| 单词 | close |
| 释义 | 1. shutting or completing2. nearness; adjective uses3. nearness; verb uses4. used as a road name close (kloʊz ) shutting or completing Word forms: closes , closing , closed 1. verb A1 When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered. If you are cold, close the window. [VERB noun] Zacharias heard the door close. [VERB] Keep the curtains closed. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: shut, lock, push to, fasten 2. verb A1 When you close something such as an open book or umbrella, you move the different parts of it together. Slowly he closed the book. [VERB noun] 3. verb A1 If you close something such as a computer file or window, you give the computer an instruction to remove it from the screen. [computing] To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard. [VERB noun] 4. verb A1 When you close your eyes or your eyes close, your eyelids move downwards, so that you can no longer see. Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep. [VERB noun] When we sneeze, our eyes close. [VERB] 5. verb A2 When a place closes or is closed, work or activity stops there for a short period. Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. [VERB] It was Saturday; they could close the office early. [VERB noun] Government troops closed the airport. [VERB noun] The restaurant was closed for the night. [VERB-ed] 6. verb B2 If a place such as a factory, shop, or school closes, or if it is closed, all work or activity stops there permanently. Many enterprises will be forced to close. [VERB] If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester. [VERB noun] Synonyms: shut down, finish, cease, discontinue Close down means the same as close1. Minford closed down the business and went into politics. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Many of the smaller stores have closed down. [VERB PARTICLE] closing singular noun ...the closing of the steelworks. [+ of] 7. verb To close a road or border means to block it in order to prevent people from using it. The police had to close the road to traffic. [VERB noun] 8. verb To close a conversation, event, or matter means to bring it to an end or to complete it. DNA tests could close the case. [VERB noun] He needs another $30,000 to close the deal. [VERB noun] The Prime Minister is said to now consider the matter closed. [VERB-ed] ...the closing ceremony of the National Political Conference. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: clinch, confirm, secure, conclude 9. verb If you close a bank account, you take all your money out of it and inform the bank that you will no longer be using the account. He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier. [VERB noun] 10. verb On the stock market or the currency markets, if a share price or a currency closes at a particular value, that is its value at the end of the day's business. [business] Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p. [VERB preposition/adverb] The U.S. dollar closed higher in Tokyo today. [VERB adjective] 11. singular noun The close of a period of time or an activity is the end of it. To bring or draw something to a close means to end it. By the close of business, they knew the campaign was a success. [+ of] Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history. As the year draws to a close, the story is changing. Synonyms: end, ending, finish, conclusion 12. See also closed, closing 13. to close the door on something phrase If someone closes the door on something, they stop thinking about it or dealing with it. We never close the door on a successful series. 14. to close your eyes to something phrase If you close your eyes to something bad or if you shut your eyes to it, you ignore it. Most governments must simply be shutting their eyes to the problem. 15. to close ranks phrase If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized. Conservative MPs intend to put aside their differences over Europe and close ranks behind the Prime Minister. Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct. Phrasal verbs: close down close1 [sense 6] close off phrasal verb To close something off means to separate it from other things or people so that they cannot go there. Police closed off about 12 blocks of a major San Francisco thoroughfare for today's march. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The old guard of leaders are closed off behind walls built of yesterday's ideology. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] close up 1. phrasal verb If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away. Just close up the shop. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The summer house had been closed up all year. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If an opening, gap, or something hollow closes up, or if you close it up, it becomes closed or covered. Don't use cold water as it shocks the blood vessels into closing up. [VERB PARTICLE] close (kloʊs ) nearness; adjective uses Word forms: closer , closest 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb] A1 If one thing or person is close to another, there is only a very small distance between them. Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear. [+ to] The whales were too close; this posed an immediate problem for my photography. The man moved closer, lowering his voice. The tables were pushed close together so diners could talk across the aisles. closely adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB -ed] A2 They crowded more closely around the stretcher. Wherever they went they were closely followed by security men. 2. adjective A2 You say that people are close to each other when they like each other very much and know each other very well. She and Linda became very close. As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail. [+ to] I shared a house with a close friend from school. I had a close relationship with my grandfather. Synonyms: intimate, loving, friendly, familiar closeness uncountable noun I asked whether her closeness to her mother ever posed any problems. [+ to] Synonyms: nearness, proximity, handiness, adjacency Synonyms: imminence, nearness, imminentness, impendency Synonyms: intimacy, love, devotion, confidentiality Synonyms: carefulness, alertness, thoroughness, earnestness Synonyms: compactness, thickness, tightness, impenetrability Synonyms: accuracy, faithfulness, strictness, exactness Synonyms: stuffiness, thickness, humidity, heaviness Synonyms: secretiveness, reticence, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness Synonyms: meanness, parsimony [formal], stinginess, miserliness 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ Your close relatives are the members of your family who are most directly related to you, for example your parents and your brothers or sisters. ...