close in on

短语

包围,逼近

发音

AU

词形变化

closed in on closes in on 三单 closes in on closing in on closing in on 现在分词 closed in on 过去式 closed in on 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.

    习语

    Sometimes it feels like the walls are closing in on me.

  2. 2.

    To catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.

    习语

    The police closed in on the suspect.

  3. 3.

    To near a goal or completion.

    习语

    I think we are closing in on the end of this project.