intimate是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship -- 親密的；有性關係的；宜於密切關係的

  • intimate relationships 親密關係

  • The restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere. 這家餐廳的氣氛很怡人。

  • He's become very intimate with an actress. 他和一名女演員的關係變得非常親密。

• 1 (of knowledge or understanding) detailed, and obtained from a lot of studying or experience -- 諳熟的，精通的

  • She has an intimate knowledge of Tuscany, where she has lived for 20 years. 她在托斯卡納住了20年，對那裡非常熟悉。

• 2 a friend you know very well -- 至交，密友，知己

  • Intimates of the star say that he has been upset by the personal attacks on him that have appeared in the press recently. 這位明星的密友說他最近正為報紙上出現的對他的人身攻擊感到苦惱。

• 3 to make clear what you think or want without saying it directly -- 暗示，提示

  • [ + (that) ] She has intimated that she will resign if she loses the vote. 她已經暗示如果選舉落敗她將辭職。