English | Chinese |
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close [closer, closest] (at a little distance) adjective [UK: kləʊz] [US: kloʊz] | 近 /jìn/adjective |
close [closed, closing, closes] (close (one's eyes)) verb [UK: kləʊz] [US: kloʊz] | 閉上verb 闭上 /bìshang/verb |
close [closed, closing, closes] (obstruct (an opening)) verb [UK: kləʊz] [US: kloʊz] | 关 /guān/verb 关闭 /guānbì/verb 閉verb 關verb 關閉verb 闭 /bì/verb |
close, but no cigar (used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite) phrase | )phrase chàzhīqiānlǐ/phrase mǎnpánjiēshū/phrase short of success)phrase 功亏一篑 /gōngkuīyīkuì/phrase 功虧一簣phrase 失之毫厘,差之千里 /shīzhīháolíphrase 失之毫釐,差之千里phrase 踏錯一步,滿盤皆輸phrase 踏错一步,满盘皆输 /tàcuòyībùphrase |
close-knit (closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond) adjective [UK: kləʊz nɪt] [US: kloʊz ˈnɪt] | 团结一致的 /tuánjié yīzhì de/adjective 團結一致的adjective |
close the stable door after the horse has bolted (to attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred) verb | 亡羊補牢verb |
close-up [close-ups] (photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale) noun [UK: ˈkləʊs ʌp] [US: ˈkloʊs ʌp] | 特写 /tèxiě/noun 特寫noun |
closed (not open) adjective [UK: kləʊzd] [US: kloʊzd] | 关着 /guānzhe/adjective 關着adjective |
closed-book (referring to exams in which external resources are prohibited) adjective | 閉卷adjective 闭卷 /bìjuàn/adjective |
closed interval noun | 閉區間noun 闭区间 /bìqūjiān/noun |
closemouthed [closemoutheds] (reticent, secretive or uncommunicative) adjective [UK: klˈəʊsmaʊðd] [US: klˈoʊsmaʊðd] | 嘴严adjective |
closer [closers] (baseball: relief pitcher) noun [UK: ˈkləʊs.ə(r)] [US: ˈkloʊs.r̩] | 接近noun |
closet [closets] (furniture) noun [UK: ˈklɒ.zɪt] [US: ˈklɑː.zət] | 壁橱 /bìchú/noun 壁櫥noun |
come out of the closet (to tell others about a secret belief or preference) verb | 出柜 /chūguì/verb 出櫃verb |
disclose [disclosed, disclosing, discloses] (make known) verb [UK: dɪs.ˈkləʊz] [US: dɪsˈkloʊz] | xièlù/verb 泄露 /xièlòuverb |
enclose [enclosed, enclosing, encloses] (surround, fence in) verb [UK: ɪn.ˈkləʊz] [US: ɪnˈkloʊz] | 包围verb 围绕verb |