关[guān]

动

1. shut; close

♦ 把门~上。 Shut the door.

♦ 这扇窗户~不上。 This window won't shut.

2. turn off

♦ ~收音机 turn (or switch) off the radio

♦ ~电灯 turn off the light

3. shut in; lock up

♦ 别把孩子们整天~在屋里。 Don't keep the children inside all day.

4. (of a business) close down

♦ 镇上~了好几家店铺。 Quite a few shops in the town closed down.

名

1. mountain pass; a guarded passage

♦ 玉门~ the Yumen Pass

2. customs house

♦ 海关

3. barrier; a critical juncture

♦ 大考是一~。 The final exam is a barrier to be passed.

♦ 只要突破这一~, 就好办了。 Once we have got over this difficulty, it will be plain sailing.