closure

英 [ˈkləʊʒə(r)]

美 [ˈkloʊʒər]

n.  (永久的)停业，关闭; 倒闭; (路或桥的)暂时封闭; (因困境结束或事情得到妥善处理等的)宽慰; 如释重负
vt.  使结束; 使终止; 使停止辩论

复数：closures　现在分词：closuring　过去式：closured　第三人称单数：closures　过去分词：closured　

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牛津词典

noun

• （永久的）停业，关闭；倒闭
  the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently
  1. factory closures
     工厂倒闭
  2. The hospital has been threatened with closure.
     这家医院面临着关闭的威胁。
• （路或桥的）暂时封闭
  the temporary closing of a road or bridge
• （因困境结束或事情得到妥善处理等的）宽慰；如释重负
  the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way
  1. The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure.
     谋杀儿子的凶手被判罪，让他们得到了一些安慰。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (企业、工厂等的)永久性关闭，停业
  Theclosureof a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
  1. ...the closure of the Ravenscraig steelworks...
     雷文斯克拉格钢铁厂的关闭
  2. ...British Coal's proposed pit closures...
     英国煤炭公司建议关闭的矿井
  3. Almost three in four clinics say they face closure by the end of the year.
     几乎有3/4的诊所说年底前要面临歇业。
• (道路或边界的)封闭，封锁
  Theclosureof a road or border is the blocking of it in order to prevent people from using it.
• N-UNCOUNT 解脱
  If someone achievesclosure, they succeed in accepting something bad that has happened to them.
  1. I asked McKeown if the reunion was meant to achieve closure.
     我问麦基翁重聚是不是为了寻求解脱。

英英释义

noun

• termination of operations
  1. they regretted the closure of the day care center
  Synonym:closedownclosingshutdown
• approaching a particular destination
  1. the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
  Synonym:closing
• the act of blocking
  Synonym:blockageocclusion
• an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  1. we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
  Synonym:blockageblockocclusionstopstoppage
• something settled or resolved
  1. they finally reached a settlement with the union
  2. they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
  3. he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
  Synonym:settlementresolution
• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
  Synonym:law of closure
• a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
  Synonym:cloturegag rulegag law

verb

• terminate debate by calling for a vote
  1. debate was closured
  2. cloture the discussion
  Synonym:cloture

双语例句

• The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure
  皇家莎士比亚剧团要召开新闻发布会，宣布剧院关闭。
• A new method of fabricating thin wall closure was introduced in this article.
  介绍了制造薄壁封头的一种新思路、新方法，付诸实施后取得了满意的效果。
• The curried call gives rise to the partial application of the closure.
  curry过的调用只引起了闭包的部分应用程序。
• Development of high drop river closure work in China and abroad is elaborated in this paper.
  叙述了国内外河道高落差截流工程的进展情况。
• I'll add a new closure that returns the raw data.
  我将添加一个返回原始数据的新闭包。
• This event triggers the "closure" of DNA structure and shuts down gene expression, such as E-cadherin.
  该事件触发了DNA结构的“关闭”和关闭了如E-cadherin基因的表达。
• I gave your sister closure.
  我给了你妹妹一个了结。
• Electronic books and online bookstores also contribute to the closure of the private bookstores.
  电子书和网上书店也了私营书店的倒闭。
• The hospital has been threatened with closure.
  这家医院面临着关闭的威胁。
• Labour quickly moved a closure motion to end the debate
  工党很快提出终止辩论的动议。