| 单词 | closeness |
| 释义 | closeclose2 /kloʊs/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1NEAR not far: The closest store is about a mile away.close to Amy’s house is close to the school. The victim was shot at close range (=from very near). Scientists could observe the whales at close quarters (=from a short distance). Our office is in close proximity to (=very near) the airport.2NEAR IN TIME near to something in time: Our birthdays are close together.close to By the time we left, it was close to midnight.3LIKE/LOVE if two people are close, they like or love each other very much: Mom and I have always been close.close to I’m not very close to my brothers. We were pretty close friends in high school.4CAREFUL looking at, thinking about, or watching something very carefully: Take a closer look at the statistics, before you make a judgment. Scientists are keeping a close watch on the volcano. The school district keeps a close eye on students with poor attendance records. The Justice Department has paid close attention to the merger.5NUMBER/AMOUNT almost the same amount or almost at the same level: close to Inflation is now close to 6%.6SIMILAR if two things are close, they are not exactly the same but are very similar: The colors aren’t a perfect match, but they’re close.close to I felt something close to jealousy. The island was the closest thing to paradise I can imagine.► see thesaurus at similar7LIKELY TO HAPPEN seeming likely to happen or to do something soon: We haven’t finished painting the kitchen yet, but we’re close.close to doing something The two countries are close to signing a peace agreement.close to tears/death/despair etc. Barnes was close to death.8COMPETITION/ELECTIONS ETC. a close competition or election is one where both sides are almost equal: It’s always frustrating to lose a close game. She is running a close second to Agnos in the polls (=Agnos is in first place and she is behind Agnos by a very small amount). At this point, the game is too close to call (=no one can say who the winner will be).9RELATIVE a close relative is a member of your family such as your brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, etc. OPP distant: The wedding was attended only by close family members.close relative/relation She had no children and no close relatives.10ALMOST BAD informal used when you just manage to avoid something bad, dangerous, or embarrassing: That was close! You almost hit that man! We managed to rescue them, but it was a close call (=a situation in which something bad almost happened).11WORK/TALK TOGETHER if a relationship, association, etc. is close, the people in it work or talk together a lot: close cooperation between the departmentsclose links/ties/relations countries with close ties to Chinaclose to White House aides close to the president12keep in close contact/touch (also stay in close contact/touch) if two people keep in close contact, they see, talk to, or write to each other regularly13close/you’re close/that’s close spoken used to tell someone that he or she has almost guessed or answered something correctly: “Is it a hundred miles?” “Close – it’s 120 miles to Las Vegas.”14too close for comfort informal if something that happens is too close for comfort, it frightens you or makes you nervous: We convinced the police we weren’t lying, but the whole thing was too close for comfort.15close, but no cigar informal used when something someone does or says is almost correct or successful16a close shave a)a process in which someone’s hair is cut very close to the skin b)informal a situation in which you escape from something that is bad or dangerous17close work a process or activity which involves looking at or handling things in a very skillful and careful way: Embroidery is very close work.18be close with money formal to not be generous SYN stingy—closeness noun [uncountable] → see also closely |
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