2008年1月18日 星期五

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close in


1. Surround, enclose, envelop, as in The fog closed in and we couldn't see two yards in front of us, or She felt the room was closing in. [c. 1400]
2. Also, close in on or upon. Draw in, approach, as in The police closed in on the suspect. [Early 1800s]
close in phrasal verb
to gradually get nearer to someone, usually in order to attack them:
The advancing soldiers closed in on the town.
The hunt chased the fox until it was too tired and weak to run and then closed in for the kill.


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