closure
noun /ˈkləʊʒə(r)/
/ˈkləʊʒər/
- [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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- partial
- …
- be earmarked for
- be threatened with
- face
- …
- plan
- programme/program
- order
- …
- under threat of closure
- factory closures
- [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，该地区将实行封路和改道。 - The accident caused the complete closure of the road.
事故造成道路完全封闭。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- partial
- …
- be earmarked for
- be threatened with
- face
- …
- plan
- programme/program
- order
- …
- under threat of closure
- There will be road closures and diversions in the area from 8 p.m.
- [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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- narrative
- be looking for
- need
- seek
- …
- a sense of closure
- The conviction of their son's murderer helped to give them a sense of closure.
词源late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin clausura, from claus- ‘closed’, from the verb claudere.