Closing
正在关上或结束（closing the door、closing remarks）、房地产 closing（过户结案）、股市 at the closing bell（收盘）。注意发音与 close（亲近）形容词不同。
- “The store is closing early for the holiday.” (店铺为假日提前打烊。)
- “In her closing statement, the lawyer summarized the evidence.” (律师在结案陈词中总结了证据。)
- “They signed the papers at the real estate closing.” (他们在房产过户手续上签了字。)
close 源自拉丁语 claudere（关闭），与 clause、closet 同源，本义“合上、挡住”。
close + -ing；名词 closing，形容词 closed（已关闭的）。
演讲 closing remarks 是固定说法；美国购房 closing costs 指过户费用。新闻 store closing down 常指停业。
- 固定搭配: “closing time” (打烊时间), “closing argument” (结案辩论), “store closing” (店铺关闭)
- 动词: close, closed
close 读 /z/ 时是动词“关”，closing 是“正在关”；记住 store is closing 是“马上要关门了”。
“Rain started falling just as they were closing the rooftop event and guests rushed inside.” (他们正要结束屋顶活动时下起了雨，宾客纷纷冲进室内。)