intimates

英 [ˈɪntɪmeɪts]

美 [ˈɪntɪmeɪts]

n.  密友; 至交; 知己
v.  透露; (间接)表示; 暗示
intimate的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• Going on holiday to California? "Make sure you get a room at shutters in LA with an ocean view," she intimates.
  若要去加州度假嘛，则“必须先得在洛杉矶的shutters酒店预订一间俯瞰大海的房间，”她如是暗示。
• He declines to see them, and intimates the formation of a new family of faith.
  他拒绝见他们，和亲密组成一个新家庭的信念。
• In those later years she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems even with intimates.
  在这几年中，她身穿白衣，尽量避免见着生人，主要通过写便条和诗歌同亲密的人交往。
• A score of intimates, drawn largely from two clans aside from the Thanis, runs nearly everything else.
  还有一些亲信，基本上是来自于除萨尼党意外的两个党派分支，几乎所有权利都落入他们的掌控之中。
• One of the director's intimates is never on the night shift.
  主任的一位密友从来不值夜班。
• Yet building an inner circle of intimates takes work, especially as people age and lose old friends.
  然而建立一个密友核心圈需要付出，尤其是随着年龄的增长我们会不断失去老朋友。
• There were no woman among her intimates.
  跟她关系密切的朋友中没有一个是女性。
• The Chinese and native speakers groups show more similarities in refusing the intimates 'suggestions.
  中国和母语群体表现出更多的相似之处对于亲密的人提出建议。
• Although the governor knew many peoples, he had few intimates.
  尽管总督认识不少民族的人，但他却没几个心腹。
• I have two intimates, who were two angels fallen in my heart.
  我有两个知己，他们是两个天使落在我的心里。