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closure

noun
 
🔊/ˈkləʊʒə(r)/
🔊/ˈkləʊʒər/
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] the situation when a factory, school, hospital, etc. shuts permanently（永久的）停业，关闭；倒闭
    • factory closures工厂倒闭
    • The hospital has been threatened with closure.这家医院面临着关闭的威胁。🔊🔊
    • Spending cuts could mean the closure of the village school.削减开支可能意味着关闭乡村学校。
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    • Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
    • The factory is under threat of closure.这家工厂有关闭的危险。
    • The mine has been saved from closure.矿场免遭关闭。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • total
    • partial
    • …
    verb + closure
    • be earmarked for
    • be threatened with
    • face
    • …
    closure + noun
    • plan
    • programme/​program
    • order
    • …
    phrases
    • under threat of closure
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  2.  
    [countable, uncountable] the temporary closing of a road or bridge（路或桥的）暂时封闭
    • There will be road closures and diversions in the area from 8 p.m.从晚上8点开始，该地区将封路和改道
    • The accident caused the complete closure of the road.事故造成道路完全封闭。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • total
    • partial
    • …
    verb + closure
    • be earmarked for
    • be threatened with
    • face
    • …
    closure + noun
    • plan
    • programme/​program
    • order
    • …
    phrases
    • under threat of closure
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  3. [uncountable] the feeling that a difficult or an unpleasant experience has come to an end or been dealt with in an acceptable way（因困境结束或事情得到妥善处理等的）宽慰；如释重负
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • People who lose family members need closure, not false hope.失去家人的人们需要安慰，而不是虚假的希望。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • final
    • narrative
    verb + closure
    • be looking for
    • need
    • seek
    • …
    phrases
    • a sense of closure
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    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere.