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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm very much a family man and need to be close to those I love.
  我是个非常恋家的男人，必须生活在所爱的人身旁。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。