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单词 close in
释义 close in
\ˈklōz-\ verb
Etymology: close (I)
intransitive verb
1. : to gather in close all around with an oppressing or isolating effect
 < the suffocating heaviness of New York's summer had already closed in — Marcia Davenport >
 < a brief bloom of fortune … before adversity closed in — Dixon Wecter >
 < despair closed in on her >
2. : to approach from various directions to close quarters especially for an attack, raid, or arrest
 < military intelligence agents closed in on him >
3. : to grow dark; often : to grow dark early — used of the day or the evening
 < the short November day was already closing in — Ellen Glasgow >
transitive verb
1. : to encircle closely and isolate
2. : to enshroud to such an extent as to preclude approach or egress
 < scouts report target closed in >
 < the airport is closed in >
3. : to shut off the flow of (an oil well)
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