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单词 close to home
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close to home

close to home
a) EMBARRASSEDif a remark or criticism is close to home, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is likely to be true 〔说话或批评〕因击中要害而令人尴尬的
 His comments struck unpleasantly close to home.
他的话切中要害,让人不舒服。
b) PERSONALLY/YOURSELFif something unpleasant happens close to home, you are directly affected by it 〔令人不愉快的事〕发生在自己身边的,直接影响到自身的
 It’s one thing seeing riots on TV, but when they happen so close to home it’s a different matter.
在电视上看到暴乱是一回事,暴乱发生在你身边又是另一回事。
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close to home at close2(7)
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