英汉词典

close 基本解释

• adj. 紧密的；亲密的；亲近的
• vt. 关；结束；使靠近
• vi. 关；结束；关闭
• adv. 紧密地
• n. 结束
• n. (Close)人名；(西)克洛塞；(英、法)克洛斯

close 词态变化

close 中文词源

来自PIE*skel,弯，转，词源同clavicle,scoliosis.原指古时弯钩状的钥匙，后指用钥匙锁上， 关闭。

close 英文词源

close

close: [13] Close originally entered English as a verb. It came from clos-, the past participial stem of Old French clore ‘shut’, which was a descendant of Latin claudere (related to Latin clāvis ‘key’, from which English gets clavier, clavichord, clavicle, clef, and conclave, and to Latin clāvus ‘nail’, from which French gets clou ‘nail’ – whence English clove – and English gets cloy).

The adjective was quick to follow, via Old French clos, but in this case the intermediate source was the Latin past participial stem clausrather than the Old French clos-. It originally meant simply ‘shut, enclosed, confined’, and did not evolve the sense ‘near’ until the late 15th century; it arose from the notion of the gap between two things being brought together by being closed off.

Related forms in English include clause, cloister, closet [14] (from Old French, ‘small private room’, a diminutive form of clos) and the various verbs ending in -clude, including conclude, include, and preclude.
=> clause, clavier, clef, cloister, closet, clove, cloy, conclave, conclude, enclave, include, preclude

close (v.)

c. 1200, "to shut, cover in," from Old French clos- (past participle stem of clore "to shut, to cut off from"), 12c., from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere "to shut, close; to block up, make inaccessible; put an end to; shut in, enclose, confine" (always -clusus, -cludere in compounds).

The Latin word might be from the possible PIE root *klau- "hook, peg, crooked or forked branch" (used as a bar or bolt in primitive structures); cognates: Latin clavis "key," clavus "nail," claustrum "bar, bolt, barrier," claustra "dam, wall, barricade, stronghold;" Greek kleidos (genitive) "bar, bolt, key," klobos "cage;" Old Irish clo "nail," Middle Irish clithar "hedge, fence;" Old Church Slavonic ključi "hook, key," ključiti "shut;" Lithuanian kliuti "to catch, be caught on," kliaudziu "check, hinder," kliuvu "clasp, hang;" Old High German sliozan "shut," German schließen "to shut," Schlüssel "key."

Also partly from Old English beclysan "close in, shut up." Intransitive sense "become shut" is from late 14c. Meaning "draw near to" is from 1520s. Intransitive meaning "draw together, come together" is from 1550s, hence the idea in military verbal phrase close ranks (mid-17c.), later with figurative extensions. Meaning "bring to an end, finish" is from c. 1400; intransitive sense "come to an end" is from 1826. Of stock prices, from 1860. Meaning "bring together the parts of" (a book, etc.) is from 1560s. Related: Closed; closing.

close (adj.)

late 14c., "strictly confined," also "secret," from Old French clos "confined; concealed, secret; taciturn" (12c.), from Latin clausus "close, reserved," past participle adjective from claudere "stop up, fasten, shut" (see close (v.)); main sense shifting to "near" (late 15c.) by way of "closing the gap between two things." Related: Closely.

Meaning "narrowly confined, pent up" is late 14c. Meaning "near" in a figurative sense, of persons, from 1560s. Meaning "full of attention to detail" is from 1660s. Of contests, from 1855. Close call is from 1866, in a quotation in an anecdote from 1863, possibly a term from the American Civil War; close shave in the figurative sense is 1820, American English. Close range is from 1814. Close-minded is attested from 1818. Close-fisted "penurious, miserly" is from c. 1600.

close (n.)

late 14c., "act of closing, conclusion, termination," from close (v.). Also in early use "enclosure, enclosed space" (late 13c.), from Old French clos, noun use of past participle.

close (adv.)

