close (EN)
动词,名词,形容词

动词 “close”

close; he closes; past closed, part. closed; ger. closing
  1. 关闭
    As the wind picked up, she quickly closed the window to keep the cold air out.
  2. 堵塞
    The road was closed, so we had to find another way.
  3. 停业
    The library closes at 6 p.m. every Friday.
  4. 收银结账(指商业活动结束时的清理工作)
    Who closed last night? You have to lock the door when you leave!
  5. 关闭阀门(用于调节阀门或挡板以停止流体流动)
    When I noticed the sink was overflowing, I quickly closed the tap to stop the water from running.
  6. 合上开关(用于调节开关或断路器以允许电流流动)
    When the technician closed the circuit, the lights throughout the building flickered on.
  7. 结束
    After a lengthy discussion, the committee decided to close the meeting with a vote on the proposal.
  8. 成交
    After a week of negotiations, the sales representative finally closed the deal with the client.
  9. 退出程序(指在计算机操作中关闭程序或断开数字资源的连接)
    After saving your changes, remember to close the window before shutting down your computer.
  10. 平仓(指金融交易中的结束交易)
    After realizing the market was turning against him, the trader decided to close his position in the stock.
  11. 救援(棒球比赛中的术语,指在比赛最后阶段投球确保最后的出局)
    Mariano Rivera was called upon to close the game, and he delivered by striking out the side in the ninth inning.

名词 “close”

sg. close, pl. closes or uncountable
  1. 结尾
    After months of hard work, the team celebrated the close of the year with a grand party.
  2. 关闭(名词,指变成关闭状态的动作)
    The window moved to a close.
  3. 成交时刻(销售演讲中请求成交的时刻)
    After presenting the benefits of the premium package, the salesman skillfully moved in for the close, asking the customer if they were ready to make their purchase today.

形容词 “close”

close, closer, closest
  1. 近的
    The park is so close to my apartment that I can walk there in just five minutes.
  2. 紧密的
    The two houses were built with such close proximity that you could hear the neighbors talking through the walls.
  3. 接近的
    The two runners finished the race in a close second and third, with only milliseconds separating them.
  4. 亲密的
    She shared her deepest secrets only with her closest companions.
  5. 闷热的
    The air in the tiny, windowless classroom was so close that the students could hardly stay awake during the lecture.
  6. 高舌位的(指舌头接近口腔上部发音的)
    In the word "beet," the "ee" sound is a close vowel because the tongue is raised towards the roof of the mouth.
  7. 剪得很短(形容发型或草坪等剪得很短)
    He shaved his beard so close that his skin felt completely smooth.
  8. 精确的(形容非常准确或忠实于原作的)
    The artist's rendition was a close copy of the original painting.
  9. 仔细的
    During the exam, the teacher kept a close watch on the students to prevent cheating.
  10. 差点的(形容几乎实现某事的)
    She guessed his age as 30, and she was very close—he's actually 29.
  11. 侥幸的(形容某种情况险些发生)
    The ball whizzed by his head, missing by inches; it was too close for comfort.
  12. 严密的(形容被小心守护的)
    The recipe for the family's famous pie is a close secret, passed down through generations.