. & vi.

(使)关, 关闭

The door won't close.

这门关不上。

终止

At eleven the meeting closed.

会议于11点结束。

[kləus]

adj.

接近的

关系亲密的

中间无空隙的, 浓缩的, 挤紧的

势均力敌的

adv.

中间无空隙地, 位置接近地

n.

终结, 结束, 末尾

新牛津英汉双解大词典:

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[kləʊs]

adjective

only a short distance away or apart in space or time

（空间，时间）近的，接近的，靠近的

the hotel is close to the sea.

宾馆靠近大海。

her birthday and her wedding date were close together.

她的生日和结婚纪念日离得很近。

why don't we go straight to the shops, as we're so close?.

离得那么近，为什么不直接去商店呢？。

the months of living in close proximity to her were taking their toll.

几个月来和她近距离生活让他们付出了代价。

■with very little or no space in between; dense.

紧密的；密集的

cloth with a closer weave.

织得更密的布料。

this work occupies over 1,300 pages of close print.

这部作品密密麻麻印了1,300多页。

■[predic.](close to)very near to (being or doing something).

接近，快要（成为，做…）

on a good day the climate in LA is close to perfection.

遇上好天，洛杉矶的气候接近完美。

she was close to tears.

她快要哭了。

■(of a competitive situation) won or likely to be won by only a small amount or distance.

（竞争）势均力敌的，不相上下的

the race will be a close contest.

这场赛跑将是场势均力敌的比赛。

■[attrib.](of a final position in a competition) very near to the competitor immediately in front.

（竞赛成绩）接近前者的

she finished a close second.

她以微弱的分差属居第二。

close后面加todo还是doing 扩展资料

close后面加to doing,中文意思是“差一点做某事”

例如，他在大街上边走边看手机，过马路差一点被车撞了。

He was walking in the street looking at his mobile phone and came close to getting hit by a car when he crossed the street.

幸好我反应快，我差一点就把房门钥匙放在家里了。

Fortunately, I was quick to react. l was close to leaving my key at home.