Định nghĩa của từ close2

near

near in space or time

Ví dụ:

I had no idea the beach was so close.
Our new house is close to the school.
The children are close to each other in age.
She is looking for a job closer to home.
The tables were too close together.
Their birthdays are very close together.
This is the closest we can get to the beach by car.
We all have to work in close proximity (= near each other).
Victory was tantalizingly close.

relationship

knowing somebody very well and liking them very much

Ví dụ:

Jo is a very close friend.
She is very close to her father.
She and her father are very close.
We're a very close family.

Ví dụ bổ sung:

The two sisters seemed very close.
He was quite close to his older brother.

near in family relationship

Ví dụ:

close relatives, such as your mother and father, and brothers and sisters
The groom and his close family took their places.

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distant

very involved in the work or activities of somebody else, usually seeing and talking to them regularly

Ví dụ:

She has kept in close contact with the victims' families.
They have forged a close working relationship.
a retired army general with close ties to the military
The college has close links with many other institutions.
We work in close association with the ministry.
Their survival depends on close cooperation.
Even their closest allies were shocked by the move.
He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers.
We are in close touch with the police.

careful

careful and complete

Ví dụ:

Take a close look at this photograph.
On closer examination, the painting proved to be a fake.
A close inspection reveals stunning attention to detail.
Pay close attention to what I am telling you.

almost/likely

almost in a particular state; likely to do something soon

Ví dụ:

The airline is close to collapse.
He was close to tears.
The species is dangerously close to extinction.
The new library is close to completion.
She knew she was close to death.
We are close to signing the agreement.

similar

very similar to something else or to an amount

Ví dụ:

There's a close resemblance between them (= they look very similar).
This movie is about as close to perfect as you could wish for.
Their chances of winning are close to zero.
His feeling for her was close to hatred.
The total was close to 20% of the workforce.
It was the closest thing to a home she had ever known.
We tried to match the colours, but this is the closest we could get.

Ví dụ bổ sung:

The unemployment rate was close to 20% of the workforce.
The book bears a close resemblance to her earlier work.

competition/election, etc.

won by only a small amount or distance

Ví dụ:

a close match/contest/election
It was pretty close but we lost.
Our team came a close second (= nearly won).
No one expected such a close finish.
The game was closer than the score suggests.
The result is going to be too close to call (= either side may win).

Ví dụ bổ sung:

The organizers of the race are predicting a close finish.
It's a desperately close race—I can't quite see who is ahead.
The California election looks too close to call as voters go to the polls.
I think it's going to be close.

almost bad result

used to describe something, usually a dangerous or unpleasant situation, that nearly happens

Ví dụ:

Phew! That was close—that car nearly hit us.
We caught the bus in the end but it was close (= we nearly missed it).

without space

with little or no space in between

Ví dụ:

over 1 000 pages of close print
The soldiers advanced in close formation.

cut short

cut very short, near to the skin

Ví dụ:

a close haircut/shave

guarded

carefully guarded

Ví dụ:

The donor's identity is a close secret.
She was kept under close arrest.

weather/room

warm in an uncomfortable way because there does not seem to be enough fresh air

Ví dụ:

It’s very close today—I think there’s going to be a storm.

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stuffy

private

not willing to give personal information about yourself

Ví dụ:

He was close about his past.

mean

not liking to spend money

Ví dụ:

She's always been very close with her money.

phonetics

produced with part of the tongue in the highest possible position without limiting the flow of air

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