| 词组 | closed |
| 释义 | closed If you close something such as a door, you move it so that it covers or fills a hole or gap. He opened the door and closed it behind him. You can also say that you shut something such as a door. There is no difference in meaning. The past tense and past participle of 'shut' is shut, not 'shutted'. I shut the door quietly. Both closed and shut can be used as adjectives. All the other downstairs rooms are dark and the shutters are closed. The windows were all shut. However, only closed can be used in front of a noun. You can talk about a closed window, but not a 'shut' window. He listened to her voice coming faintly through the closed door. You can use either close or shut to say that work or business stops for a short time in a shop or public building. Many libraries close on Saturdays at 1 p.m. What time do the shops shut? You can say that a road, border, or airport is closed. The border with Hong Kong was closed just as my wife and daughters reached there. You do not say that a road, border, or airport 'is shut'. Close is sometimes used to say that something is brought to an end. He spoke as though he wanted to close the conversation. The case is closed. You do not use shut with this meaning. ◊ WARNING Do not confuse the verb close with the adjective close . If something is close to something else, it is near to it. See entry at ↑ |
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