| 词组 | close - near |
| 释义 | close - near If something is near, near to, or close to a place or thing, it is a short distance from it. When close has this meaning, it is pronounced . I live now in Reinfeld, which is near Lübeck. I stood very near to them. They owned a sheep station close to the sea. ◊ 'nearby' When near and close have this meaning, you do not use them immediately in front of a noun. Instead you use nearby. He was taken to a nearby building to recuperate. He took the bag and tossed it into some nearby bushes. However, the superlative form nearest can be used immediately in front of a noun. They rush, stumbling, for the nearest exit. ◊ other meanings You can use near immediately in front of a noun to say that something is almost a particular thing. ...a state of near chaos. The right and left arms of the sea wall formed a near circle. You can also use near immediately in front of an adjective and a noun to say that something almost has the quality described by the adjective. ...a near fatal accident. The Government faces a near impossible dilemma. You can use near, near to, or close to immediately in front of a noun to say that someone or something is almost in a particular state. Her father was angry, her mother near tears. ...her anxiety on finding him again near to death. She was close to tears. You can refer to someone you know well as a 'close friend'. His father was a close friend of Peter Thorneycroft. You do not refer to someone as a 'near' friend. You can refer to someone who is directly related to you as a 'close relative'. She had no very close relatives. You can also refer to someone as a 'near relative', but this is less common. ◊ WARNING Do not confuse the adjective close with the verb close . If you close something, you move it so that it fills a hole or gap. See entry at ↑ |
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