close in

نزدیک شدن به یک مکان یا شخص خاص، معمولاً به گونه ای که او را احاطه یا گرفتار می کند. همچنین می تواند به موقعیت های انتزاعی اشاره کند که در آن فشار یا محدودیت ها در حال افزایش است.
به طور نمادین، می تواند نشان دهنده احساس گرفتار شدن یا محدود شدن باشد، به گونه ای که گویی چیزی ( مانند زمان، مشکلات یا مخالفان ) شما را احاطه کرده است.
مترادف؛
Surround
Enclose
Trap
Approach
مثال؛
The storm clouds began to close in, darkening the sky.
The police are closing in on the suspect after tracking him for days.
As the deadline approaches, the pressure is closing in on the team.

✅ brighten up – if the weather brightens up, it becomes sunnier
✅ clear up – if the weather clears up, the clouds or rain go away
✅ close in – if the weather closes in, it becomes unpleasant
✅ cloud – to become darker because grey clouds are forming in the sky
✅ ease – if bad weather such as wind or rain eases, it becomes less strong
✅ fickle – weather that is fickle changes often and unexpectedly
✅ lift – if something such as cloud or fog lifts, the weather improves and you can see clearly again
✅ melt away – if ice or snow melts away, it changes into water as it gets warmer
✅ thaw – if the weather thaws, it becomes warmer and causes ice or snow to change into liquid
✅ track – if weather tracks in a particular direction, it moves in that direction
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