| 单词 | to close about, on, round, upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto close about, on, round, upon a. intransitive. To draw near, approach close. Const. †to, Nautical with. Also, usually with sense of hemming in, to close about, on, round, upon. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards [verb (intransitive)] > draw near neighlecheeOE i-nehleche971 to draw nearc1330 to nigh nighc1330 nighle1340 to-neighea1382 nigha1387 to draw nigh?a1400 nighena1400 to nigh neara1400 to draw ona1450 neara1522 to close about, on, round, upon1523 accost1571 anear1582 anigh1594 proach1600 appropinquate1623 to close in1704 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards or approach (a thing, place, or person) [verb (transitive)] > draw near to nighlOE anigha1400 aboard1458 close1523 near1570 anear1577 appropinque1663 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards or approach (a thing, place, or person) [verb (transitive)] > draw near to > of something surrounding to close about, on, round, upon1647 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cxxii. 146 He ordayned..one to go on his right hande, closyng to the see syde. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. lxiv. 208 They closed about this sparke. 1823 W. Scoresby Jrnl. Voy. Northern Whale-fishery 68 The ice immediately began to close about us. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. vii. 93 We had closed with the brig. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 71 Vessels may close with the land until within soundings of 5 or 6 fathoms. 1891 N.E.D. at Close Mod. The men closed round him. < as lemmas |
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