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

• 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。
• She opened her heart to millions yesterday and told how she came close to suicide.
  她昨天在数成百万人面前倾吐心声，讲述了自己是如何差点轻生的。
• 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。
• I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back.
  我沮丧得快要哭出来，但我忍住了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If only he would hold her close to him.
  要是他能将她拥入怀中就好了。
• 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。