| 单词 | intimate |
| 释义 | intimate (once / 107 pages) 1adjn 2v Intimate means being close. A small restaurant is called intimate because you're sitting close to the other people, and your best friends are considered your intimate friends. This adjective can mean very friendly, or very personal or private. The original spelling was intime, from French, from Latin intimus "innermost," from intus "within." The related verb intimate means to hint or suggest. Intimate is also a noun meaning a close friend or associate. And when you get intimate with someone, it can mean that you're sexually involved. WORD FAMILYintimate: intimacy, intimated, intimately, intimates, intimating, intimatingly, intimation+/intimacy: intimacies/intimation: intimations USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s intensely intimate – “which some might find uncomfortable” – and hyper-local. Time(Dec 01, 2016) One week, home sick, I explored the mysterious side two. It began with “Almost Blue”: spare, intimate, melancholy, gorgeous. The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016) It is pioneering a model of social networking that feels more intimate and authentic than the Facebook-led ideas that now dominate the online world. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1 1adj marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity intimate friend " intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington Syn close close in relevance or relationship 2adj having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders Syn familiar close close in relevance or relationship 3adj involved in a sexual relationship the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife she had been intimate with many men he touched her intimate parts Syn sexual sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest 4adj thoroughly acquainted through study or experience "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson Syn knowledgeable, versed experienced, experient having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation 5adj innermost or essential the intimate structure of matter Syn inner, internal intrinsic, intrinsical belonging to a thing by its very nature 6adj having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere an intimate cocktail lounge Syn cozy, informal friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend 7n someone to whom private matters are confided 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper confidant confidante a female confidant repository, secretarya person to whom a secret is entrusted friend a person you know well and regard with affection and trust 1v imply as a possibility Syn|Hypo|Hyper suggest make out imply or suggest imply suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic 2v give to understand Syn|Hyper adumbrate, insinuate hint, suggest drop a hint; intimate by a hint |
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