close in

yaklaşmak, çemberi daraltmak

Yakalamaya çalıştığın kişiye giderek yaklaşmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move nearer to someone you are trying to catch.

• The police are closing in.
• Hunters closed in on the injured animal.
• Can the thieves escape before the officers close in on them?

Nasıl kullanılır: close in on someone/something (The police were closing in on the suspect.)

Eş anlamlılar: approach, gain on

Zıt anlamlılar: retreat

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close in on someone, close in slowly

etrafını sarmak, üstüne gelmek

Birinin veya bir şeyin etrafından yaklaşarak çevresindeki açık alanı daraltmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move nearer from around someone or something, leaving less open space.

• The fog was closing in.
• Trees closed in around the narrow path.
• The walls seemed to close in on him in the tiny room.

Nasıl kullanılır: close in around someone/something (The crowd closed in around the performers.); close in on someone/something (The walls seemed to close in on her.)

Eş anlamlılar: surround, encroach

Zıt anlamlılar: recede

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close in around someone, close in on something

etrafını kapatmak, çevrelemek

Bir alanı veya nesneyi duvar ya da başka engellerle çevreleyip içeride tutmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To surround something with walls or another barrier, shutting it inside.

• They closed the porch in.
• New walls closed in the small courtyard.
• We could close in this space to make another room.

Nasıl kullanılır: close something in (They closed the porch in with glass panels.)

Eş anlamlılar: enclose, box in

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close something in, close in something