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closing of [noun/phrase]
表示某事物结束或关闭，后接名词或名词短语。
The closing of the factory led to job losses.
工厂的关闭导致了失业。
结束；结尾；收尾
closings — plural of closing
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结束；结尾；收尾
the end or conclusion of something
The closing of the factory led to job losses.
工厂的关闭导致了失业。
关闭某物的行为。
The act by which something is closed.
某事物的结束或结尾。
The end or conclusion of something.
房屋销售中的最后程序,签署并记录文件。
The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
形态学中,对集合进行膨胀后再腐蚀。
In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.
The closing of the conference was marked by a standing ovation.
会议的结束以全场起立鼓掌为标志。
The store announced its closing next month.
这家商店宣布下个月关门。
The closing of the stock market was delayed due to technical issues.
由于技术问题，股市收盘被推迟。
表示某事物结束或关闭，后接名词或名词短语。
The closing of the factory led to job losses.
工厂的关闭导致了失业。
动词+the closing，常见搭配动词有announce, mark, delay等。
We announced the closing of the sale.
我们宣布了销售的结束。
closing作为定语修饰名词，表示'结束的'或'闭幕的'。
The closing remarks were made by the CEO.
闭幕致辞由首席执行官发表。
Not this
We will meet at the closing of the movie.
Use this
We will meet at the close of the movie.
在表示“在……结束时”，英语通常使用“at the close of”而非“at the closing of”。名词“close”表示“结束”这一时间点，而“closing”侧重“关闭的过程或动作”，两者有细微区别。
Not this
The closing of the company was due to poor sales.
Use this
The closure of the company was due to poor sales.
表示企业永久性关张时，常用“closure”而非“closing”。“closing”多指每日打烊或某一活动的结束，而“closure”强调终止运营的最终状态。
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打烊时间；截止时间
We must finish our drinks before closing time.
我们必须在打烊时间前喝完饮料。
截止日期
The closing date for applications is next Friday.
申请截止日期是下周五。
闭幕式
The closing ceremony of the Olympics was spectacular.
奥运会的闭幕式非常壮观。
结束语
The chairman made some closing remarks at the end of the meeting.
会议结束时主席作了一些结束语。
结束场景
The closing scene of the movie left the audience in tears.
电影的结束场景让观众落泪。
结束阶段
The team played well in the closing stages of the match.
球队在比赛的结束阶段表现良好。
打烊时间
The bar's closing time is midnight.
酒吧的打烊时间是午夜。
结案陈词
The lawyer delivered a powerful closing argument.
律师发表了强有力的结案陈词。
结账
We are closing the books for the fiscal year.
我们正在为财政年度结账。
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想象一扇门正在关闭（closing），表示结束。
neutral; contexts: business meetings, store hours, sports events
Words ending in -ing often have different stressed vowels. 'Posing' and 'composing' are genuine rhymes with 'closing'. 'Losing' and 'choosing' have /uː/ instead of /əʊ/. 'Singing' and 'writing' have different vowels altogether.
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