| 短语 | close in |
| 释义 | close in 1. to move closer to someone or something, especially in order to attack them包围，合拢， 靠近〔尤为了攻击〕:•The snake closed in for the kill.蛇逼近准备捕食。[+ on / around / upon etc ]•enemy soldiers closing in on them from all sides从四面八方向他们包围过来的敌军2. if the night, bad weather etc closes in, it becomes darker or gets worse〔天〕变黑;〔天气〕变坏:•The sun had set and dusk was closing in.太阳落山，暮色笼罩。 close in come nearer to someone being pursued 逼近： the police were closing in on them. 警察正逼近他们。 ■ gradually surround, especially with the effect of hindering movement or vision 包围; 渐暗： the weather has now closed in so an attempt on the summit is unlikely. 天色已变, 想要到达山顶是不可能的了。 ■ (of days) get successively shorter with the approach of the winter solstice （白天随冬至临近）渐短： November was closing in. 11月的白天越来越短了。 ˌclose ˈin1when the daysclose in,they become gradually shorter during the autumn/fall（秋季白天）逐渐变短2if the weathercloses in,it gets worse（天气）变坏3when the nightcloses in,it gets darker（夜色）加浓；（夜幕）降临They huddled around the fire as the night closed in.夜幕降临的时候，他们聚拢在炉火旁。close inapproach 接近 * Evening is closing in. 夜幕降临。 * They wanted the boat to reach shore before the fog closed in. 他们要求船在大雾降临前到岸。 * The militiamen gradually closed in on the besieged enemy agents. 民兵渐渐地逼近被包围的敌特分子。close in白昼逐渐变短：With winter drawing near，the day is closing in，it has become dark only at six in the afternoon.随着冬天的临近，白昼逐渐变短，才不过下午六点，天就黑了。 |
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