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be close to sth/sb
close to 后可接地点或人，表示空间距离近或关系亲密。
Our office is close to the subway station.
我们办公室离地铁站很近。
近的；接近的；亲近的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
近的；接近的；亲近的
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; near.
Our office is close to the subway station.
我们办公室离地铁站很近。
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
Compressed, restricted, constrained, etc.
Rigorous, careful, etc.
Short.
The supermarket is close to my apartment.
超市离我的公寓很近。
The deadline is close, so I have to hurry.
截止日期很近了，所以我得快点。
She and her sister are very close.
她和她的姐姐关系非常密切。
close to 后可接地点或人，表示空间距离近或关系亲密。
Our office is close to the subway station.
我们办公室离地铁站很近。
close together 强调两者间距很小，常与 too 连用。
The two chairs are too close together.
那两把椅子靠得太近了。
此处 close 意为“仔细的、严密的”，修饰 attention。
Pay close attention to the road signs.
请密切注意路标。
Not this
The school is close from my house.
Use this
The school is close to my house.
形容词 close 表示“离……近”时，介词必须用 to，构成 be close to。这里不能套用 far from 的 from，也不能按中文“离……近”直译成 from。
Not this
My office is close with the subway station.
Use this
My office is close to the subway station.
表示地点或距离的接近要用 close to。close with 只用于人与人的亲密关系（如 be close with a friend），不能用于地点或物体。
Not this
Please listen close to the teacher.
Use this
Please listen closely to the teacher.
这里需要副词 closely 修饰动词 listen，表示“仔细地”。close 作副词时只表示“近地”，不能表达“仔细地”的含义，所以必须改为 closely。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
密友
She is my closest friend.
她是我最亲密的朋友。
侥幸脱险
That was a close call!
那真是侥幸脱险！
密切关注
Pay close attention to the details.
密切关注细节。
亲密关系
They have a close relationship.
他们关系亲密。
近距离
The photo was taken at close range.
这张照片是近距离拍摄的。
以微弱差距居第二
Our team finished a close second.
我们队以微弱差距获得第二名。
侥幸脱险；千钧一发
That was a close call — the car almost hit us.
那真是千钧一发——车差点撞到我们。
触及痛处；令人感同身受
Her speech about family struggles hit close to home.
她关于家庭困境的演讲让人感同身受。
近在咫尺；手边
Keep a list of emergency numbers close at hand.
把紧急电话号码放在手边。
就像我一样，他们渴望靠近你。
This line from the Carpenters' song 'Close to You' uses 'close' to mean emotionally near.
这句歌词来自卡朋特乐队的歌曲《靠近你》，其中 close 意为情感上的亲近。
差一点只在掷马蹄铁和投手榴弹中才算数。
People say this to mock someone whose attempt was almost successful; 'close' means nearly accurate.
人们用这句话来嘲笑某人的尝试几乎成功却不完全成功；close 意为几乎准确的。
Use close naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：两个人紧挨着坐，关系很 close（亲近、近的）；比较级 closer 就是更近一步。
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述空间或时间距离、描述人际关系亲疏、形容观察、检查等仔细周密 该词作形容词时用法广泛，通常用于表示距离近、关系亲近或做事严密；口语和书面语中都比较常见，具体意思需根据搭配判断。
作形容词表示'接近的'或'紧密的'，常与介词 to 搭配。
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