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(transitive) To enclose, lock up inside something. / (transitive) To come nearer to someone being pursued.

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close in

元となった辞書の項目

close in

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To enclose, lock up inside something. / (transitive) To come nearer to someone being pursued.

日本語の意味

囲い込む・閉じ込める（何かの中に押し込む） / 追われている者に近づいて追い詰める

The zookeepers planned to close in the escaped lemurs within an empty enclosure until the nets arrived.

飼育員たちは、網が到着するまで、逃げ出したキツネザルを空の檻に閉じ込めるつもりだった。

意味（1）

(transitive) To enclose, lock up inside something.

意味（2）

(transitive) To come nearer to someone being pursued.

The police were closing in on the thieves.

closes in

（ present singular third-person ）

closing in

（ participle present ）

closed in

（ participle past ）

closed in

（ past ）