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative. 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun, Also v-link ADJ to n] B1+ A close ally or partner of someone knows them well and is very involved in their work. He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers. A senior source close to the Prime Minister told us: 'Our position has not changed.' [+ to] 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Close contact or co-operation involves seeing or communicating with someone often. Both nations are seeking closer links with the West. He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons. closely adverb [ADVERB after verb] B2 We work closely with the careers officers in schools. [+ with] 6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 If there is a close connection or resemblance between two things, they are strongly connected or are very similar. There is a close connection between pain and tension. Clare's close resemblance to his elder sister invoked a deep dislike in him. Synonyms: noticeable, marked, strong, distinct closely adverb [ADVERB before verb, ADVERB -ed] B2 ...a pattern closely resembling a cross. ...fruits closely related to the orange. 7. adjective Close inspection or observation of something is careful and thorough. He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold. All these definitions, while sounding impressive, do not stand up under close scrutiny. Let's have a closer look. closely adverb [ADVERB with verb] If you look closely at the problems in society, you'll see evidence of discrimination. 8. adjective A close competition or election is won or seems likely to be won by only a small amount. It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties. It's going to be very close. Synonyms: even, level, neck and neck, fifty-fifty [informal] closely adverb [usually ADVERB -ed] This will be a closely fought race. 9. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are close to something or if it is close, it is likely to happen or come soon. If you are close to doing something, you are likely to do it soon. She sounded close to tears. [+ to] Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation. A senior White House official said the agreement is close. He's close to signing a contract. [+ to] Synonyms: imminent, near, approaching, impending 10. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing. There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness. An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport. [+ to] Her desire was closer to passion than love. 11. adjective If the atmosphere somewhere is close, it is unpleasantly warm with not enough air. 12. close by/at hand phrase B1 Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you. Did a new hairdressing shop open close by? Lake and mountain scenery is also close at hand: it's a 90-minute drive to the Mont-Tremblant ski resort. 13. a close call/shave/thing phrase If you describe an event as a close shave, a close thing, or a close call, you mean that an accident or a disaster very nearly happened. You had a close shave, but you knew when you accepted this job that there would be risks. 14. keep a close eye/watch on sb/sth phrase If you keep a close eye on someone or something or keep a close watch on them, you observe them carefully to make sure they are progressing as you want them to. The President's foreign policy team are keeping a close eye on events. 15. close to/on phrase B2 Close to a particular amount or distance means slightly less than that amount or distance. In British English, you can also say close on a particular amount or distance. Sisulu spent close to 30 years in prison. [+ to] Close to 50,000 people took part. Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover. [+ on] 16. close up/to phrase B2 If you look at something close up or close to, you look at it when you are very near to it. They always look smaller close up. [+ up] 17. See also close-up 18. too close to call phrase If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin. [journalism] In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point. 19. at close quarters phrase If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing. You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters. 20. at close range phrase If you see or hit something at close range or from close range, you are very close to it when you see it or hit it. If you do something at a range of half a mile, for example, you are half a mile away from it when you do it. He was shot in the head at close range. McCoist knocked the ball in from close range. ...photographing wild animals from close range. The enemy opened fire at a range of only 20 yards. close (kloʊz ) nearness; verb uses Word forms: closes , closing , closed verb If you are closing on someone or something that you are following, you are getting nearer and nearer to them. I was within 15 seconds of the guy in second place and closing on him. [VERB + on] Phrasal verbs: close in 1. phrasal verb If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them. Eight thousand soldiers were closing in on him. [VERB PARTICLE + on] As Parretti walked across the tarmac, fraud officers closed in. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb When winter or darkness closes in, it arrives. The dark nights and cold weather are closing in. [VERB PARTICLE] Close (kloʊs ) used as a road name Word forms: Closescountable noun [noun NOUN] Close is used in the names of some streets in Britain. ...116 Dendridge Close. Idioms: close to home if a remark is close to home, it makes people feel uncomfortable or upset because it is about a sensitive or very personal subject The message the film conveyed struck so hard and so close to home that it moved me to tears. