuit""close a wound"11. bring together all the elements or parts of;
"Management closed ranks"12. engage at close quarters;
"close with the enemy"13. be priced or listed when trading stops;
"The stock market closed high this Friday""My new stocks closed at $59 last night"14. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
15. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
16. fill or stop up;
"Can you close the cracks with caulking?"17. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead;
"The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"Adjective
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"2. close in relevance or relationship;
"a close family""we are all...in close sympathy with...""close kin""a close resemblance"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"4. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough;
"close supervision""paid close attention""a close study""kept a close watch on expenditures"5. marked by fidelity to an original;
"a close translation""a faithful copy of the portrait""a faithful rendering of the observed facts"6. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;
"a close contest""a close election""a tight game"7. crowded;
"close quarters"8. lacking fresh air;
"a dusty airless attic""the dreadfully close atmosphere""hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"9. of textiles;
"a close weave""smooth percale with a very tight weave"10. strictly confined or guarded;
"kept under close custody"11. confined to specific persons;
"a close secret"12. fitting closely but comfortably;
"a close fit"13. used of hair or haircuts;
"a close military haircut"14. giving or spending with reluctance;
"our cheeseparing administration""very close (or near) with his money""a penny-pinching miserly old man"15. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information;
"although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"Adverb
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"2. in an attentive manner;
"he remained close on his guard"