close的最高级

close的最高级the closest；close的比较级是closer。

 释义

 

a. 形容词 ►NEAR IN SPACE 空间上靠近的◄ not far 近的

The shops on Roland Way are the closest . 罗兰德路上的商店是最近的。

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They chose a spot close to the river for their picnic . 他们选择了一个离河不远的地方进行野餐。

at close range/quarters -very near 近距离地

The victim had been shot at close range . 被害者是近距离被枪杀的。

►NEAR IN TIME 时间上靠近的◄ near to something in time 〔时间上〕接近的

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Your birthday ' s close to mine . 你的生日和我的生日相隔不长。

►LIKELY TO HAPPEN 可能发生的◄ seeming likely to happen or to do something soon 可能的﹐接近的

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close to death 离死亡不远

a close examination, inspection, observation is one in which you look at something very carefully and thoroughly 彻底而仔细的﹐严密的

close confinement/arrest -if a prisoner is kept in close confinement or under close arrest, someone guards them carefully to make sure they do not escape 严密囚禁/拘押

if two things are close, they are very similar 酷似的

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There was a look of resentment in her eyes which was close tohatred . 她眼中有一种近乎敌意的怨恨目光。

close to sth -if a number or amount is close to another number or amount, it is similar to it 〔数量上〕接近某物

During the recession , the country ' s growth rate was close tozero . 萧条时期﹐该国的经济增长率几乎是零。

►COMPETITION/ELECTIONS ETC 比赛/选举等◄ won or lost by a very small amount 几乎平手的﹐势均力敌的﹐难分高下的

be too close to call -if a competition, election, or result is too close to call the two sides have almost exactly the same number of votes, points etc 〔比赛﹑竞选﹑结果〕势均力敌

►ALMOST DANGEROUS/EMBARRASSING 几乎危险的/令人尴尬的◄ spoken -used when you have only just managed to avoid a dangerous or embarrassing situation 【口】险些〔造成危险或尴尬局面〕

if two people are close, they like or love each other very much 亲近的﹐亲密的

Mom and I are much closer now than we were when I was ateenager . 我和妈妈现在的关係比起在我十几岁时更亲密了。

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I felt closer to Rob that evening than ever before . 那晚我觉得和罗伯比以前更亲近了。

close relation/relative -a member of your family such as your brothers, sisters, parents etc 近亲〈如家庭成员〉

keep in close contact/touch -if two people keep in close contact, they see, talk to, or write to each other regularly 保持密切联繫

close association/connection/link etc -if a relationship, association etc is close, the people in it work or talk together a lot 密切的关係/联繫/接触等

The school encourages close links between teachers andparents . 学校鼓励老师和家长多接触。

you're close/that's close -spoken -used to tell someone that they have almost guessed or answered something correctly 【口】差不多﹐你快猜对了

“ Where did you go on holiday this year - Turkey ? ” “ You ' reclose , we went on a 10 day tour to Syria . ” “你今年去哪儿度假了?土耳其吗?”“差不多是那一带。我们去敍利亚旅行了10天。”

close, but no cigar -AmE spoken -used when something someone does or says is almost correct or successful 【美口】差不多﹐但并非完全如此

It was close , but no cigar for the Dodgers as they lost to theReds 4 - 3 . 差不多让你猜中了﹐闪避者队以 4:3 败给红色队。

the closest thing to/the closest you'll get to -something that is very similar to, but not exactly the same as the thing mentioned 最接近…的事物/你所能达到的最接近的事物

The island was the closest thing to an earthly paradise I canimagine . 那个岛是我所想到的最接近人间仙境的地方。

too close for comfort -if something that happens is too close for comfort, it frightens you or makes you nervous 使人惊恐[紧张]的

That car came around the corner just a little too close forcomfort . 那辆车从拐角开出来﹐吓了我一跳。

close to home- if something unpleasant happens close to home, you are directly affected by it because you see it in your daily life 发生在身边

It ' s one thing seeing violence on the television but when ithappens so close to home it ' s a different matter . 在电视上看到暴力是一回事﹐但是暴力在你身边发生又是另一回事。

if a remark or criticism is close to home, it makes someone feel embarrassed or uncomfortable 令人尴尬[不舒服]的

Allegations of elitism were too close to home as far as thecommittee was concerned . 就该委员会而言﹐提出精英主义的说法太令人不悦了。

►WEATHER 天气◄ very warm in a way that is uncomfortable because there seems to be no air 闷热的

It ' s very close today . 今天很闷热。

►SECRET 祕密◄ [not before noun 不用于名词前] unwilling to tell people your thoughts or feelings; SECRETIVE 遮掩的﹐守口如瓶的

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Wanda ' s always been very close about her past . 温达对她的过去一直守口如瓶。

►NOT GENEROUS 不大方◄ [not before noun 不用于名词前] not generous; MEAN(2) 吝啬的

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You won ' t get a penny out of him , he ' s very close with hismoney . 你别想从他那儿得到一分钱﹐他吝啬得很。

close shave/haircut -a process in which someone's hair is cut very close to the skin on the face or head 剪得很短的鬍子/头髮

close print/stitches etc -print etc with little space between the letters, lines etc 密密麻麻的印出的字/针脚等

I find it difficult to read such close print . 这样密密麻麻的字﹐我很难读下去。

close work -a process or activity which involves looking at or handling things in a very skilful and careful way 精细的工作

Embroidery is very close work . 刺绣是个很精细的工作。

close vowel -technical -a close vowel is pronounced with only a small space between the tongue and the top of the mouth 【术语】闭元音

idiom 惯用语

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in close proximity

The new housing estate is in close proximity to a nuclear powerstation . 新的住宅区靠近核电站。

close to doing sth

The two countries are close to signing a peace agreement . 两国即将签署和平协议。

take a close look at sth

Take a closer look at the photo ; doesn ' t it remind you ofsomeone ? 你再仔细地看看那照片﹐没有让你想起一个人吗?

keep a close watch/eye on (=watch someone or something very carefully) 细心地看

I ' ll keep a close eye on the kids ; don ' t worry . 我会当心看管小孩们的﹐不要担心。

close game/contest etc

a close match that could have gone either way 输赢都有可能的势均力敌的比赛

a close second/third etc (=almost finish a competition in the position ahead of the one you actually get) 与第一/二名相差很近的第二/叁名

that was close

“ Phew , that was close , ” Frank said as he swerved to avoid thecyclist . “咳﹐真险﹐”弗兰克在侧身躲过脚踏车手后说道。

a close call/shave/thing (=a situation in which something dangerous, embarrassing etc almost happens) 勉强脱险/死裡逃生/九死一生

close friends

Fiona and I have always been close friends . 我和菲奥娜一直都是密友。

close cooperation

What we need now is closer cooperation between the club andsupporters . 我们现在需要的是俱乐部与资助人之间更密切的合作。

close partners/colleagues

Dr Henke and I were close colleagues on the research project . 亨克博士和我曾是该研究项目的亲密同事。