close in
phrasal verbwithcloseverbuk/kləʊz/us/kloʊz/
C2
tograduallygetnearerto someone, usually inordertoattackthem:
（通常指为了进攻）慢慢围上来，包围，逼近Theadvancingsoldiersclosedinonthetown.前进的士兵一步步包围了镇子。
Thehuntchasedthefoxuntil it was tootiredandweaktorunand thenclosedinfor thekill.猎狐队一直把狐狸追得精疲力竭跑不动了，然后再包围上去捕杀。
to come closer in space or time
- approachA stranger approached and asked to have her picture taken with him.
- come/get closerThe swarm of bees was coming closer and closer.
- come/get nearerAs she came nearer the building the movement of the crowd became slower.
- draw closer/nearerThe holidays are drawing closer.
- come upA stranger came up to me and shook my hand.
- walk, go, etc. upI went up to him and asked him who he was.
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- dunk
- fencesomethingoff
- flooding
- gather
- gift wrap
- gift-wrapped
- girdle
- steep
- steepsomething/someoneinsomething
- submersion
- surround
- swaddle
- swallow
- swamp
- twine