| 单词 | close |
| 释义 | close close /; AmE / verb, noun
■ verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] (about a shop/store, business, etc.) to finish business for the day; to not be open for people to use: What time do the banks close? The storm closed the airport. OPP OPEN
2 [+ obj or no obj] if a company, shop/store, etc. closes, or if you close it, it stops operating as a business: Four of the manufacturer's plants are to close. The retailer said it would close 12 stores and cut 2 000 jobs. The factory has closed its doors for the last time. OPP OPEN ⇨ CLOSE DOWN, CLOSE STH DOWN
3 [+ obj] to end an activity or event: I took out all my money and closed my account. The company closes its books (= completes its financial records) on a quarterly basis. The commission has closed its investigation into the company's finances. OPP OPEN
4 [+ obj or no obj] to stop a computer program that has been running; to stop operating: Click on the ‘X' in the top right-hand corner to close the window. OPP OPEN
5 [no obj] 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: a closing price of €19 a share The shares closed at $3.67. Shares in Toshiba closed down 1.11 per cent. SYN FINISH OPP OPEN
6 [+ obj or no obj] to agree to sth after having discussed it for a period of time; to be agreed: The company is only days away from closing the deal. We hope the deal will close on Friday.
7 [+ obj or no obj] if a meeting closes or sb closes it, it ends: The meeting closed at 5.30. OPP OPEN
8 [+ obj] to make it impossible for goods, people, etc. to come through: Neighbouring countries have closed their borders. OPP OPEN
9 (Stock Exchange ) [+ obj] 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: Many investors closed out their positions ahead of the New Year's holidays. ⇨ COVER verb (6)
PHRASAL VERBS
close down; close sth down if a company, shop/store, etc. closes down, or if you close it down, it stops operating as a business: The company is closing down two of its manufacturing plants. OPP OPEN STH UP, OPEN UP ⇨ CLOSE verb (2), CLOSE-DOWN
close sth out (AmE) to sell goods very cheaply in order to get rid of them quickly
■ noun [C, usually sing.]
COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE
the end of the day of trading, especially on a stock exchange; the price of a share, bond, etc. at this time: By the close of London trading, Wall Street was up 9.78 points. The index was 5.6% higher at the close. The share price has dropped below its €95 close on Monday. SYN FINISH OPP OPEN
a flat/low/weak close ◆ a firm/high/strong close |
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