[] (about a shop/store, business, etc.) to finish business for the day; to not be open for people to use（指商店、企业等）关闭，不开放◆What time do the banks close?银行什么时候关门？◆The storm closed the airport.暴风雨使机场关闭。OPPopen [] if a company, shop/store, etc. closes, or if you close it, it stops operating as a business停业；歇业；倒闭◆Four of the manufacturer's plants are to close.这制造商有四个工厂即将停业。◆The retailer said it would close 12 stores and cut 2 000 jobs.零售商表示将关闭 12 家商店并削减 2 000 个职位。◆The factory has closed its doors for the last time.工厂永久关闭了。OPPopen ➡close down, close sth down [] to end an activity or event结束，终止（活动或事件）◆I took out all my money and closed my account.我取出所有的钱并注销了账户。◆The company closes its books(= completes its financial records) on a quarterly basis.公司每季度结账一次。OPPopen [] to stop a computer program that has been running; to stop operating关闭（运行中的计算机程序）；停止运行◆Click on the ‘X’ in the top right-hand corner to close the window.在右上角点击“ X ”关闭窗口。OPPopen [] if shares, currencies, etc. close at a particular price, they are worth that amount when people stop trading them at the beginning of the day收市；收盘◆a closing price of €19 a share收盘价为每股 19 欧元◆The shares closed at $3.67.股票收盘价为 3.67 元。SYNfinish OPPopen [] to agree to sth after having discussed it for a period of time; to be agreed达成；商定◆The company is only days away from closing the deal.公司离达成交易的限期只有几天。◆We hope the deal will close on Friday.我们希望周五能达成这笔交易。 [] if a meeting closes or sb closes it, it ends（会议）结束，终止◆The meeting closed at 5.30.会议 5 点 30 分结束了。OPPopen [] to make it impossible for goods, people, etc. to come through关闭；封锁◆Neighbouring countries have closed their borders.邻国已将其边界封锁了。OPPopen () [] close (out/off) sthto sell all the shares in a particular collection, or to buy back shares you have borrowed and sold in order to return the shares, resulting in a final profit or loss结清；对冲；平仓◆Many investors closed out their positions ahead of the New Year's holidays.许多投资者在新年假期之前平仓。➡cover verb (6) ●ˌclose ˈdown●ˌclose sth ˈdownif a company, shop/store, etc. closes down, or if you close it down, it stops operating as a business关闭；倒闭◆The company is closing down two of its manufacturing plants.公司将关闭两家生产工厂。OPPopen sth up, open up ➡close verb (2) , close-down ●ˌclose sth ˈout () to sell goods very cheaply in order to get rid of them quickly清仓销售；降价处理；大甩卖