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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The team is close to bottom of the League.
  这支球队快跌至联赛末席了。
• He's close to signing a contract.
  他即将签下一份合同。
• 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。
• 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。
• This table is too close to the door, it gets in the way.
  这桌子放在门口太碍事了。