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close-up
close-up /ˈkləʊs ʌp $ ˈkloʊs-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
a photograph or part of a film in which the camera seems to have been very close to the picture it took
    close-up of
    a close-up of her face
    in close-up
    Much of the movie is shot in close-up.


close-upBrE /ˈkləʊs ʌp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkloʊs ʌp/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a photograph, or picture in a film/movie, taken very close to sb/sth so that it shows a lot of detail (照片、电影的)特写,特写镜头a close-up of a human eye人眼睛的特写镜头It was strange to see her own face in close-up on the screen. 在屏幕上看见她自己的脸部特写使她感到奇怪。🔊🔊close-up pictures of the planet这颗行星的特写照片