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something is close to your heart said to mean that a subject is very important to you and that you are concerned about it or interested in it Sport in schools - or rather, the lack of it - is an issue close to her heart. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something is too close to call said to mean it is impossible to say who will win The presidential race is too close to call. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers close but no cigar said to someone to mean that they have failed in what they were trying to achieve or make you believe It was a case of close but no cigar for a group of illegal immigrants intercepted by customs officials on their way to the train station. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers play your cards close to the vest [US] to not tell anyone about your plans or thoughts He plays his cards very close to the vest, causing some attorneys with whom he's worked to describe him as secretive and manipulative. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep your cards close to your chest to not tell anyone about your plans or thoughts The Prime Minister was said yesterday to be keeping his cards close to his chest after an informal discussion at cabinet on Thursday. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a close call a situation in which someone only just manages to avoid an accident or disaster `That was a close call,' Bess gasped, as the boat steadied and got under way. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers close the book on something to cause something to end, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation Lawyers say they are happy to close the book on one of the most frustrating chapters of the company's history. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers close to the bone or near to the bone if a remark or piece of writing is close to the bone, it makes people uncomfortable, because it deals with subjects which they prefer not to be discussed This isn't strictly satire, it's far too close to the bone to be funny. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers close ranks to support the other members of a group totally and oppose any criticism or attacks from outside Malaysian Cabinet ministers have closed ranks behind Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, saying there was no question of his stepping down. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have a close shave to very nearly have an accident or disaster or to very nearly suffer a defeat Gingrich had a close shave in the 1990 general election. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers sail close to the wind [mainly British] to take a risk by doing or saying something which may get you into trouble Max warned her she was sailing dangerously close to the wind and risked prosecution. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: close a curtain Alternatively, heat-sensitive components can be built into the rigging to automatically close this curtain in case of fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stagehands had to intervene and close the curtain themselves, after which it was possible for the sequence to continue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commonly, a voter enters the machine and pulls a lever to close the curtain, thus unlocking the voting levers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One application lasts for months: apply a tiny amount along the track, then open and close the curtains a few times to work it in. Times, Sunday Times His modus operandi as a professional has been to close the curtains. Times, Sunday Times These guys will do whatever it takes to close a deal. Times, Sunday Times I want to be able to close the deal. Times, Sunday Times Instead, try to close the deal when you feel you have enough to satisfy your baseline requirements. The Sun But they could not close the deal, just like in major championships. Times, Sunday Times Privately, all agree that it was the intention to close the deal before now. Times, Sunday Times I closed the file, turned out the lights, and lay down. NO BODY Girardi closed the file on his computer that represented the latest work on the budget. THE SHADOWS OF POWER (2002) Arnold closed the file, walked out into the corridor and obtained a cup of cool coffee from the vending machine. A TROUT IN THE MILK (2003) There are fears that other openended property funds might close the gate on investors that want to withdraw their cash. Times,Sunday Times Did it never occur to her to close the gate? Christianity Today Farmers will use a tractor to go 20yd to close a gate rather than walk. Times, Sunday Times On his ride home, he stopped to open a gate, drove through, then got off the tractor again to close the gate, and continued on his way. Globe and Mail When activated, the gatekeeper neuron alters the polarity of the presynaptic axon to either open or close the gate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Half a million company car drivers are facing higher tax bills under government plans to close a loophole that allows employees to buy cheap vehicles. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Last year the Government closed a loophole in the law to stop restaurants using service charges and tips to subsidise wages. Times, Sunday Times (2010) VAT will be added to all hot takeaway food, closing a loophole that exempted certain products. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It was a partnership, a close collaboration that in turn enriched their poetry. Words Of Love: Passionate Women from Heloise to Sylvia Plath (2006) Produced in close collaboration with the recently deceased artist, this show invites visitors into his inner circle. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Now she prefers life behind the scenes, working in close collaboration with the artists who perform her compositions. