vt.

1. 關閉；蓋上；合上
   She closed the door softly.

   她輕輕地關上門。

2. 關（商店等）；封閉（道路等）
   The street has been closed for two days.

   這條街已被封閉兩天了。

3. （尤指永久性地）關閉（學校，醫院等）[（+down）]
   The company has decided to close down its three branches in Europe.

   該公司已決定關閉它在歐洲的三個分公司。

4. 結束；終止；結清（帳目）；商定（交易）
   I have closed my account at that bank.

   我已關停了我在該銀行的帳戶。

   The conference was closed on June 10.

   會議於六月十日結束。

5. 使靠攏；使癒合
   The surgeon closed the incision with stitches.

   外科醫生縫合了傷口。

vi.

1. 關閉；蓋上；合上
   The door closes quietly.

   這門關起來不發出什麼聲音。

2. （商店等）關門，打烊
   The post office closes at 6.

   郵局六點關門。

3. （學校，醫院等永久性地）關閉[（+down）]
4. 結束
   At eleven the conference closed.

   十一時大會結束。

5. 靠攏；（差距）縮小；癒合
   The wound has closed.

   傷口已癒合。

   The gap between the two runners is beginning to close.

   兩個賽跑者之間的距離開始縮短。

6. 收盤[Q]
   The company's shares closed high yesterday.

   昨天該公司股票收盤價上揚。

n.

1. 結束，終止，末尾[S]
   The national anthem was sung at the close of the meeting.

   會議結束時唱國歌。

2. （金融）收盤價

a.

1. 近的，接近的[（+to）]
   His house is close to the factory.

   他家靠近該廠。

2. （關係）密切的，親密的
   She is a close friend of theirs.

   她是他們的摯友。

3. 緊密的；狹窄的；緊身的
   They live in close quarters.

   他們的住房狹小。

4. 嚴密的，準確的，極度的，徹底的
   Please pay close attention to where they go.

   請密切注意他們將去何處。

5. 不透氣的，悶熱的，沉悶的
   It's very close in this room.

   這房內十分悶熱。

6. （尤指比賽）勢均力敵的
   They are close in age.

   他們年齡相仿。

   That's a close baseball game.

   那是一場勢均力敵的棒球賽。

7. 【語】（母音）閉的，封閉的
8. 【口】祕密的；嘴緊的，沉默的[F][（+about）]
   He is close about the experiment.

   他一點也不肯透露有關實驗的情況。

9. 【口】吝嗇的[F][（+with）]
   Everybody knows she is close with money.

   大家都知道她花錢很小氣。

ad.

1. 接近，靠近地[（+to）]
   They live close to the museum.

   他們住在靠近博物館的地方。

2. 緊密地，緊緊地
   Anna followed close behind.

   安娜緊隨在後。

n.

1. （尤指教堂的）院子
2. 【英】死路；死胡同

adj.

1. only a short distance away or apart in space or time.
   ▸dense:

   close print.
   ▸ (close to) very near to (being or doing something).
2. denoting someone who is part of a person's immediate family, typically a parent or sibling.
   ▸on very affectionate or intimate terms.
   ▸(of a connection or resemblance) strong.
3. (of observation or examination) done carefully and thoroughly.
4. (of information) carefully guarded:
   a close secret.
   ▸not willing to give away money or information.
5. uncomfortably humid or airless.
6. Phonetics  another term for high (sense ⁷).

adv.

n.

1. Brit. a residential street without through access.
2. Brit. the precinct surrounding a cathedral.
3. Scottish an entry from the street to a common stairway or to a court at the back of a building.

v.

1. move so as to cover an opening.
2. (also close something up) bring two parts of (something) together.
   ▸make or become narrower or blocked:

   she felt her throat close up.
3. (close on/in on/up on) gradually get nearer to or surround.
   ▸ (close with) come near, especially so as to engage with (an enemy force).
   ▸ (close in) (of days) get successively shorter with the approach of the winter solstice.
4. (close around/over) encircle and hold.
5. bring or come to an end.
   ▸finish speaking or writing.
   ▸satisfactorily conclude (a business transaction).
6. (often close down/up) (of a business or other organization) cease to be open to the public or in operation.
7. make (an electric circuit) continuous.

n.

1. the end of an event or of a period of time or activity:
   the day drew to a close.
2. the shutting of a door.