英语词汇“to close the book on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) to close (also shut) the book(s) on: to draw a line under (a difficult or distressing issue, situation, etc.); to expend no further energy on (something), to resolve not to engage in further discussion or consideration of.

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1811 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1809: Proc. India House 221/1 Mr. Peter Moore thought it would be much the best way to close the book on what was past, and turn down the leaf.

1905 Daily Nevada State Jrnl. 9 Sept. 8/3 The [funeral] services will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Darneille. This will close the book on one of the most brutal murders on record.

1929 N.Y. Times 2 Aug. 1/2 It seemed to me more satisfactory, more dignified, to tell the story of the last eight years once and for all and close the book on those pages of my life and work.

1944 Billboard 20 May 67/1 When he sold his World Famous California Bears animal-act, he shut the book on a career of 18 years.

1981 D. Shapiro Autonomy & Rigid Char. v. 114 The masochistic person cannot permit himself to close the books on old grievances.

1999 N. Haugerud Jailhouse Stories 123 After nearly an hour and a half of questioning I'd given up on getting anything out of Pee Wee, so I stood up ready to close the book on this part of the investigation.

2012 USA Today (Nexis) 21 Sept. 3 a A scathing internal Justice Department report on a botched gun-trafficking investigation..is not likely to close the book on the scandal.

单词	to close the book on
释义	> as lemmas to close (also shut) the book(s) on (b) to close (also shut) the book(s) on: to draw a line under (a difficult or distressing issue, situation, etc.); to expend no further energy on (something), to resolve not to engage in further discussion or consideration of. ΚΠ 1811 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1809: Proc. India House 221/1 Mr. Peter Moore thought it would be much the best way to close the book on what was past, and turn down the leaf. 1905 Daily Nevada State Jrnl. 9 Sept. 8/3 The [funeral] services will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Darneille. This will close the book on one of the most brutal murders on record. 1929 N.Y. Times 2 Aug. 1/2 It seemed to me more satisfactory, more dignified, to tell the story of the last eight years once and for all and close the book on those pages of my life and work. 1944 Billboard 20 May 67/1 When he sold his World Famous California Bears animal-act, he shut the book on a career of 18 years. 1981 D. Shapiro Autonomy & Rigid Char. v. 114 The masochistic person cannot permit himself to close the books on old grievances. 1999 N. Haugerud Jailhouse Stories 123 After nearly an hour and a half of questioning I'd given up on getting anything out of Pee Wee, so I stood up ready to close the book on this part of the investigation. 2012 USA Today (Nexis) 21 Sept. 3 a A scathing internal Justice Department report on a botched gun-trafficking investigation..is not likely to close the book on the scandal. extracted from bookn. < as lemmas
随便看	to furnish up to furrow one's way to furrow out one's way to furrow up one's way to further forth, on to fuss up to fuzz out to gab of to gab on to gab upon to gad about to gad abroad to gad around to gad the hoof to gag on to gage to gage battle to gain to give the day to give the day to to give the devil his due to give the dingbats to give the dor to give the double to give the double o

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