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Cell biology has always had a close connection with studies of human diseases. The Scientist (2000) There is a close connection between love and success. The Sun (2010) The pair formed a close connection and rumours began swirling round in Tinseltown that they were far more than just colleagues. The Sun (2016) I wanted to put people with tidy airing cupboards into awkward close contact with twentysomethings with ragged laundry in bin bags. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They keep close contact with the universities and teaching hospitals of the regions. Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990) It can trigger kidney failure and pneumonia and spreads through close contact with infected people. The Sun (2015) People have caught bird flu from being in close contact with sick or dead domestic poultry. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Don't share eating and drinking utensils with others and avoid close contact with people with sore throats. The Sun (2007) It served in hospitals, at air raid warning positions, and other auxiliary tasks in close cooperation with the army. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both nations are great allies with cultural similarities and close cooperation between both governments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The marketing activities are carried out in close cooperation with the tourism industry and other integral players, for example through partnerships. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The organization carries out applied research and development in close cooperation with industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From that moment on, members and voters began to argue for close cooperation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His work was influential in the discovery that acetylcholine and noradrenaline, the latter a close cousin and chemical precursor of adrenaline, are important neurotransmitters. The Times Literary Supplement Humans have a close cousin in the orangutan. Times,Sunday Times Pretentious sci-fi shows though, unlike their close cousin, the very thick paperback, lack the space for explicatory footnotes illuminating the powerful scientific or social subtexts that underpin them. Times, Sunday Times In certain hands, the letter was close cousin of the epistolary novel. The Times Literary Supplement The find provides possible evidence of the earliest interaction between the mammoth and humans' close cousins. Times, Sunday Times Barring a big surprise, this will be a close election. The Sun However, in a close election this could amount to much more than a rearranging of the deckchairs among the opposition parties. Times, Sunday Times It's going to be a very close election. Times, Sunday Times No other leader of a small country with only 9m citizens can pack such a highprofile international schedule, and on the eve of a close election. Times, Sunday Times Although most pundits predict a close election, the voters are now so polarised polls suggest there are few undecided voters to win over. Times, Sunday Times Buttons were missing from the shirt and it hung open at the side as well from a close encounter with the agave. SNOWLINE (2004) That pasta or curry last night with extra garlic may not be the close encounter that interviewers will enjoy. Times, Sunday Times (2009) After such a close encounter with the goodness, the kindliness, the saintliness of Luigi, they see the error of their ways and repent. WEEKEND FOR MURDER When a nuclear submarine has a close encounter with an unidentified object, it crashes in the ocean depths. The Sun (2009) Close examination of the economic data may lead to scary conclusions and suggest that investors should favour the cash-in-bank route. Times, Sunday Times Because many proposed acquisitions cannot withstand close examination, fewer are being approved. Times, Sunday Times It was a game in which a few stereotypes proved unfounded under close examination. ST The outlets most frequently targeted by criminals have learnt the hard way not to accept the purple-tinted notes without close examination. Times, Sunday Times A close examination of the text will usually keep us from focusing on either extreme. Christianity Today The sun highlights the part of your chart that deals with close family and emotional attachments. The Sun (2017) We held a small memorial service at the house with close family and friends. Times, Sunday Times (2014) My father worked from home so we were a close family. Times, Sunday Times (2008) So they are going ahead with their own commitment ceremony, where they will exchange vows and rings in front of close family and friends. The Sun (2013) Was I a relative or perhaps a close friend of Mr Tedeschi's, she asked me. THE EXECUTION (2002) It is partly the sharp contrast between seeing a close friend and a mere acquaintance that makes contacts with outsiders seem so stiff. Cultural Anthropology (1995) I consider her to be my closest friend and confidante and one of the most incredible women I know. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He was my closest friend and confidante. The Sun (2012) He has since become a close friend and confidant. Christianity Today (2000) We had always had a really close friendship. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Yet the two of them forged a close friendship. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But neither wished to risk damaging a close friendship. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But after a close friendship spanning 33 years it is impossible not to mourn her passing. