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close NEARHklEJs, $kloJsadj, adv-r, -st not distant in position or time（空间或时间）近的I wouldn't get too close to that dog if I were you, Rosie.如果我是你的话，罗齐，我就不会靠那条狗太近。It worries me when people stand too close to me.别人站得离我太近会令我不安。Move closer.移过来点。The general election is getting close and politicians are smiling for the cameras.大选即将临近，政客们都在摄像镜头前微笑着。As Christmas gets closer the shops get more and more crowded.随着圣诞节的临近，商店也变得越来越拥挤。When you see famous people at close quarters (=from a short distance) they always appear much smaller than you imagined them.当你在近距离看名人时，他们总是比你想象中的要平凡。He was shot at close range.他是在近距离被射杀的。His mother lives in the next street to us which is too close for comfort (=so close it makes me anxious).他的母亲住在与我们临近的街上，离我们太近而令人拘束。Phil was furious with the manager -- I think he came close to blows (=almost hit him).菲尔对他的经理大发雷霆，我看他几乎都要大打出手了。He has said he was only joking but his remarks were a bit too close to the bone (=particularly hurtful because they are so close to the truth).他说他只是开开玩笑，但他的话也有点太尖刻了。We should call in on Miranda -- she lives close-by (=near).我们应该去拜访一下米兰达，她就住在附近。Is Polly the one with close-cropped (=very short) hair?波利是不是那个头发剪得很短的人？She wears a lot of close-fitting dresses that leave nothing to the imagination.她经常穿一些紧身衣使身体的曲线毕露。Wood that is close-grained has a pattern of narrow rings or lines.（木头）纹理细密的My mother told me never to trust a man with close-set eyes (=eyes that are very near each other).我母亲告诉我千万别相信那些两眼靠得太近的人。A close shave/call is when you come extremely close to a dangerous or unpleasant situation and only just manage to avoid it.险些造成灾祸或不幸的事"I had a close shave this morning. Some idiot in a car almost knocked me off my bike."“我今天早上可真险啊，一辆车里的某个白痴差点把我从自行车上撞下来。”Ageing Hollywood actors often refuse to have close-ups taken (=photographs taken from very near) for obvious reasons.年事渐高的好莱坞演员常拒绝拍特写镜头，理由是十分明显的。
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