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Change log entry 40172
Processed by: richwarm (2012-02-15 22:12:49 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 38521 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
"close in on" examples ~

The camera slowly closed in on the actor's face. (合围 doesn't mean that)

Police were closing in on the two men.
(This means the police were getting close to catching them -- not necessarily that they were
surrounding them)

Webster ~ "Researchers are closing in on [=they are close to finding] a cure for the disease."

Editor: Thx for the suggestion, Yves. I think it works very well.
Diff:
- 合圍 合围 [he2 wei2] /to surround/to encircle/to close in on/
# + 合圍 合围 [he2 wei2] /to surround/to encircle (one's enemy, prey etc)/
+ 合圍 合围 [he2 wei2] /to surround/to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc)/
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