close to

1. Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear
   她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。
2. He's close to signing a contract.
   他即将签下一份合同。
3. In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.
   参议院现在的票数还难分上下。
4. The only one who's anywhere close to the truth is my mother.
   唯一算得上了解真相的人是我的母亲。
5. She has never been close to her ascetic, workaholic father.
   她从来没有和她那个清心寡欲、只顾工作的父亲亲近过。
6. Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore
   煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。
7. The team is close to bottom of the League.
   这支球队快跌至联赛末席了。
8. He had already clipped his hair close to the skull.
   他已经把头发剪得贴头皮了。
9. I'm very much a family man and need to be close to those I love.
   我是个非常恋家的男人，必须生活在所爱的人身旁。
10. It takes me a long time to drop my guard and get close to people.
    我要花上好长时间才能放下戒备心，与人接近。
11. Animal welfare is a subject very close to my heart.
    动物福利是我非常关注的一个问题。
12. She opened her heart to millions yesterday and told how she came close to suicide.
    她昨天在数成百万人面前倾吐心声，讲述了自己是如何差点轻生的。
13. If only he would hold her close to him.
    要是他能将她拥入怀中就好了。
14. I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back.
    我沮丧得快要哭出来，但我忍住了。
15. Perhaps as it is so close to noon, you would do me the honour of having lunch with me.
    马上就到中午了，也许你能赏脸和我一起吃午饭。
16. We have had meaningful negotiations and I believe we are very close to a deal
    我们已进行了有益的磋商，我相信我们很快能成交。
17. Scientists like the idea that one of their number is close to the seat of power
    科学家们欢迎他们中的一员接近权力中心的想法。
18. The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.
    这些士兵参加了乌干达边境附近的一次军事行动。
19. For my part, I feel elated and close to tears
    就我而言，我感到非常高兴，都快落泪了。
20. The best place to catch fish on a canal is close to a lock
    运河上捕鱼的最佳地点是靠近水闸的地方。
21. The houses were all the same — square, close to the street, needing paint
    房子都一模一样——方方正正、临近街道、需要粉刷。
22. We were staying in a seedy hotel close to the red light district
    我们当时住在紧挨着红灯区的一家脏乱不堪的旅馆里。
23. She was close to both of her parents and was undeniably shaken by their divorce
    她和父母的关系都很亲近，因此毫无疑问，他们的离婚对她打击很大。
24. It's close to showtime now, so you retire into the dressing room.
    开演时间快到了，你得进化装间了。
25. Get as close to the subject as you can and hold the camera steady
    尽量靠近拍摄对象，拿稳相机。
26. I've always been close to my dad but he's never rammed his career down my throat
    我一直和爸爸很亲近，不过他从不强迫我继承他的事业。
27. They were close to weaponizing ricin — a lethal plant toxin.
    他们快把蓖麻毒素——一种致命的植物毒素——研发为武器了。
28. This table is too close to the door, it gets in the way.
    这桌子放在门口太碍事了。
29. His lectures always proceed from the close to the distant and from the elementary to the profound.
    他讲课总是由近及远，由浅入深。
30. In the east, our country adjoins Korea and is close to Japan.
    我国东部跟朝鲜接壤，跟日本邻近。

adv

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
   1. lasted approximately an hour
   2. in just about a minute
   3. he's about 30 years old
   4. I've had about all I can stand
   5. we meet about once a month
   6. some forty people came
   7. weighs around a hundred pounds
   8. roughly $3,000
   9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
   10. 20 or so people were at the party

   Synonym:    approximatelyaboutjust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaroundor so