Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #647
close
近的；接近的；亲近的
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; near.
- 1.
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
- 2.
Compressed, restricted, constrained, etc.
- 3.
Rigorous, careful, etc.
- 4.
Short.
- 5.
Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- 6.
With its wings at its side, closed, held near to its body (typically also statant); (of wings) in this posture.
- 7.
Marked, evident.
严密的；仔细的；周密的；紧密的；狭窄的；受约束的；短的；不足的；闭的；高位的；合拢的；收拢的
In use
The supermarket is close to my apartment.
The deadline is close, so I have to hurry.
She and her sister are very close.
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。
be close together
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。
pay close attention to sth
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。
Connections
Collocations
- close friend
- 密友
- She is my closest friend.她是我最亲密的朋友。
- close call
- 侥幸脱险
- That was a close call!那真是侥幸脱险！
- close attention
- 密切关注
- Pay close attention to the details.密切关注细节。
- close relationship
- 亲密关系
- They have a close relationship.他们关系亲密。
- close range
- 近距离
- The photo was taken at close range.这张照片是近距离拍摄的。
- close second
- 以微弱差距居第二
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
作形容词表示'接近的'或'紧密的'，常与介词 to 搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵：nose、rose、those、chose、goes 与目标词的 /kləʊz/ 押韵（重读音节元音和后续辅音相同）。注意 dose 拼写同为 -ose，但发 /dəʊs/，不押韵；goes 拼写为 -oes，但读音押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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