| 词汇 | close on something |
| 释义 | close on somethingclose on something 1 phrasal verbphr v a) to get nearer to someone or something that is moving in front or ahead of you 追上，赶上 The patrol car was rapidly closing on us. 巡逻车快速赶上了我们。 b) American EnglishAmE to successfully arrange a loan, especially in order to buy a house 得到〔贷款，尤指购房贷款〕 → close on somebody/something at close1(PHRASAL VERB) 2 spokenAPPROXIMATELY used to talk about a number, amount etc that is almost exact, but not completely 接近某一数目[数量等] a voyage of close on 2,000 miles 差不多2,000英里的航程 Examples from the Corpus close on something/close to something• Cardinal Agagianian brought the debate to a sudden close on 30 October to forestall further public discussion outside the Council. → close on something/close to something at close3(2) |
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