closely / verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or, for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63-65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /

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closely6 个定义

v. 有主动词 verb

closed, clos·ing.

  1. to put in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.;shut.
  2. to stop or obstruct: to close a hole in a wall with plaster.
  3. to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close the woods to picnickers.
v. 无主动词 verb

closed, clos·ing.

  1. to become closed; shut: The door closed with a bang.This window is stuck and will not close tight.
  2. to come together; unite: Her lips closed firmly.
  3. to come close: His pursuers closed rapidly.
adj. 形容词 adjective

clos·er, clos·est.

  1. having the parts or elements near to one another: a close formation of battleships.
  2. compact; dense: a close texture;a close weave.
  3. being in or having proximity in space or time: The barn is so close to the house that you can hear the animals.His birthday is in May, close to mine.
adv. 副词 adverb
  1. in a close manner; closely.
  2. near; close by.
  3. Heraldry. immediately behind the ears, so as to show no neck: a bear's head couped close.
n. 名词 noun
  1. the act of closing.
  2. the end or conclusion: at the close of day;the close of the speech.
  3. an enclosed place or enclosure, especially one about or beside a cathedral or other building.
v. 动词组 verb
  1. close down, to terminate the operation of; discontinue: to close down an air base because of budget cuts.to attempt to control or eliminate: The city must close down drug traffic.
  2. close in on / upon to approach so as to capture, attack, arrest, etc.: The hoodlums closed in on their victim.to surround or envelop so as to entrap: a feeling that the room was closing in upon her.
  3. close out, to reduce the price of for quick sale: That store is closing out its stock of men's clothing.to liquidate or dispose of finally and completely: They closed out their interests after many years in this city.
  4. close up, to come together in close array; converge: The enemy was closing up on us from both flanks.to bring to an end; cease: The company is closing up its overseas operations.to become silent or uncommunicative.to reduce or eliminate spacing material between.

closely 近义词

adv. 副词 adverb

approximately, carefully

closely构成的短语

  • close at hand
  • close but no cigar
  • close call
  • closed book, a
  • closed door
  • close down
  • close in
  • close one's eyes to
  • close out
  • close ranks
  • close shave
  • close the books
  • close the door on
  • close the sale
  • close to home
  • close up
  • at close quarters
  • at close range
  • behind closed doors
  • keep (a close) watch
  • near (close) to one's heart
  • play one's cards close to one's chest
  • sail close to the wind
  • too close for comfort
  • too close to call

更多closely例句

  1. It’s possible that immunity could be achieved at a level closer to 60 percent.
  2. He blamed China for the pandemic and said he saved many lives by “closing up the country.”
  3. Lowe’s is currently on a hot streak, but the gap is wide, and closing it requires a leader like Ellison with devoted employees, according to Wahba.
  4. In recent years, summer has brought a season of fear to California, with ever-worsening wildfires closing in.
  5. Big names like Tesla and Apple, which dragged the sector down last week, posted strong rallies, up 3% and 12% respectively as of Monday’s close.
  6. Not actual CIA agents, but U.S. government personnel who have worked very closely with the CIA, and who are fans of the show.
  7. Those who have watched anti-gay groups closely suggest that there will be two major strategic shifts in their strategy.
  8. Because I was living with this story, I watched closely as Hollywood considered making a film about Selma.
  9. We are looking forward to working closely with this champion of liberty.
  10. There are also portraits, protests, reportage and Jim Marshall was there to shoot it all—or pretty closely.
  11. But it was necessary to take Silan, which the rebels hastened to strengthen, closely followed up by the Spaniards.
  12. We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
  13. Their opportunities and earnings are relatively small, and in order to live they must figure closely.
  14. Keep closely covered with a bell glass and, in a few weeks, more or less, the baby Ferns will start to put in an appearance.
  15. Then she bent her glance to the writing, and studied it a moment, what time the man from Paris watched her closely.