closer的意思和读音

closer

: ['kloʊzə] : ['kləʊzə]

v.()

adj.

n.();线(∥);

adv.

closers  

closeradj.near

1.[nubn]~ (to sb/sth).~ (together)near in space or time

Our new house is close to the school.

I had no idea the beach was so close.

The two buildings are close together .

This is the closest we can get to the beach by car.

We all have to work in close proximity(= near each other) .

The President was shot at close range(= from a short distance away) .

The children are close to each other in age.

Their birthdays are very close together .

almost/likely

2.[nbn]~ to sth.~ to doing sth);almost in a particular state; likely to do sth soon

He was close to tears.

The new library is close to completion.

She knew she was close to death.

We are close to signing the agreement.

relationship

3.~ (to sb)knowing sb very well and liking them very much

Jo is a very close friend .

She is very close to her father.

She and her father are very close.

We're a very close family.

4.near in family relationship

close relatives, such as your mother and father, and brothers and sisters

5.very involved in the work or activities of sb else, usually seeing and talking to them regularly

He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers.

The college has close links with many other institutions.

She has kept in close contact with the victims' families.

We keep in close touch with the police.

careful

6.[obn]careful and thorough

Take a close look at this photograph.

On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake.

Pay close attention to what I am telling you.

similar

7.~ (to sth)very similar to sth else or to an amount

There's a close resemblance(= they look very similar) .

His feeling for her was close to hatred.

The total was close to 20% of the workforce. 20%。

We tried to match the colours, but this is the closest we could get.使

competition/election, etc.

8.won by only a small amount or distance

a close contest/match/election

It was a very close finish .

I think it's going to be close.

Our team came a close second(= nearly won) .

The game was closer than the score suggests.

The result is going to be too close to call(= either side may win) .

almost bad result

9.used to describe sth, usually a dangerous or unpleasant situation, that nearly happens

Phew! That was close─that car nearly hit us.

We caught the bus in the end but it was close(= we nearly missed it) .

without space

10.with little or no space in between

over 1 000 pages of close print1 000

The soldiers advanced in close formation.

cut short

11.cut very short, near to the skin

a close haircut/shave

guarded

12.[obn]carefully guarded

The donor's identity is a close secret .

She was kept under close arrest .

weather/room

13.warm in an uncomfortable way because there does not seem to be enough fresh air

private

14.[nbn]~ (about sth)not willing to give personal information about yourself

He was close about his past.

mean

15.[nbn]not liking to spend money

She's always been very close with her money.

phonetics

16.produced with the mouth in a relatively closed position

IDM

fighting at close quarters

at/from close quartersvery near

fighting at close quarters

close, but no cigar(informal)used to tell sb that their attempt or guess was almost but not quite successfula close call/shave(informal)a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.

We got him out in the end, but it was a close thing.

a close thinga situation in which success or failure is equally possible

We got him out in the end, but it was a close thing.

Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.使

close to home使if a remark or topic of discussion isclose to home , it is accurate or connected with you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or embarrassed

Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.使

Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales.

keep a close eye/watch on sb/sthto watch sb/sth carefully

Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales.

adv.

1.near; not far away

They sat close together .

Don't come too close !

She held Tom close and pressed her cheek to his.

I couldn't get close enough to see.

A second police car followed close behind .

IDM

There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.

close at handnear; in a place where sb/sth can be reached easily

There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.

Our friends live close by.

The route passes close by the town.

close by (sb/sth)…)at a short distance (from sb/sth)

Our friends live close by.

The route passes close by the town.

She is close on sixty.

It is close on midnight.

a profit close to £200 million 2 亿

close onclose toalmost; nearly

She is close on sixty.

It is close on midnight.

a profit close to £200 million 2 亿

a close run thinga situation in which sb only just wins or loses, for example in a competition or an election

The picture looks very different when you see it close to.

close toclose upin a position very near to sth

The picture looks very different when you see it close to.

She snuggled close up to him.

close up to sb/sthvery near in space to sb/sth

She snuggled close up to him.

He'd come close to death.

We didn't win but we came close.

come close (to sth/to doing sth)to almost reach or do sth

He'd come close to death.

We didn't win but we came close.

Germany ran Argentina very close in the final.

run sb/sth closeto be nearly as good, fast, successful, etc. as sb/sth else

Germany ran Argentina very close in the final.

n.

1.a street that is closed at one end

Brookside Close

2.the grounds and buildings that surround and belong to a cathedral

n.1.;2.

adj.1.“close”

adv.1.“close”

adj.1.The comparative of close

adv.1.The comparative of close

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7. ... I wanna pull you closer closer but You leave me feeling frozen ...

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1.She said, "I thought that as he got older he would grow closer to the Lord and become a different person. ":「。」

2.Evidently the curious colleague moved in for a closer look just as the egg exploded and splattered hot yolk all over his amazed face.

3.I don't know how much closer we can get, but I am confident we will not be so far behind.

4.Either way, perhaps its time we all took a bit of a closer look at what we do online and studied our digital reflection.线

5.He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots, She did and noted that they were soft .西

6.'Part of what hurt Lehman and Bear was the fear that as you got closer to quarter-end, there was going to be a run on the bank, ' he said.

7.It was at this point that his mood noticeably darkened. I found myself easing a bit closer so as not to miss a single detail.

8."This tells me that London was a bit frothy, while China was trading closer to fair value, " said a trader based in Perth.“,”

9.Give me a break! She's such a monet. Just take a closer look, and you'll see what I mean.

10.As Hans-Werner Sinn of the CESifo institute in Munich notes, this threat seems to be closer.CESifo(CESifoinstitute)-(Hans-WernerSinn)