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。
• 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'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。
• The team is close to bottom of the League.
  这支球队快跌至联赛末席了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If only he would hold her close to him.
  要是他能将她拥入怀中就好了。
• Animal welfare is a subject very close to my heart.
  动物福利是我非常关注的一个问题。
• The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.
  这些士兵参加了乌干达边境附近的一次军事行动。