be close to [noun/pronoun]
表示空间或关系上的接近。
The store is close to my house.
商店靠近我家。
大约;差不多
closer to — comparative of close to
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大约;差不多
Approximately.
The store is close to my house.
商店靠近我家。
大约。
Approximately.
The supermarket is close to my apartment, so I can walk there.
超市离我的公寓很近,所以我可以走路去。
After the argument, she was close to tears.
争吵之后,她几乎要哭了。
The construction project is close to completion.
这个建筑项目接近完工。
表示空间或关系上的接近。
The store is close to my house.
商店靠近我家。
表示靠近的动作或过程。
Don't get too close to the edge.
不要太靠近边缘。
表示几乎要做某事。
I was close to giving up.
我差点放弃了。
表示大约的数量或数值。
It costs close to $100.
它花了接近100美元。
Not this
The supermarket closes my apartment.
Use this
The supermarket is close to my apartment.
在英语中,“close”作动词时意为“关闭”,而非“靠近”。表达“靠近”应用“be close to”,其中“close”是形容词。
Not this
His house is close from the station.
Use this
His house is close to the station.
形容词“close”后需用介词“to”表示靠近,而不用“from”。
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