The adjective and noun are pronounced /'ɪntɪmət/. The verb is pronounced /'ɪntɪmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /'ɪntɪmət/,动词读作 /'ɪntɪmeɪt/。
- ADJ-GRADED 亲密的;密切的
If you have an intimate friendship with someone, you know them very well and like them a lot.
- I discussed with my intimate friends whether I would immediately have a baby.
我与密友们讨论是否我要马上生孩子。 - An intimate is an intimate friend.
密友;至交;知己 - They are to have an autumn wedding, an intimate of the couple confides.
他们的婚礼将在秋季举行,这对情侣的一位密友透露说。
- ADJ-GRADED 有恋爱关系的;有性关系的
If two people are in an intimate relationship, they are involved with each other in a loving or sexual way.
- I just won't discuss my intimate relationships.
我就是不想讨论我的恋爱关系。 - ...their intimate moments with their boyfriends.
她们与男友共浴爱河的时刻
- ADJ-GRADED 个人的;私下的;隐私的
An intimate conversation or detail, for example, is very personal and private.
- He wrote about the intimate details of his family life...
他写到了关于他家庭生活的一些不为人知的细节。 - I hate to interrupt your intimate conversation but we do have an assignment to discuss.
我实在不愿打断你们的私人谈话,但是我们确实有事要谈。
- ADJ-GRADED 宁静怡人的;温馨的
If you use intimate to describe an occasion or the atmosphere of a place, you like it because it is quiet and pleasant, and seems suitable for close conversations between friends.
- ...an intimate candlelit dinner for two.
温馨的二人烛光晚餐
- ADJ-GRADED (联系)密切的,紧密的
An intimate connection between ideas or organizations, for example, is a very strong link between them.
- ...an intimate connection between madness and wisdom...
疯狂与智慧的密切关联 - France has kept the most intimate links with its former African territories.
法国与其前非洲属地一直保持着最密切的联系。
- ADJ-GRADED 深刻的;详尽的;精通的
An intimate knowledge of something is a deep and detailed knowledge of it.
- He surprised me with his intimate knowledge of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer.
他对克尔恺郭尔与叔本华的深刻了解让我很吃惊。
- VERB 暗示;提示
If you intimate something, you say it in an indirect way.
- He went on to intimate that he was indeed contemplating a shake-up of the company...
他继续暗示他确实在考虑对公司进行一次大改组。 - He had intimated to the French and Russians his readiness to come to a settlement.
他已经向法国人和俄国人暗示他愿意达成协议。