close the book on

释义

1. close the book on sth

   （因相信不会成功或没有结论而）放弃

   to stop doing sth because you no longer believe you will be successful or will find a solution

   The police have closed the book on the case (= they have stopped trying to solve it).警方已经放弃侦破此案。

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• close the fucking book, because we're losing.American History X1998
• Let's just close the book.The Bad Seed1956
• And then she close her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly -The Crucible2014

在完整场景里学

• 美国X档案1998
  • 逼学生写哥哥的论文：here's the drill（规矩是这样的）
  • 简报会上放仇恨录像：pin something on someone（栽赃）
  • 球场上打赌抢地盘：make ends meet（勉强维持生计）
• 萨勒姆的女巫2014
  • 为女巫流言逼问侄女：at stake（岌岌可危）
  • 招魂后指认女巫：conjure up（召唤亡灵）
  • 威胁女孩们封口：breathe a word（走漏半点风声）

同一词条的短语

• close its doors
• close your mind to
• close ranks
• close the door on
• shut your ears to
• shut your eyes to
• with your eyes shut
• close down
• close in
• close in
• close off
• close out