1.[nubn]~ (to sb/sth).~ (together)（在空间、时间上）接近near in space or time
Our new house is close to the school.我们的新房子离学校很近。
I had no idea the beach was so close.我不知道海滩会这么近。
The two buildings are close together .两座建筑物相距很近。
This is the closest we can get to the beach by car.开车去海滩到了这儿就再也不能往前走了。
We all have to work in close proximity(= near each other) .我们都不得不紧挨在一起工作。
The President was shot at close range(= from a short distance away) .总统遭到了近距离的枪击。
The children are close to each other in age.这些儿童彼此的年龄很接近。
Their birthdays are very close together .他们的生日挨得很近。
2.[nbn]~ to sth.~ to doing sth几乎（处于某种状态）；可能（快要做某事）almost in a particular state; likely to do sth soon
He was close to tears.他几乎掉眼泪了。
The new library is close to completion.新图书馆快要竣工了。
She knew she was close to death.她知道自己将不久于人世。
We are close to signing the agreement.我们可能很快要签订协议。
3.~ (to sb)亲密的；密切的knowing sb very well and liking them very much
Jo is a very close friend .乔是一个很亲密的朋友。
She is very close to her father.她和父亲的关系很亲密。
She and her father are very close.她和她父亲很亲。
We're a very close family.我们全家彼此亲密无间。
4.（家庭关系）亲近的near in family relationship
close relatives, such as your mother and father, and brothers and sisters近亲，如父母和兄弟姊妹
5.（与某人的工作或活动）紧密相关的，密切的very involved in the work or activities of sb else, usually seeing and talking to them regularly
He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers.他是首相最亲信的顾问之一。
The college has close links with many other institutions.这所学院与其他许多的机构有着紧密的联系。
She has kept in close contact with the victims' families.她与受害者的家人一直保持着密切的联系。
We keep in close touch with the police.我们与警方保持着密切联系。
6.[obn]细致的；严密的；周密的careful and thorough
Take a close look at this photograph.仔细看看这张照片。
On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake.经过更加仔细的查看，那幅画被证实是件赝品。
Pay close attention to what I am telling you.要认真听我给你讲的话。
7.~ (to sth)酷似的；几乎相等的very similar to sth else or to an amount
There's a close resemblance(= they look very similar) .彼此间有酷似之处。
His feeling for her was close to hatred.他对她的感情近乎仇恨。
The total was close to 20% of the workforce.总数接近劳动力的 20%。
We tried to match the colours, but this is the closest we could get.我们尽量使颜色搭配协调，但最好也只能做到这样了。
8.实力相差无几的；仅以些微之差获胜的won by only a small amount or distance
a close contest/match/election双方实力很接近的竞赛╱比赛；胜负双方差距很小的选举
It was a very close finish .比赛结果的胜负双方差距极小。
I think it's going to be close.我认为这将是一场势均力敌的角逐。
Our team came a close second(= nearly won) .我们队以微弱差距屈居第二。
The game was closer than the score suggests.双方实力比得分所显示的要更接近。
The result is going to be too close to call(= either side may win) .双方实力非常接近，因此结果无法预料。
9.（通常指危险或不愉快的情况几乎发生）差一点儿，险些used to describe sth, usually a dangerous or unpleasant situation, that nearly happens
Phew! That was close─that car nearly hit us.啊！好险！那辆车差点儿撞上我们。
We caught the bus in the end but it was close(= we nearly missed it) .虽然我们最后总算赶上了那趟公共汽车，但也是够悬的。
10.空隙极小的；无空隙的；密集的；紧凑的with little or no space in between
over 1 000 pages of close print1 000 多页字体密集的印刷品
The soldiers advanced in close formation.士兵排着密集的队形前进。
11.剪到齐根的；剪得很短的cut very short, near to the skin
a close haircut/shave剪到齐根的头发；刮剃干净
12.[obn]严加戒备的；守卫严密的carefully guarded
The donor's identity is a close secret .捐赠人的身份是保密的。
She was kept under close arrest .她被严密监禁。
13.闷热的；不通风的warm in an uncomfortable way because there does not seem to be enough fresh air
14.[nbn]~ (about sth)（对自己的个人信息）守口如瓶not willing to give personal information about yourself
He was close about his past.他对他的过去守口如瓶。
15.[nbn]吝啬；小气not liking to spend money
She's always been very close with her money.她用钱总是很吝啬。
16.闭塞音的，闭的（发音时口形相对闭合的）produced with the mouth in a relatively closed position
fighting at close quarters近距离作战
fighting at close quarters近距离作战
We got him out in the end, but it was a close thing.我们最后总算把他救了出来，可那是真险啊。
We got him out in the end, but it was a close thing.我们最后总算把他救了出来，可那是真险啊。
Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.她说我的那些话使我尴尬不已。
Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.她说我的那些话使我尴尬不已。
Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales.在今后的几个月里我们将密切关注销售情况。
Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales.在今后的几个月里我们将密切关注销售情况。
1.接近；靠近；紧挨着；不远地near; not far away
They sat close together .他们紧挨着坐在一起。
Don't come too close !别靠得太近！
She held Tom close and pressed her cheek to his.她紧紧地抱着汤姆，并把脸紧贴在他的脸上。
I couldn't get close enough to see.我无法靠得很近去看清楚。
