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closely + verb
紧接动词之前或之后均可，通常置于实义动词前或句末。
We need to examine the data closely.
我们需要仔细检查数据。
紧密地；接近地；密切地
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
紧密地；接近地；密切地
in a close manner
We need to examine the data closely.
我们需要仔细检查数据。
紧密地；密切地。
In a close manner.
在时间或空间上紧密相关或位置接近
in a close relation or position in time or space
以专注的方式
in an attentive manner
以紧密的方式
in a close manner
She listened closely to the instructions.
她仔细地听了指令。
AI contextual example
The two events are closely related.
这两个事件密切相关。
AI contextual example
He watched the suspect closely.
他密切地监视着嫌疑人。
AI contextual example
the onsets were closely timed
这些起始的时间间隔很近。
WordNet
紧接动词之前或之后均可，通常置于实义动词前或句末。
We need to examine the data closely.
我们需要仔细检查数据。
常用于被动结构或系表结构，表示紧密关联。
These two issues are closely related.
这两个问题密切相关。
Not this
He watched the game close.
Use this
He watched the game closely.
副词 'close' 表示空间上的接近（如 'stand close'），而 'closely' 表示仔细地、密切地关注。这里需用 'closely' 表示仔细观看。
Not this
They are close related.
Use this
They are closely related.
形容词 'close' 不能修饰过去分词 'related'，应用副词 'closely' 表示关系密切。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
密切相关的
These two species are closely related.
这两个物种密切相关。
紧密相连的
Economic growth is closely linked to education.
经济增长与教育紧密相连。
密切关联的
The disease is closely associated with smoking.
这种疾病与吸烟密切相关。
密切关注
The trial was closely followed by the media.
媒体密切关注了这次审判。
仔细检查
The evidence was closely examined by the experts.
专家们仔细检查了证据。
非常相似
The counterfeit bills closely resemble real currency.
假钞非常像真币。
紧密团结的
The community is closely knit, with everyone helping each other.
这个社区非常团结，大家互相帮助。
密切相关的
These two species are closely related to each other.
这两个物种彼此密切相关。
严密看守的
The secret formula was closely guarded by the company.
这个秘密配方受到公司的严密保护。
《致命魔术》中的经典台词
In the film, the magician asks, 'Are you watching closely?'
电影中，魔术师问道：'你在仔细看吗？'
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closely = close（靠近）+ ly，意为‘接近地’或‘仔细地’，想象靠近仔细看。
通常用于表示'仔细地'或'接近地'，常见于学术、正式或日常语境中，适用范围广。
In American English, 'closely' (/ˈkloʊsli/) rhymes with 'grossly' (/ˈɡroʊsli/). 'Mostly' (/ˈmoʊstli/) is a near rhyme. Other adverbs ending in -ly, such as 'loosely', 'precisely', 'nicely', and 'possibly', have different stressed vowels or endings and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.