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

• In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.
  参议院现在的票数还难分上下。
• 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。
• This table is too close to the door, it gets in the way.
  这桌子放在门口太碍事了。
• The team is close to bottom of the League.
  这支球队快跌至联赛末席了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore
  煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。
• 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 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。