closed S3 / kləʊzd $ kloʊzd / 形容词

1 not open 同义词 shut 反义词 open :

Make sure all the windows are closed.

She kept her eyes tightly closed.

2 [名词前不用] if a shop, public building etc is closed, it is not open and people cannot enter or use it 同义词 shut 反义词 open :

The shops here are closed on Sundays.

closed to the public/visitors etc

The castle is closed to visitors in winter.

3 restricted to a particular group of people 反义词 open :

The golf club has closed membership .

a closed meeting

The police have a closed circle of suspects.

4 not willing to accept new ideas or influences 反义词 open :

You’re facing this situation with a closed mind .

closed society/world/way of life

Venetian art in this period was a closed world.

5 behind closed doors if something happens behind closed doors, it happens in private and the public are not allowed in :

It seems that the deal was made behind closed doors.

Football authorities ordered the club to play its next two games behind closed doors after the riots in February.

6 a closed book (to somebody) a subject or problem that someone does not know about or understand :

Mathematics has always been a closed book to me.

7 a closed set (of something) a restricted group, or a group that cannot change or grow :

The law is not a closed set of rules and principles. → in closed session at session ( 2 )