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- closely acquainted; familiar, close熟悉的, 亲密的, 亲切的：
intimate friends
亲密的朋友
they are on intimate terms.
他们关系亲密。
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- (of a place or setting) having or creating an informal friendly atmosphere（指地方或环境）气氛融洽的, 气氛怡人的：
an intimate little Italian restaurant.
一家气氛宜人的意大利小餐馆。
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- predic. used euphemistically to indicate that a couple are having a sexual relationship〈婉〉有性关系的：
he was sickened by the thought of others having been intimate with her.
他一想到别人曾和她有性关系就觉得恶心。
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- involving very close connection密切的, 紧密的：
their intimate involvement with their community.
他们与所居社区的紧密关系。
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- private and personal私下的, 个人的, 隐私的：
going into intimate details of his sexual encounters
深入探讨他性经历的隐私细节
intimate correspondence.
私人通信。
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- (of knowledge) detailed; thorough（知识）详尽的; 深刻的, 彻底的：
an intimate knowledge of the software.
对该软件的详尽了解。
- a very close friend至交, 知己, 密友：
his circle of intimates.
他的密友圈子。
派生词
intimately
adverb词源
early 17th cent. (as a noun)： from late Latin intimatus, past participle of Latin intimare 'impress， make familiar'， from intimus 'inmost'.
with obj.
1- state or make known宣布, 表示, 通告：
Mr Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire.
哈奇森先生表露了他即将退休的决定。
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- with clause imply or hint提示; 暗示：
he had already intimated that he might not be able to continue.
他早已暗示自己可能无法继续下去。
派生词
intimation
noun词源
early 16th cent.: from late Latin intimat- 'made known'， from the verb intimare （see INTIMATE1）. The noun intimation dates from late Middle English.