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Building a close friendship will be the best basis for a lasting relationship. The Sun (2017) Even the freer pieces, on close inspection, are seldom that free. The Times Literary Supplement Despite the fanfare surrounding the announcement of the hydrogen highway, close inspection of the document reveals that it was little more than hot air. Times, Sunday Times Close inspection reveals low-grade build quality and materials. Times, Sunday Times Only on close inspection do the signs of age become apparent. Times, Sunday Times However, such generalisations about 'lost productivity' rarely survive close inspection. Times, Sunday Times After qualifying as a solicitor in 1979, he retained a close link with the regiment as a legal adviser, representing soldiers in courts martial. Times, Sunday Times There was not just a close link, but an inseparable link between the deportation proceedings and the bail proceedings. Times, Sunday Times Some earned renown in areas of endeavour lacking a close link to their philosophical speculations. The Times Literary Supplement In many ways the spirit of the founders - and a close link with the abbey next door - has been maintained. Times, Sunday Times In the period since that council, the close link of trust and mutual support that was forged between bishops and theologians has been greatly damaged. Times, Sunday Times There also needs to be a close look at where it all went wrong. Times, Sunday Times Then there were three to take a really close look at. The Sun Before we judge a profession, however, we need to take a close look at ourselves. Christianity Today They are urging people to take a close look at relatives and friends - and tip off detectives if they spot anything suspicious. The Sun The repercussions are a close look at ground amenities. The Sun One local, who used to work at the plant but did not wish to be named, reveals that employees are also subject to close observation. The Sun Yet the old-school medicine of close observation defined his theatrical style. Times, Sunday Times In fact, she wrote out of a lifetime of voracious reading, as well as close observation of the world. Times, Sunday Times The wallpapers and fabrics he created were based on a close observation of nature; daisies, pomegranates, borage and trellises covered with roses and birds. Times, Sunday Times After three days of close observation, we were allowed to go home. The Sun She was also a close observer of her rivals. Times, Sunday Times You don't play that way anymore, but you are still my close observer. Christianity Today He shows himself not only a close observer, but a conscientious and unprejudiced chronicler. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One far away observer takes as long as one very close observer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 None of it will shock close observers, but it's intriguing nonetheless to hear the story told by someone still on the inside. Times,Sunday Times The polls indicating a close race are conducted online, the others are held by telephone. Times, Sunday Times Winning such a close race only underlines his talent and consistency. Times, Sunday Times But it was a close race. The Sun It's going to be a close race. The Sun The poor morale and physical enervation of a jockey who recently lost a close race previously could undermine his ability to win the following race. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The case deserves close reading for all those social services departments and health bodies charged with looking after these vulnerable youngsters. Times, Sunday Times She understands her task as collecting and carrying out a respectful close reading of these sources. The Times Literary Supplement Such close reading in fact unites the twenty-five papers spanning almost forty years collected in this volume (of which four are previously unpublished). The Times Literary Supplement There are sentences so complex that any attentive close reading would have selected them for revision. The Times Literary Supplement The book feelingly describes both the external landscape and the interior worlds of the narrators, while the details that link the characters reward close reading. Times, Sunday Times It also contains acetylsalicylic acid, a close relation of aspirin, which has anti-inflammatory properties. Times, Sunday Times (2011) She paid him 900 for a deadly toxin called abrin, a close relation to ricin, it was claimed. The Sun (2014) Diplomacy and its close relation, effortful crowd-pleasing, are both overrated. Times, Sunday Times (2012) There are, however, important differences among different versions of realism, with a very close relation between “ scientific realism” and finitism. 2006, 'GAMTOTYROS PAŽANGOS PROGNOZIŲ EPISTEMOLOGINĖS PRIELAIDOS', Problemos Starch dynamics presents a close relation to the development of sporangia, microspores and pollen grains. 2015, 'Starch distribution in anthers, microspores and pollen grains in Aechmea recurvata (Klotzsch.) L.B.Sm., Dyckia racinae L.B.Sm. and Tillandsia aeranthos (Loisel.) L.B.Sm. (Bromeliaceae)', Acta Botânica Brasílica Yet in architecture, because of its close relationship to the perfect square, it worked. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There are doubtless many reasons for our close relationship with landscape. Improve Your Landscape Painting They forged a close relationship. The Sun (2016) When a classical pianist is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, she begins to form a close relationship with a student who becomes her carer. The Sun (2015) Starting with the absolute basics, the 90-minute session gives thrillseekers time to get under way with close supervision and hopefully get them hooked. The Sun Such a group would need to function under close supervision because of the nature of the problem. Christianity Today I can only give them the simplest and easiest parts of the occasional operation to do, under very close supervision. Times, Sunday Times Although inflammation around the heart had been corrected by a cathe-terisation procedure, he will remain under 'close supervision' in hospital for at least another week. Times, Sunday Times Singers of this calibre do not require such close supervision. Times, Sunday Times You can close the distance between friends. The Sun (2012) But the weather had also deterred most of the market customers, so Alpiew managed to close the distance considerably. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002) They plunged forward, huge arms grappling, closing the distance. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (2003) But this is likely to discourage investment without closing the gap. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The plan also gives priority to enhancing competitiveness and to closing the gap between the haves and have-nots and different races. