closure sth
closure 作动词时为及物用法，多出现在议会程序语境，指通过表决程序结束对某议题的辩论。
The Senate closured the bill after a long debate.
经过长时间辩论后，参议院终止了该议案的辩论。
通过结束辩论程序来终止(某议题)的议会辩论。；使终止
In a parliament, to end debate on an issue by applying the closure procedure.
通过结束辩论程序来终止(某议题)的议会辩论。
To end the parliamentary debate on (an issue) by closure.
一般现在时
The committee closures the debate after hours of discussion.
委员会在数小时讨论后终止了辩论。
现在进行时
The chair is closuring the session now.
主席现在正在结束会议。
一般过去时
They closured the meeting abruptly yesterday.
他们昨天突然结束了会议。
The committee closured the debate after hours of discussion.
委员会在数小时的讨论后终止了辩论。
用法提示：动词过去式形式“closured”表示终止行动。
The chair is closuring the meeting due to time constraints.
由于时间限制，主席正在终止会议。
用法提示：现在分词形式“closuring”表示正在进行的终止动作。
The board closures all further discussion on the matter.
董事会终止了对此事的所有进一步讨论。
用法提示：第三人称单数形式“closures”表示当前终止的动作。
closure 作动词时为及物用法，多出现在议会程序语境，指通过表决程序结束对某议题的辩论。
The Senate closured the bill after a long debate.
经过长时间辩论后，参议院终止了该议案的辩论。
被动式常见于新闻报道等正式语体，主语通常是议题、议案或动议。
The motion was closured before midnight.
该动议在午夜前被终止了辩论。
比 closure 更正式，主要用于美国参议院程序；不能表示一般意义上的‘结束’或‘关闭’，且作动词时使用频率低。
grammar · medium
易错句子The debate was closure by the chairman after six hours.
正确表达The debate was closured by the chairman after six hours.
被动语态中谓语要用过去分词 closured；closure 虽然由名词转化而来，作动词时仍按规则动词变位，不能用原形 closure 充当过去分词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Parliament closured on the bill after a long debate.
正确表达Parliament closured the bill after a long debate.
closure 是及物动词，被结束辩论的议题直接作宾语，后面不加介词 on；中文说“对……结束辩论”时容易带出介词，但英语里不能保留。
grammar · medium
易错句子The Senate closure the filibuster last night.
正确表达The Senate closured the filibuster last night.
时间状语 last night 表示过去，谓语需用过去式 closured；closure 作动词时是规则动词，过去式加 -ed，不能与现在时或原形同形。
议会程序中，closure 指以程序动议结束辩论；open 则表示开启或继续开放辩论，二者动作方向相反。
与 closure 的“终止议会辩论”相对，指启动辩论，但 begin 不限于议会语境，使用时需注意范围。
终止辩论
The speaker closured the debate after three hours.
议长在三小时后终止了辩论。
终止对动议的辩论
The government closured the motion to end the filibuster.
政府终止了对该动议的辩论以结束冗长辩论。
终止对法案的辩论
The majority closured the bill before midnight.
多数党在午夜前终止了对该法案的辩论。
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close (关闭/结束) + -ure (名词后缀)
dis- (相反) + close (关闭)
en- (使进入) + close (关闭) + -ure (名词后缀)
fail (失败) + -ure (名词后缀)
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