| 释义 |
Adverb: closest klowsust- (superlative of 'near' or 'close') within the shortest distance
- nearest, nighest
Adjective: close (closer,closest) klows- At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
"close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" - Close in relevance or relationship
"a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" - Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
"she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
- near, nigh - Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
"close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures" - Marked by fidelity to an original
"a close translation"
- faithful - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
"a close contest"; "a close election"
- tight - Crowded
"close quarters"
- confining - Lacking fresh air
"the dreadfully close atmosphere"
- airless, stuffy, unaired - Of textiles
"a close weave"
- tight - Strictly confined or guarded
"kept under close custody" - Confined to specific persons
"a close secret" - Fitting closely but comfortably
"a close fit"
- snug, close-fitting - Used of hair or haircuts
"a close military haircut" - Giving or spending with reluctance
"very close with his money"
- cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching, skinny - Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
"although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
- closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
See also: accurate, adjacent, adpressed, ambient, appressed, approximate, at hand, boon, buddy-buddy, careful, chummy, circumferent, close at hand, close set, close together, close-hauled, close-knit, closely, closely knit, closeness, close-set, confidential, confined, contiguous, cosy [Brit, Cdn], cozy [N. Amer], dear, distance, encompassing, enveloping, equal, familiar, fine, good, hand-to-hand, hot, immediate, imminent, impendent, impending, incommunicative, intimate, juxtaposed, near, nearby, nestled, next, private, proximate, restrained, scalelike, short, shoulder-to-shoulder, side by side, snuggled, stingy, surrounding, thick, tight, uncommunicative, ungenerous, unventilated, walking, walk-to, warm Antonym: distant Encyclopedia: Close Close, Glenn |