closure

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there. 倒閉; 關(guān)閉
...the closure of the steel mill. …這家鋼廠的關(guān)閉。
...protests against the proposed pit closures. …針對(duì)關(guān)閉礦井計(jì)劃的抗議。
2. N-COUNT The closure of a road or border is the blocking of it in order to prevent people from using it. (道路、邊界等的) 封閉
Overnight storms left many streets underwater and forced the closure of road tunnels in the city. 一夜的暴風(fēng)雨使城市里的許多街道都淹沒在水中，公路隧道被迫封閉。
3. N-UNCOUNT If someone achieves closure, they succeed in accepting something bad that has happened to them. 認(rèn)栽[美國(guó)英語]
I asked McKean if the reunion was meant to achieve closure. 我問邁可基恩再度聯(lián)合是否意味著認(rèn)栽。

The city suffered another blow last month with the closure of the local car factory .
The newspaper article touched a raw nerve - people still resent the closure of the local school .
We, the undersigned, strongly object to the closure of St. Mary's Hospital: Jack James (Dr), Philippa Curry (Dr), Hugh Edwards.
The closure of the company's German subsidiary caused a sharp wobble in its profits .
The closure of the factory brought poverty to the town .