That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.
——L.W.Akott
好书使人开卷有所求,闭卷有所获。
——奥尔科特
一、你知道close有几种含义吗?
adj.
1.近的,接近的
It was an artificial light, almost close at hand.
那是一盏人点起的灯,近得几乎伸手可及。
2.(关系)密切的,亲密的
A high negative cross-elasticity between two goods means that they are close complaints.
存在很高的负值,就说明这两种商品是很密切的互补品。
3.紧密的;狭窄的;紧身的
I'll show you the close texture.
我要给你看一件紧密的织品。
4.严密的,准确的
His close reasoning gave fiber to his argument.
他严密的逻辑使他的论点强劲有力。
adv.
1.接近,靠近地
They live close to the museum.
他们住在靠近博物馆的地方。
2.紧密地,紧紧地
The disease that should have pulled us close as a family instead walled us apart.
母亲的病,本来应该把我们一家人紧密地拉在一起,结果却反而像一堵墙把我们隔开了。
n.
1.结束;终止
As 1999 draws to a close, the story is changing.
1999年即将结束时,情况有了变化。
2.(尤指教堂的)院子
This is a venerable lane giving on to the cathedral close.
这是一条通向大教堂院子的古老小巷。
3.【英】死路
v.
1.关闭;盖上;合上[I,T]
She closed the door softly.
她轻轻地关上门。
2.关(商店等);封闭(道路等)[I,T]
The street has been closed for two days.
这条街已被封闭两天了。
3.(尤指永久性地)关闭(学校、医院等)[I,T]
Many enterprises will be forced to close.
很多家企业将被迫倒闭。
4.结束,结清(帐目);商定(交易)[I,T]
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。
5.(使)靠拢,(使)愈合[I,T]
The enemy troops were closing in upon the city from three different directions.
敌军正从三个不同方向逼近该市。
二、含有close的常见词组有哪些?
close at hand ad.就在眼前
close down v.关闭,封闭,停止播音
close in v.包围,封闭,渐短
close off v.隔离,封锁,结帐
close quarters n.近距离
三、词义辨析:表示“接近的”的还有哪些词呢?
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。