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intimateadjective(PERSONAL)C2having, or beinglikelytocause, a veryclosefriendshiporpersonalorsexualrelationship: 亲密的；有性关系的；宜于密切关系的 intimaterelationships亲密关系 Therestauranthas a very intimateatmosphere.这家餐厅的氛围很怡人。 He'sbecomevery intimatewithanactress.他和一名女演员的关系非常亲密。 - Thediseaseisspreadthrough intimatesexualactivity.
- Theysharedan intimatephysicalexperience.
- Thediaryrevealedseveral intimatedetailsabout hisprivatelife.
- They haddinnerin the very intimatesurroundingsof alocalrestaurant.
- Herpoetrydealswith intimatepersonalexperience.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFriendly - affability
- affable
- affably
- affiliative
- agreeableness
- conviviality
- convivially
- cordial
- cordiality
- cordially
- hospitality
- inseparable
- intimacy
- intimately
- sweetness
- the human touch
- togetherness
- twinkly
- warmly
- warmth
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Relationships: general words intimateadjective(EXPERT)C2(ofknowledgeorunderstanding)detailed, andobtainedfrom a lot ofstudyingorexperience: 谙熟的，精通的 She has an intimateknowledgeof Tuscany, where she haslivedfor 20years.她在托斯卡纳区住了20年，对那里非常熟悉。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDetailed and careful - blow-by-blow
- detailed
- diligence
- diligent
- diligently
- in depthphrase
- in the weedsidiom
- intimately
- intricate
- intricately
- nice
- nicety
- over-elaborate
- over-fussy
- painstaking
- studious
- thoroughgoing
- thoroughness
- white-glove
- wonky
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Skilled, talented and able afriendyouknowvery well: 至交，密友Intimates of thestarsay that he has beenupsetby thepersonalattackson him that haveappearedin thepressrecently.这位明星的密友们说他最近正为报纸上出现的对他的人身攻击感到苦恼。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesa person you know well and like - friendWe've been friends for years.
- buddyHe's one of my dad's old war buddies.
- palThe heartthrob was spotted hanging with his Hollywood pals in L.A.
- mateUKHe's out with his mates.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFriends, acquaintances & contemporaries - a friend in need is a friend indeedidiom
- acquaintance
- acquaintanceship
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- compatriot
- comrade
- crony
- crowd
- fair-weather friend
- fam
- flatmate
- neighbour
- oppo
- pal
- peeps
- peer group
- pen pal
- with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom
See more results » to makeclearwhat youthinkorwantwithout saying itdirectly: 暗示，提示[+ (that)]She has intimatedthatshe willresignif shelosesthevote.她已经暗示如果选举落败她将辞职。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSuggestions & proposals - about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- imply
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- mover
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingin
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
- table
See more results » intimate| American Dictionaryintimateadjective(PERSONAL)being aclose,personalfriend, or having aclose,personalrelationship: An intimaterelationshipcan also refer to aromanticrelationship: They had been goodfriends, but they had never in any way been intimate. Intimate can alsomeanprivateandpersonal: Sherefusedtodiscussthe intimatedetailsof herlife. intimateadjective(EXPERT)an intimateknowledgeofcattlefarming intimatenoun[C](FRIEND)George was never one of the president’s intimates. tosuggestthat something willhappenor istrue, without saying sodirectly: [+ that clause]He intimated that they hadthoughtabout gettingmarried. Examplesofintimateintimate Where a wife had dementia, the husband found himself having to learn new domestic skills and become involved inintimatecaring tasks.From theCambridge English Corpus In this view acquaintances are plentiful, companions fewer, and intimates few and far between in a person's life.From theCambridge English Corpus The listener and the singer are ' placed' now in veryintimateproximity.From theCambridge English Corpus Drug use andintimaterelationships among women and men : separating specific from general effects in prospective data using structural equation models.From theCambridge English Corpus Theintimaterelationship between ageing and accumulation of economic resources was always somewhat fragile.From theCambridge English Corpus The loss of anintimaterelationship, which might be related to separation, also increased the risk for depression.From theCambridge English Corpus A moreintimateterm is needed to describe the persons whose acts are attributed to the corporation.From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, first-party privilege is provisionally accommodated andintimateharmony is protected in the face of such an unpleasant revelation.From theCambridge English Corpus At every juncture there is a seamless connection between private moments and public events,intimatefeelings and collective sentiments, personal goals and national ambitions.From theCambridge English Corpus In this context, musical relations are likely to become more self-conscious, and lessintimate, than when watching fiction.From theCambridge English Corpus In the case of online diaries, publicizing theintimatemeets two purposes, a social one and another, individual one.From theCambridge English Corpus The former, moreintimateand personal, on of hands, was the most popular therapy.From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, the decaying housesintimatethe finite nature of our existence.From theCambridge English Corpus I don't like it at all, because love-making is perhaps the mostintimateand personal thing imaginable.From theCambridge English Corpus The author had done little to help dispel this confusion, other than intimating his discomfort by putting the term ' peripheral ' within quotes.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |