close to

英 [kləʊz tu]

美 [kloʊz tu]

在近处;凑近地

英英释义

adv

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  1. lasted approximately an hour
  2. in just about a minute
  3. he's about 30 years old
  4. I've had about all I can stand
  5. we meet about once a month
  6. some forty people came
  7. weighs around a hundred pounds
  8. roughly $3,000
  9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
  10. 20 or so people were at the party
  Synonym:approximatelyaboutjust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaroundor so

双语例句

• She has never been close to her ascetic, workaholic father.
  她从来没有和她那个清心寡欲、只顾工作的父亲亲近过。
• They were close to weaponizing ricin — a lethal plant toxin.
  他们快把蓖麻毒素——一种致命的植物毒素——研发为武器了。
• It's close to showtime now, so you retire into the dressing room.
  开演时间快到了，你得进化装间了。
• I'm very much a family man and need to be close to those I love.
  我是个非常恋家的男人，必须生活在所爱的人身旁。
• His lectures always proceed from the close to the distant and from the elementary to the profound.
  他讲课总是由近及远，由浅入深。
• We were staying in a seedy hotel close to the red light district
  我们当时住在紧挨着红灯区的一家脏乱不堪的旅馆里。
• It takes me a long time to drop my guard and get close to people.
  我要花上好长时间才能放下戒备心，与人接近。
• The houses were all the same — square, close to the street, needing paint
  房子都一模一样——方方正正、临近街道、需要粉刷。
• The best place to catch fish on a canal is close to a lock
  运河上捕鱼的最佳地点是靠近水闸的地方。
• We have had meaningful negotiations and I believe we are very close to a deal
  我们已进行了有益的磋商，我相信我们很快能成交。