"close in upon" 怎么发音
expression
ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /əˈpɑn
KLOHS-in-uh-PAHN
kləʊz/ /ˈɪn/ /əpˈɒn
KLOHZ-in-uh-PON
释义
To move closer to someone or something, often in a way that surrounds or traps them; can also mean to approach a point in time or an event.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /əˈpɑn
英式英语
kləʊz/ /ˈɪn/ /əpˈɒn
简化发音
美式
KLOHS-in-uh-PAHN
英式
KLOHZ-in-uh-PON
语境中听
The hunters closed in upon the wounded animal.
Dark clouds closed in upon the city before the storm.
As night fell, fear closed in upon the campers.
The police began to close in upon the hiding suspect.