close /klous/ tính từ đóng kín chật, chật chội; kín, bí hơi, ngột ngạtclose prisoner: người tù giam trong khám kínclose air: không khí ngột ngạt chặt, bền, sít, khíta close texture: vải dệt maua close thicket: bụi rậm che đậy, bí mật, giấu giếm, kínto keep a thing close: giữ cái gì bí mật dè dặt, kín đáoa very close man: người rất kín đáo hà tiện, bủn xỉnto be close with one”s money: bủn xỉn, sít sao với đồng tiền gần, thân, sáta close friend: bạn thâna close translation: bản dịch sáta close resemblance: sự giống hệtclose combat: trận đánh gần, trận đánh giáp lá cà chặt chẽ, kỹ lưỡng, tỉ mỉ, cẩn thậna close argument: lý lẽ chặt chẽclose attention: sự chú ý cẩn thậna close examination: sự xem xét kỹ lưỡng hạn chế, cấmclose scholarship: học bổng hạn chếclose season: mùa cấm (săn bắn, câu cá…) gay go, ngang nhau, ngang sứca close contest: một cuộc đấu gay go, một cuộc đấu ngang sứca close vote: cuộc bầu ngang phiếuclose call (thông tục) cái suýt làm nguy đến tính mạngclose shave sự cạo nhẵn sự suýt đâm vào nhau; sự hút chếtto fight in close order sát cánh vào nhau mà chiến đấu phó từ kínclose shut: đóng kín ẩn, kín đáo, giấu giếmto keep (lie) close: ẩn mình gần, sát, ngắnthere were close on a hundred people: có tới gần một trăm ngườito cut one”s hair close: cạo trọc lócclose toclose by gần, ở gầnclose upon gần, suýt soát danh từ khu đất có ràoto break someone”s close: xâm phạm vào đất đai của ai sân trường sân trong (nhà thờ) danh từ sự kết thúc, lúc kết thúc; phần cuốithe close of a meeting: sự kết thúc buổi mít tinhday reaches its close: trời đã tối sự ôm nhau vật; sự đánh giáp lá cà (âm nhạc) kếtto bring to a close kết thúc, chấm dứtto draw to a close (xem) draw ngoại động từ đóng, khépto close the door: đóng cửa làm khít lại, dồn lại gần, làm sát lại nhauclose the ranks!: hãy dồn hàng lại!; hãy siết chặt hàng ngũ! kết thúc, chấm dứt, làm xongto close one”s days: kết thúc cuộc đời, chếtto close a speech: kết thúc bài nói
nội động từ đóng, khépshops close at six: các cửa hiệu đóng cửa vào lúc 6 giờthis door closes easily: cửa này dễ khép kết thúc, chấm dứthis speech closed with an appeal to patriotism: bài nói của ông ta kết thúc bằng lời kêu gọi tinh thần yêu nướcto close about bao bọc, bao quanhto close down đóng cửa hẳn (không buôn bán, không sản xuất nữa) trấn áp, đàn áp; bóp chết (một phong trào cách mạng…)to close in tới gầnevening is closing in: bóng chiều buông xuống ngắn dầnthe days are closing in ngày ngắn dần rào quanh, bao quanh (một miếng đất) (quân sự) tiến sát để tấn côngto close up khít lại, sát lại gần nhau (quân sự) dồn hàng, siết chặt hàng ngũ bít lại, cản (đường), làm tắc nghẽn (lối đi); lấp lại (lỗ) đóng kín, đóng hẳn, đóng miệng (vết thương)to close with đến sát gần, dịch lại gầnleft close!: (quân sự) dịch sang trái!right close!: (quân sự) dịch sang phải! đánh giáp lá cà, ôm sát người mà vật đồng ý (với ai); sẵn sàng nhận (điều kiện…)
Xem thêm: nearest, nighest, stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, conclusion, end, closing, ending, finale, closing curtain, finis, close up, fold, shut down, close down, shut, conclude, shut, come together, close up, fill up, near, nigh, faithful, tight, confining, airless, stuffy, unaired, tight, snug, close-fitting, cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching, skinny, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped, near, nigh, closely, tight
(superlative of `near” or `close”) within the shortest distance; nearest, nighest
that was the time he came nearest to death
n.
the temporal end; the concluding time; stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion
the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
the market was up at the finish
they were playing better at the close of the season
the last section of a communication; conclusion, end, closing, ending
in conclusion I want to say…
the concluding part of any performance; finale, closing curtain, finis
v.
cease to operate or cause to cease operating; close up, fold, shut down, close down
The owners decided to move and to close the factory
My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
close up the shop
complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
We closed on the house on Friday
They closed the deal on the building
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; shut
Close the door
shut the window
bar access to
Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours
finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board
draw near
The probe closed with the space station
come to a close; conclude
The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin
become closed; shut
The windows closed with a loud bang
come together, as if in an embrace; come together
Her arms closed around her long lost relative
unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; close up
close the circuit
close a wound
close a book
close up an umbrella
bring together all the elements or parts of
Management closed ranks
engage at close quarters
close with the enemy
be priced or listed when trading stops
The stock market closed high this Friday
My new stocks closed at $59 last night
cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktopchange one”s body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impactfill or stop up; fill up
Can you close the cracks with caulking?
finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning
adj.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
close to noon
how close are we to town?
a close formation of ships
close in relevance or relationship
a close family
we are all…in close sympathy with…
close kin
a close resemblance
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; near, nigh
near neighbors
in the near future
they are near equals
his nearest approach to success
a very near thing
a near hit by the bomb
she was near tears
she was close to tears
had a close call
rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
close supervision
paid close attention
a close study
kept a close watch on expenditures
marked by fidelity to an original; faithful
a close translation
a faithful copy of the portrait
a faithful rendering of the observed facts
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; tight
a close contest
a close election
a tight game
crowded; confining
close quarters
lacking fresh air; airless, stuffy, unaired
a dusty airless attic
the dreadfully close atmosphere
hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke
of textiles; tight
a close weave
smooth percale with a very tight weave
strictly confined or guarded
kept under close custody
confined to specific persons
a close secret
fitting closely but comfortably; snug, close-fitting
a close fit
used of hair or haircuts
a close military haircut
giving or spending with reluctance; cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching, skinny
our cheeseparing administration
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it
