to shut something, like a door or window
Please close the window before you leave.
请在离开前关上窗户。
to bring parts together, like your mouth or eyes
Remember to close your eyes when you sleep.
睡觉时记得闭上眼睛。
to stop a place from being open to people
The store will close early today.
今天商店会提前关门。
to stop a business from operating
The cafe had to close because it lost money.
这家咖啡馆因为亏损不得不关闭。
to finish or end something
Let's close the meeting now.
我们现在结束会议吧。
to finalize a business agreement
They hope to close the deal soon.
他们希望尽快达成交易。
to fix a security problem
We need to close this security gap quickly.
我们需要迅速填补这个安全漏洞。
to exit a computer program or file
Don't forget to close the document when you're done.
完成后别忘了关闭文档。
to finish at a certain price in stock trading
The stock market will close at 4 PM.
股市将在下午4点收盘。
to reduce a gap or distance
The runner tried to close the distance to the leader.
那位跑步者试图缩短与领先者的距离。
to hold something in your hand
She closed her hand around the coin.
她用手握住了硬币。
to complete an electrical circuit
The switch will close the circuit when flipped.
开关翻转时会闭合电路。
the end of something
At the close of the day, we felt tired but happy.
一天结束时,我们感到疲惫但快乐。
the act of shutting, like a door
The soft close of the door didn't wake the baby.
轻轻的关门声没有吵醒婴儿。
near in space or time
The bus stop is close to my house.
公交车站离我家很近。
having a strong friendship
She is my close friend from childhood.
她是我从小到大的亲密朋友。
related by family
Only close family attended the small wedding.
只有近亲参加了这场小型婚礼。
having strong connections
The two companies have close ties.
这两家公司关系密切。
done with great attention
The doctor gave me a close examination.
医生给我做了仔细的检查。
almost happening
We were close to missing the train.
我们差点没赶上火车。
very similar
The copy was close to the original.
复制品非常接近原作。
with a small difference
It was a close race to the finish line.
这是一场接近终点线的激烈比赛。
nearly happening, especially something bad
That was a close call with the car!
那辆车真是险象环生!
with little space between
The soldiers stood in close rows.
士兵们紧密地站成排。
cut very short
He got a close haircut for summer.
他为夏天剪了个很短的头发。
carefully watched
The prisoner was under close watch.
这名囚犯受到严密监视。
hot and humid with little air
It's very close in this room with no windows.
这个没有窗户的房间非常闷热。
not sharing personal information
He's very close about his personal life.
他对自己的私生活非常保密。
not liking to spend money
She's close with her money and saves every penny.
她用钱很节省,每一分钱都存起来。
a type of sound in language
near in distance
Come close so I can hear you better.
靠近点,这样我能听得更清楚。