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| 1 | only a short distance away （距离上）接近地 |
| She moved closer, trying to hear what Jack was saying. 她挪近了一些，试图听清杰克说些什么。 |
| +to He clutched his bag close to his chest. 他把包紧紧抱在胸前。 |
| Mark was standing dangerously close to the edge of the cliff. 马克站在离悬崖边缘很近的地方，这样很危险。 |
| +together They lay close together on the beach. 他们紧挨着躺在海滩上。 |
| +behind Mary went first, with Jill close behind. 玛丽先走，吉尔紧随其后。 |
| draw/hold sb close (=pullhold them against your body) He drew me close and hugged me tightly. 他一把把我拉过去紧紧抱住。 |
| close by/close at hand We didn’ t need to worry because help was close at hand. 我们不用担心，因为身边就有人帮忙。 |
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| 2 | only a short time away （时间上）接近地 |
| As the summer grew closer, we started to think about leaving. 随着夏天的临近，我们开始考虑要离开了。 |
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| - | close on/to sth
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| almost a particular amount , number , level etc |
| 接近（某一数量或水平） |
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| Inflation is now running at close to 4%. 通货膨胀现在已经接近4%。 |
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| - | close up/up close
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| at , to , or from only a short distance away |
| 近距离地 |
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| I didn’ t see his face close up. 我没有近距离地看到他的脸。 |
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| - | come close (to sth)
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| to be similar to or almost as good as something or someone |
| （与某事物）差不多，近似 |
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| He’ s not as good as Amis, but he comes close. 他没有埃米斯优秀，但是差得不多。 |
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| - | come close to (doing) sth
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| to nearly do something |
| 差点做某事 |
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| I came close to giving up several times. 我好几次差点要放弃。 |
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| - | run sb close BRITISH
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| to be nearly as good or successful as someone |
| 与某人差不多好；与某人不相上下 |
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| For skill on the ball, Michael Owen runs him close. 就球技而言，迈克尔·欧文与他不相上下。 |
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