/kləʊs ||; klos/adj adv1 (not before a noun 不用于名词前) close (to sb/sth);close (together) near 靠近: Is our hotel close to the beach? 我们住的酒店靠近海滩吗？The tables are quite close together. 两张桌子紧挨着。to follow close behind someone 紧跟某人之后I held her close (= tightly). 我紧紧抱着她
2 (used about a friend, etc) known very well and liked （指朋友等）熟悉的，亲密的: They invited only close friends to the wedding. 他们只邀请好朋友出席他们的婚礼。
3 near in a family relationship 亲属关系近的: a close relative 近亲
4 (used about a competition, etc) only won by a small amount （指比赛等）比分接近的，势均力敌的: a close match 势均力敌的比赛 ☞Look at the note at near ¹. 参看near^1的注释。
5 careful; thorough 仔细的；彻底的: On close examination, you could see that the banknote was a forgery. 仔细观察，你会发现这是一张假币。
6 (used about the weather, etc) heavy and with little movement of air （指天气等）闷，空气不流通:
It's so close today that there might be a storm. 今天天气很闷，只怕要刮大风了。 ➔closely adv to watch sb closely 密切监视某人The insect closely resembles a stick. 这种昆虫长得很像一根竹签。 ➔closeness noun [U] a close shave/thing a bad thing that almost happened 差点发生的灾祸:
I wasn't injured, but it was a close shave. 我差点儿受伤，真是好险呀。 at close quarters at or from a position that is very near 近距离
close by (sb/sth) at a short distance from sb/sth 在附近:
She lives close by. 她就住在附近。 close/near/dear to sb's heart→
HEART nearly; almost 差不多:
He was born close on a hundred years ago. 他约在百年前出生。 close up (to sb/sth) at or from a very short distance to sb/sth 靠近:
You can't tell it's a forgery until you look at it close up. 只有近看才能察觉这是赝品。 come close (to sth/to doing sth) to almost do sth 差不多要做某事:
We didn't win but we came close. 我们没有赢，但就差一点儿。