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

• 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。
• Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore
  煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。
• If only he would hold her close to him.
  要是他能将她拥入怀中就好了。
• 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。
• He had already clipped his hair close to the skull.
  他已经把头发剪得贴头皮了。
• Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear
  她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。
• 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。
• Perhaps as it is so close to noon, you would do me the honour of having lunch with me.
  马上就到中午了，也许你能赏脸和我一起吃午饭。
• 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。
• 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。