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close I /kləuz/ I. vt.& vi. 1.关上，闭上，关闭，不开放：The post office closes at half past six. 邮局六点半关门。The library is closed on weekends.图书馆周末不对外开放。2.结束：At eleven the meeting (was) closed. 11点钟会议结束了。close one’s doors (to)…(对)…关门： The club has closed its doors to new members.俱乐部已不再接收新成员。close down停止（营业等）：Many of the city’s leading restaurants close down for the whole of August. 很多城里的大饭店在整个八月都停业了。 ‖II. n.［u］结束，末尾： at the close of the party 宴会结束时bring to a close使…结束：They tried hard to bring the war to a close.他们竭力结束战争。come to a close结束：The art festival came to a close on December 29.艺术节于12月29日结束。

［辨析］与finish, complete, accomplish, conclude, end和terminate辨见finish

close II /kləus/ I. adj.1.近，靠近，接近：The ship kept close to the coast. 轮船始终靠岸边航行。 close by靠近；附近：Her father lives quite close by. 她爸爸住得很近。 2.亲密，紧密：close relationship 亲密的关系; close co-operation 亲密的合作; close unity 紧密的团结 3.周密，仔细，严密：We kept a close watch on the prisoners.我们始终严密地监视着犯人He did not pay any close attention to these details.他对这些细节没有仔细注意。‖II.adv. 靠近，接近：Come close so that I can see you. 过来点儿，好让我看见你。He was standing close to the door.他站得离门很近。close up附近：Close up she was no less pretty.靠近了看，她也很漂亮。