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单词 closure
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closure

noun
 
/ˈkləʊʒə(r)/
/ˈkləʊʒər/
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently
    • factory closures
    • The hospital has been threatened with closure.
    • Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school.
    Extra Examples
    • Several schools face eventual closure.
    • The factory is under threat of closure.
    • The mine has been saved from closure.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • total
    • partial
    verb + closure
    • be earmarked for
    • be threatened with
    • face
    closure + noun
    • plan
    • programme/​program
    • order
    phrases
    • under threat of closure
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  2.  
    [countable, uncountable] the temporary closing of a road or bridge
    • There will be road closures and diversions in the area from 8 p.m.
    • The accident caused the complete closure of the road.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • total
    • partial
    verb + closure
    • be earmarked for
    • be threatened with
    • face
    closure + noun
    • plan
    • programme/​program
    • order
    phrases
    • under threat of closure
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  3. [uncountable] the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way
    • The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure.
    • People who lose family members need closure, not false hope.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • final
    • narrative
    verb + closure
    • be looking for
    • need
    • seek
    phrases
    • a sense of closure
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  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere.
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