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[] (about a shop/store, business, etc.) to finish business for the day; to not be open for people to use （指商店、企业等）关闭，不开放 ◆ What time do the banks close? 银行甚麽时候关门？ ◆ The storm closed the airport. 暴风雨使机场关闭。 OPP open
[] if a company, shop/store, etc. closes , or if youclose it, it stops operating as a business停业；歇业；倒闭 ◆ Four of the manufacturer's plants are to close. 这制造商有四个工厂即将停业。 ◆ The retailer said it would close 12 stores and cut 2 000 jobs. 零售商表示将关闭 12 家商店并削减 2 000 个职位。 ◆ The factory has closed its doors for the last time.工厂永久关闭了。 OPP open ➡ close down, close sth down
[] to end an activity or event 结束，终止（活动或事件） ◆ I took out all my money and closed my account. 我取出所有的钱并注销了账户。 ◆ The company closes its books (= completes its financial records) on a quarterly basis.公司每季度结账一次。 OPP open
[] to stop a computer program that has been running; to stop operating 关闭（运行中的计算机程序）；停止运行 ◆ Click on the ‘X’ in the top right-hand corner to close the window. 在右上角点击“ X ”关闭窗口。 OPP open
[] if shares, currencies, etc. close at a particular price, they are worth that amount when people stop trading them at the beginning of the day收市；收盘 ◆ a closing price of €19 a share 收盘价为每股 19 欧元 ◆ The shares closed at $3.67. 股票收盘价为 3.67 元。 SYN finish OPP open
[] to agree to sth after having discussed it for a period of time; to be agreed 达成；商定 ◆ The company is only days away from closing the deal. 公司离达成交易的限期只有几天。 ◆ We hope the deal will close on Friday. 我们希望周五能达成这笔交易。
[] if a meeting closes or sbcloses it, it ends（会议）结束，终止 ◆ The meeting closed at 5.30. 会议 5 点 30 分结束了。 OPP open
[] to make it impossible for goods, people, etc. to come through 关闭；封锁 ◆ Neighbouring countries have closed their borders. 邻国已将其边界封锁了。 OPP open
( ) [] close (out/off) sth to sell all the shares in a particular collection, or to buy back shares you have borrowed and sold in order to return the shares, resulting in a final profit or loss 结清；对冲；平仓 ◆ Many investors closed out their positions ahead of the New Year's holidays.许多投资者在新年假期之前平仓。 ➡ cover verb (6 )
