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

• 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。
• I've always been close to my dad but he's never rammed his career down my throat
  我一直和爸爸很亲近，不过他从不强迫我继承他的事业。
• Scientists like the idea that one of their number is close to the seat of power
  科学家们欢迎他们中的一员接近权力中心的想法。
• The only one who's anywhere close to the truth is my mother.
  唯一算得上了解真相的人是我的母亲。
• Get as close to the subject as you can and hold the camera steady
  尽量靠近拍摄对象，拿稳相机。
• 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。
• In the east, our country adjoins Korea and is close to Japan.
  我国东部跟朝鲜接壤，跟日本邻近。
• The team is close to bottom of the League.
  这支球队快跌至联赛末席了。
• For my part, I feel elated and close to tears
  就我而言，我感到非常高兴，都快落泪了。
• If only he would hold her close to him.
  要是他能将她拥入怀中就好了。