"tightly, with no opening or space between," from close (adj.).

close 词组搭配

close 英文释义

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

close 同义词解析

close, near, nearby

这些形容词均有"接近的"之意。

close： 语气强于near。指时间、地点或程度方面的接近，有紧靠、相邻的意味。

near： 语气弱于close，也指时间或空间上的接近，但无"紧接，接触"的含义。

nearby： 指距离上很近，近在咫尺。

close, shut, slam

这些动词均有"关"之意。

close： 较多地用于正式或庄重的文体中，如关闭铁路、公路以及其它交通渠道，要用close。

shut： 着重关闭的动作、过程和方式手段。

slam： 象声词，指"砰的关上"，或用力关上。

complete, finish, end, close, conclude, terminate, accomplish

这些动词均含"结束，完成"之意。

complete： 侧重指完成预定的任务或使某事完善，补足缺少的部分等。

finish： 与complete基本同义，着重圆满地结束或完成已着手的事。

end： 最普通用词，着重事情的完成。也指某种活动因达到目的而自然结束或由于某种原因而突然中止。

close： 普通用词，着重行为的终止或结束，不强调其目的。

conclude： 正式用词，多指以某事或活动达到预期目的而告终。

terminate： 强调有一个空间和时间的限度，届时必须终止。书面语用词。

accomplish： 正式用词，强调一个过程的完成；也可指依靠努力达到一定目的，或取得一定的结果。

familiar, intimate, close, confidential

这些形容词均含"亲密的"之意。

familiar： 通常指因长期交往而彼此很熟悉，像自家人一样。

intimate： 语气强烈，指感情或思想融洽、相互知心，彼此关系亲密。

close： 语气较强，指兴趣爱好相同，因而关系密切，感情深笃。

confidential： 指相互之间可推心置腹、彼此信赖。

close 双语例句

1. Three mortar shells had landed close to a crowd of people.

3枚迫击炮弹落在人群旁。

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2. Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore.

煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。

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3. An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport.

一架大型客机在飞近希思罗机场时差点儿发生空难。

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4. For my part, I feel elated and close to tears.

就我而言，我感到非常高兴，都快落泪了。

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5. Sammy was standing close to Ned, talking animatedly with him.

萨米紧挨着内德站着，两人谈兴正浓。

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close 实用场景例句

He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold...

经过更为仔细的探察，他发现这些岩石含金。

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Both nations are seeking closer links with the West...

两国都在寻求与西方国家建立更为紧密的联系。

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He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.

他一个人住，与3个已经长大成人的儿子经常联系。

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There is a close connection between pain and tension...

疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。

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Clare's close resemblance to his elder sister invoked a deep dislike in him.

克莱尔酷似他姐姐，这引起他极大的反感。

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Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p...

道森股票以219便士收盘，上涨了5便士。

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The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.

东京今天美元收高。

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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。

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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。

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Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear...

她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。

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The whales were too close; this posed an immediate problem for my photography...

鲸鱼离得太近,这成了我眼下拍摄面临的迫切问题。

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She and Linda became very close...

她和琳达变得非常亲密。

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As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail...

卡兰小的时候和姐姐盖尔最亲。

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...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative.

像孩子出生或近亲去世这样的大变故

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He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers...

他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。

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A senior source close to Mr Blair told us: 'Our position has not changed.'

和布莱尔先生关系密切的一位高层人士告诉我们说：“我们的立场没有改变。”

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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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If you are cold, close the window...

要是冷就把窗户关上。

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Zacharias heard the door close...

扎卡赖亚斯听见门关上了。

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Slowly he closed the book.

他慢慢合上书。

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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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Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep...

贝丝合上眼睛睡着了。

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When we sneeze, our eyes close.

打喷嚏的时候眼睛会闭上。

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Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day...

商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。

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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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Many enterprises will be forced to close...

很多家企业将被迫倒闭。

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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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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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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。”

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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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