close to
close to — 慣用語
1. only a short distance away from a place, or only a short time before an event.
靠近；接近
在距離或時間上離某地、某時很近
only a short distance away from a place, or only a short time before an event.
Reema booked a hotel close to the train station so she could walk.
Reema 訂了一間靠近火車站的旅館，這樣她就能走路過去。
close to + place noun
The bakery sits close to the river, just behind the old stone bridge.
那家麵包店就在河邊附近，正好在那座老石橋的後面。
close to describing physical location
It was close to midnight when Darius finally finished his exam revision.
Darius 終於把考試複習完時，已經接近午夜了。
Our farm is close to the coast, so we often smell the salty air.
我們的農場靠近海岸，所以常常聞到鹹鹹的空氣。
Brooke parked her car close to the school gate to wait for the children.
Brooke 把車停在靠近校門口的地方，等著接孩子們。
- far from
a long distance away
文法句型
close to + noun (place / time)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a place, building, or point in time; the thing it is near follows directly as a noun. Distinguish from sense 2, which measures an amount rather than a position.
常見錯誤
2. almost reaching a particular number, amount, or state, but not quite there yet.
將近；幾乎
差不多達到某個數量或狀態，但還沒到
almost reaching a particular number, amount, or state, but not quite there yet.
Close to ten thousand fans filled the stadium before the match began.
比賽開始前，將近一萬名球迷擠滿了整座體育場。
close to + large number
By the end of the long hike, Kwame was close to tears from exhaustion.
走完那段長長的山路後，Kwame 累得幾乎要哭出來了。
close to + emotional state noun
The old bridge is close to collapse, so the council has closed it.
那座舊橋幾乎快要塌了，所以議會把它封閉起來。
Beatriz spent close to three hundred dollars repairing her broken laptop.
Beatriz 花了將近三百美元才修好她壞掉的筆電。
After months of training, the runners were close to their personal best times.
經過幾個月的訓練，跑者們幾乎逼近了自己的最佳成績。
文法句型
close to + number / amount
用法筆記
Object is usually a number, a sum of money, or a noun naming a state that is about to be reached (tears, collapse, panic). Unlike sense 1, no real distance is involved.
常見錯誤
3. knowing someone so well that you trust them and share warm, friendly feelings wi
親近；要好
和某人很熟、彼此信任、感情很好
knowing someone so well that you trust them and share warm, friendly feelings with them.
Sirin has always been close to her younger brother, even after he moved abroad.
Sirin 一直和她弟弟很親近，即使他搬到國外後也沒變。
be close to + family member
Growing up on the same street, Ilan stayed close to his childhood neighbours.
在同一條街上長大，Ilan 和兒時的鄰居一直很要好。
stay close to someone over time
The two nurses became close to each other during the long night shifts.
在漫長的夜班期間，那兩位護理師變得很親近。
Élise felt close to her grandmother, who taught her to bake every Sunday.
Élise 和奶奶很親近，奶奶每個星期天都教她烤點心。
Nellie is not very close to her cousins, since they rarely visit.
Nellie 和表親們不太親近，因為他們很少來往。
- attached to
stresses strong emotional bonding, often hard to break
- fond of
milder; warm feeling without the deep mutual closeness
- distant from
emotionally cold or not in regular contact
文法句型
be close to + person
用法筆記
Object must be a person or group of people, and the phrase usually follows the verb 'be', 'feel', 'stay', or 'become'. Distinguish from sense 1, where the object is a place, not a person.