closer
- adv.接近;靠近;紧挨着;不远地
- adj.(在空间、时间上)接近;密切的;可能(快要做某事);亲密的;几乎(处于某种状态)
- n.【乐】终止(法)；结尾复纵线(∥)；终结；白刃战
- close的比较级
closernoun
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- (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
- Synonym: finisher
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- a person who closes something
- whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up
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- (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
- come closer, my dear!
- they drew nearer
- getting nearer to the true explanation
- Synonym: nearer nigher
数据来源：WordNet
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Experts put the real figure at closer to 75 % .
专家们估计真实的数字较接近于75%。
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Man was drawing closer to the stars , opening new worlds .
人类在接近各个星球，探索新的天体。
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The result is going to be too close to call .
双方实力非常接近，因此结果无法预料。
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Would you be kind enough to close the window ?
请把窗子关上好吗？
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She 's always been very close with her money .
她用钱总是很吝啬。
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He couldn 't get close enough to see .
他无法靠近看个清楚。
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I couldn 't get close enough to see .
我无法靠得很近去看清楚。
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The children are close to each other in age .
这些儿童彼此的年龄很接近。
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The picture looks very different when you see it close to .
这幅画贴近看时就很不一样。
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One of the smaller parties came a close second .
其中一个较小的政党差一点就获胜了。
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I think it 's going to be close .
我认为这将是一场实力很接近的角逐。
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We would like to see closer cooperation between parents and schools .
我们希望学生家长和学校有更加紧密的合作。
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What time does the bank close ?
那家银行什么时候关门？
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The college has close links with many other institutions .
这所学院与其他许多的机构有着紧密的联系。
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There should be closer links between education and industry .
教育界与产业界之间应该有更紧密的联系。
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The two countries have always maintained close relations .
这两个国家一直保持着密切关系。
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A combination of internal and external factors caused the company to close down .
内外因结合导致了公司的倒闭。
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The government worked in close collaboration with teachers on the new curriculum .
政府和教师就新的课程进行了紧密协作。
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The decision was taken after close consultation with local residents .
这项决定是在与当地居民仔细磋商后作出的。
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Are they any closer to understanding how the brain works ?
他们对大脑功能的了解有进展吗？
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His life was drawing to a close .
他的生命正走向终点。
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Stay close together ─ I don 't want anyone to get lost .
紧紧靠在一起，我不想把谁给丢了。
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The new library is close to completion .
新图书馆快要竣工了。
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The suggestion to close the road has found favour with local people .
关闭这条路的建议已得到当地人的支持。
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Close your eyes and imagine you are in a forest .
闭上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。
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We caught the bus in the end but it was close .
虽然我们最后总算赶上了那趟公共汽车，但也是够悬的。
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She predicted the election result would be close .
她预言选举结果将很接近。
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They have maintained a close association with a college in the US .
他们和美国一所学院保持了密切联系。
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Can we bring this meeting to a close ?
我们可以结束会议了吗？
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There 's a close identity between fans and their team .
球迷和他们的球队之间有密切的同一性。