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But this is a really good day because we've closed the gap. The Sun (2008) She closed the gap between them so as not to lose sight of him once they reached the station. THE RHYTHM SECTION (2002) It was important we won and closed the gap near the top a little. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Sacrificing that could put the close ties with the filmmakers' audiences at risk. Times,Sunday Times Prosecutions for illegal hunting are in doubt after a court case collapsed when an expert witness was accused of having close ties with anti-hunt activists. Times, Sunday Times Wellington will have close ties with a new state-funded academy school. Times, Sunday Times With close ties to the reformist movement coupled with the stature of his lineage, his candidacy was seen as a threat to hardliners. Times, Sunday Times The four diplomats were not named, but they were thought to be senior officials with close ties to the security services. Times, Sunday Times The candidate lost a close vote, but another pastor was called unanimously. Christianity Today Wheelwright was tried for contempt and sedition that month for his fast-day sermon, and in a close vote he was convicted, but not yet sentenced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a close vote by the veterans, they decided to remain where they were. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a close vote, residents approved incorporation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was chosen over four finalists for the position, winning a close vote on the fifth ballot before being unanimously approved by acclamation of the owners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He would be wearing a mask with a closed mouth, because his art consisted not of words but of movement. The Times Literary Supplement Conduct books made it clear that the closed mouth was the proper civilised demeanour. Times, Sunday Times In particular, she said, you need to understand their 'closed mouth' communications, in which a number of species use internal air pouches to make vibrations. Times, Sunday Times Pointed toes and closed mouth also assist in a smooth jump. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After hulling and drying, pistachios are sorted according to open mouth and closed mouth shell. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Like so many coastal fisheries, the gamba roja was sustainable when fishing was limited to small boats that stuck fairly close to the coast. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Keep the scones fairly close together, and then keep cutting and rolling, pushing the last bits of dough together to finish it off. Times, Sunday Times I always enjoyed going on trips fairly close to home. Times, Sunday Times But lots are 'sailing fairly close to the wind'. Times, Sunday Times Your palms should be narrower than shoulderwidth apart and your hands fairly close together. Times, Sunday Times An intensely bright blue flower that is widespread now, growing close to the ground, is germander speedwell. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Our new back garden had brambles growing close to the boundary fence. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Take care to protect plants growing close to the surfaces you are treating. The Sun (2014) The pair grew close over two years while having gruelling hospital treatment for lung disease cystic fibrosis. The Sun (2011) Where birch trees grow close together, in woods or small clumps, they are a solid mass of rich yellow. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Fellow travellers were delighted to see two people off the telly in close proximity and asked for selfies. Times, Sunday Times (2018) The same applies to colleagues who work in close proximity. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Work continued despite bright moonlight and the close proximity of the enemy. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Although there are no facilities on site, all are within close proximity of the park. The Sun (2017) It is not possible for two groups of people who are thrown into such close proximity to be constantly formal with each other. The Prisons We Deserve (1994) That, too, demanded wit and agility, dealing with the press while keeping in close touch with decision-making at the highest level. Times, Sunday Times This means it must be in close touch with the people. ST I've kept in close touch with a lot of friends there. The Sun But he kept in close touch with his friend. The Sun And we were in close touch with that all the time. Times, Sunday Times As Mark turned to see what the commotion was, I leaned close to his dark, wavy hair and breathed in his expensive creme rinse. LEGAL TENDER (2001) All the officers leaned close, with troubled faces; and Kostas listened keenly, but with faltering admiration. COUP D'ETAT (2002) The man behind him rode up beside him and leaned close, a miasma rising around Abasio like that of an untended privy. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS When she opened her eyes she found the vulpine face of Evandar's brother leaning close to hers. A TIME OF WAR (2002) We are not in negative equity but are pretty close to it. Times, Sunday Times Since then, we have grudgingly allowed apes to have some kind of consciousness, but well - they are pretty close to being humans, aren't they? Times, Sunday Times While not quite as sharp as the goals model (because we do not know how the players would gel), it comes pretty close. Times, Sunday Times As a result, we expect the show model to be pretty close to the production version. Times, Sunday Times These titmice join up in flocks for the winter, and the members of the flock stay close together. Times, Sunday Times (2011) You just have to stay close to the small human details. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He always excelled at staying close to the men under his command. The English Civil War: A People's History (2006) Translations: Chinese: 近的, 接近, 关闭 Japanese: 近い, 近くに, 閉める |
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