intimately

英 [ˈɪntɪmɪtli]

美 [ˈɪntəmətli]

adv.  紧密，密切地，直接地

BNC.9642 / COCA.9539

柯林斯词典

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 anintimatefriendship with someone, you know them very well and like them a lot.
  1. 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。
  2. Anintimateis an intimate friend.
     密友;至交;知己
  3. 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 anintimaterelationship, they are involved with each other in a loving or sexual way.
  1. I just won't discuss my intimate relationships.
     我就是不想讨论我的恋爱关系。
  2. ...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
  Anintimateconversation or detail, for example, is very personal and private.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 useintimateto 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.
  1. ...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
  Anintimateconnection between ideas or organizations, for example, is a very strong link between them.
  1. ...an intimate connection between madness and wisdom...
     疯狂与智慧的密切关联
  2. 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
  Anintimateknowledge of something is a deep and detailed knowledge of it.
  1. 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 youintimatesomething, you say it in an indirect way.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adv

• with great or especially intimate knowledge
  1. we knew them well
  Synonym:well
• in a close manner
  1. the two phenomena are intimately connected
  2. the person most nearly concerned
  Synonym:closelynearly

双语例句

• Working memory not only is closely to general fluid intelligence but also is intimately associated with long-term memory.
  工作记忆不仅与一般液体智力有着十分密切的关系，而且与长时记忆之间也存在密切的联系。
• If you are intimately connected to someone online, that's a red flag.
  如果你和某个网友在网上联系密切，这可是个危险信号。
• Don't use metaphors that are intimately connected with a specific country.
  不要使用隐喻是密切联系在一起某一特定国家。
• Who intimately lives with the rain.
  雨水也和她亲切地生活在一起。
• Throughout history, it has been a mystery why certain humans are intimately attracted to each other.
  纵观历史，为什么某些人类之间有着亲密的吸引力，一直是一个谜。
• The sounds of language are intimately bound up with meaning.
  语言的音和义有不可分割的联系。
• These structures are intimately related to social attachment and bonding in other species.
  这些结构是密切相关的社会依恋和担保的其他物种。
• Shall we chat more intimately? To me, you are not an ordinary girl.
  我们能更亲密得聊聊吗？我认为你不仅仅是一个女孩！
• The concept of electric energy and power are intimately associated with the corresponding ones considered in basic mechanics.
  电能和电功率的概念与基础力学中所思考的相应的概念有密切联系。
• The tendency of capitalist economies to boom and bust is intimately connected with that failure.
  资本主义经济繁荣和崩溃循环的趋势与这种失败密切相关。