A second police car followed close behind .第二辆警车紧紧跟在后面。
There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.附近有几家挺不错的咖啡馆和一家餐馆。
There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.附近有几家挺不错的咖啡馆和一家餐馆。
Our friends live close by.我们的朋友住得不远。
The route passes close by the town.这条路离那座城镇不远。
Our friends live close by.我们的朋友住得不远。
The route passes close by the town.这条路离那座城镇不远。
She is close on sixty.她快满六十岁了。
It is close on midnight.时近午夜。
a profit close to £200 million接近 2 亿英镑的利润
She is close on sixty.她快满六十岁了。
It is close on midnight.时近午夜。
a profit close to £200 million接近 2 亿英镑的利润
The picture looks very different when you see it close to.这幅画贴近看时就很不一样。
The picture looks very different when you see it close to.这幅画贴近看时就很不一样。
She snuggled close up to him.她紧紧地依偎着他。
She snuggled close up to him.她紧紧地依偎着他。
He'd come close to death.他曾与死神擦肩而过。
We didn't win but we came close.我们输了，但离赢只差了那么一小点儿。
He'd come close to death.他曾与死神擦肩而过。
We didn't win but we came close.我们输了，但离赢只差了那么一小点儿。
Germany ran Argentina very close in the final.在决赛中，德国队发挥得几乎和阿根廷队一样出色。
Germany ran Argentina very close in the final.在决赛中，德国队发挥得几乎和阿根廷队一样出色。
1.一端不通的街道；死胡同；死巷道a street that is closed at one end
Brookside Close布鲁克赛德巷
2.大教堂所属的周围场地及建筑物the grounds and buildings that surround and belong to a cathedral
While his hushed vocals were a constant factor in all of his albums, this was the closest Drake came to being in a rock band.
然而他安静的嗓音在他所有的专辑中是一个永恒的元素，这是德雷克最接近于摇滚乐队的一张唱片。
China, which hosted the six-party talks and is North Korea's closest ally, said the discussions yielded 'positive results. '
作为六方会谈的东道国，也是朝鲜关系最为密切的盟友，中国称相关讨论取得了积极成果。
had her two closest friends lie to her, and poured her eyes out for the man she loved.
她的两个个性朋友骗了她，又为了她爱的男人眼睛都快哭掉了。
Apparently, he was lured away to another meeting by his wife, Dame Patience, who is one of his closest advisers.
很显然，他是被自己的妻子达姆•帕西恩斯（他亲密的顾问之一）诱使去参加另一个会面了。
Even his closest associates believed that was the end of him.
甚至他的心腹都认为他大限来临。
In the model domain, the surface currents of the SCS have the closest relations with the monsoon with an apparent seasonal variation.
在所模拟的海区中，南海海区表层海流与季风关系最密切，季节变化最明显。
After all, she had betrayed those closest to her to save Theseus.
毕竟，为了救忒修斯，她不惜众叛亲离。
But a bridesmaid is one of the bride's closest friends, and she walks ahead of her down the aisle.
其他人的眼中新娘是伴娘最好的朋友，并且经常在婚礼上走到她的前面。
"You and I should have met long ago " he said taking the chair closest to the brazier.
“你我应该在很久以前就遇见的，”他拿了离火盆最近的椅子坐下说。
And downtown, another woman was feeling deserted. It was the closest Samantha had come to giving her heart to a man in a long long time.
在市中心，另一名女人也感到被遗弃了。这是很久很久以来，莎曼珊把她的心这么近距离地给一个男人。
She poured out to her closest friend the longing that surged up from her very heart.
她向最知心的朋友倾诉了内心深处的希冀。
Up to three of your closest canine companions can be tracked with a GPS collar that follows them for up to a mile away.
它最多能追踪三条带着GPS颈圈的狗狗，追踪距离可以至一英里以外的地方。
Some of Odom's closest associates said he was unhappy about coming off the bench, despite Sunday's declaration he was fine with it.
一些奥多姆最亲密的助手说，他不满作为球队的板凳，尽管他周日解释说，他扮演球队第六人这个角色感到很好。
In contrast, retroflex consonants do not appear in any other Indo-European language, not even Iranian ones which are closest to Indic.
与之相反，代表卷舌音的子音并不出现在任何其他印欧语言里面，甚至在伊朗语那里也没有任何一处是与印度语相近。
One way of trying to answer it is to look in the fossil record for evidence about what modern humanity's closest relatives could do.
一个解决它的途径就是从化石记录中寻找证据——现代人的近亲到底能做什么？
Britain is still locked into a gradual, half-willing decline, destined to be less loved by its closest ally than it would like.
英国继续受困于半不情愿的渐衰之中，注定不能像其希望的那般为亲近盟国所喜爱。
Though her work often seemed confessional, even her closest friends wondered how much they ever knew her.
虽然她的作品似乎常常在自白，但是即使她最亲密的朋友也不知道自己了解她多少。
Such a defender is considered to be on the touch line or goal line closest to his or her off-field position.
这样的防守球员会被视为，处在距离他或她的场外位置最近的边线或底线上；
Telegrams had been received from Washington stating that he was the closest confidant and personal agent of the President.
我在事前曾接到华盛顿发来的电报，介绍他是总统最密切的亲信和私人代表。
So this is the closest you can get to kind of seeing at least the effects of the dark matter with your naked eye.
这是最接近于看到至少通过肉眼看到暗物质的影响。
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