close of play
noun [ S or U ] UK uk/ˌkləʊz əv ˈpleɪ/ us/ˌkloʊz əv ˈpleɪ/ (abbreviation COP)
（尤指板球或网球）当日比赛中止
the end of a sports game or the time when it stops for the day, especially a cricket or tennis match
What was the score at close of play? 当日比赛中止时的比分是多少？
By five minutes to the close of play at seven o'clock the scores were level. 到离当日比赛在7点钟中止还有五分钟时，双方比分持平。
工作日的结束，下班时候，办公时间的结束
the end of the working day or the business day, especially on a financial market
The ballot papers must be delivered by the close of play on Tuesday. 选票必须在周二办公时间内送达。
Synonym: close of business
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- They lost three more batsmen for the addition of just four more runs by the close of play.
- It was not until half an hour from the close of play that Australia could draw level.
- At close of play next Monday, Allied Zurich will wave goodbye to the FTSE 100 as it is absorbed by its Swiss parent, Zurich Financial Services.
- This means funds which track the index will need to buy more than 4m AstraZeneca shares by the close of play on Friday.