intimate

adj. 亲密的；私人的；精通的；有性关系的

n. 知己；至交

vt. 暗示；通知；宣布

adj.

亲密的，亲近的；私人的，个人的；内部的；直接的

n.

至交；密友；

v.

暗示，提示；宣布，通知；

变形

复数：intimates过去式：intimated过去分词：intimated现在分词：intimating第三人称单数：intimates

双语释义

亲密的,密切的; 有性关系的 having or being a very close and friendly relationship; having a sexual relationship, especially outside marriage

私人的,个人的 private and personal

[A]详尽的,精通的 (of knowledge) detailed and obtained by deep study or long experience

vt. 示意,暗示 make sth known (to sb), especially discreetly or indirectly

[C]至交,密友 intimate friend

英英释义

intimate[ 英 ['ɪntɪmət] 美 [ˈɪntəmɪt] ]

n.someone to whom private matters are confided

同义词：confidant

v.

give to understand

同义词：adumbrateinsinuate

imply as a possibility

同义词：suggest

adj.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

"intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles"

having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

"an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"

同义词：cozyinformal

having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

"pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

同义词：familiar

involved in a sexual relationship

"the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"

同义词：sexual

innermost or essential

"the intimate structure of matter"

同义词：innerinternal

thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

"this girl, so intimate with nature"

同义词：knowledgeableversed

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

intimate diary私人日记

intimate discussion私下讨论

副词+～

very intimate非常亲密的

～+副词

intimate closely关系密切的

～+介词

intimate with与…关系密切

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

intimate sb's disapproval暗示某人不赞成

～+副词

intimate darkly隐秘地暗示

intimate slyly狡黠地暗示

～+介词

intimate to向…暗示

用作名词 (n.)

～+名词

intimate friend密友

词组短语

intimate relationship亲密的关系

intimate friend知交，知己

intimate contact亲密接触

同近义词辨析

这组词都有“亲密的”的意思，其区别是：

familiar通常指因长期交往而彼此很熟悉，像自家人一样。

intimate语气强烈，指感情或思想融洽、相互知心，彼此关系亲密。

confidential指相互之间可推心置腹、彼此信赖。

close语气较强，指兴趣爱好相同，因而关系密切，感情深笃。

这是一组形近易混词。

imitatev.模仿，仿效；复制，仿造。

The boy imitates his father's way of talking.那个男孩模仿他父亲说话的样子。

intimatea.亲密的；温馨的，舒适的。

We have had an intimate friendship since we were young.我们自年轻时代起就建立了亲密的友谊。

intimidatev.恐吓，威胁。

An older boy intimidated the little children when he took their lunch money.一个年龄大一点的男孩恐吓那些小孩子，并且抢走了他们的午饭钱。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

She was so kind as to forgive her intimate friend who had betrayed her when she was in a great difficulty.
她如此善良,竟能原谅在她处境最艰难时背叛她的挚友。

The magazine published intimate details of their affair.
这本杂志刊登出了他们恋情的私密细节。

Island communities commonly feel an intimate connection with the sea and with seafarers.
岛国的居民一般都会感觉自己与海洋和水手之间存在着紧密的联系。

用作及物动词(vt.)

He stated what others had only dared to intimate.
他说出了别人只敢暗示的话。

They would not intimate how the problem could be solved.
他们不愿透露问题怎样才能够得到解决。

用作名词(n.)

Sir Reginald was known to his intimates as "Porky".
雷金纳德爵士的至交都叫他“胖子”。

权威例句

intimate (adj.)

1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from Latin intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superlative of in "in" (see in- (2)). Used euphemistically in reference to women's underwear from 1904. Related: Intimately.

intimate (v.)

"suggest indirectly," 1530s, back-formation from intimation, or else from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare. Related: Intimated; intimating.

intimate (n.)

1650s, "person with whom one is intimate," from intimate (adj.).

1. However ardently they love, however intimate their union, they are never one.

无论他们的相爱多么热烈，无论他们的关系多么亲密，他们决不可能合而为一。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. He was intimate with many of the greatest minds of his day.

他与当时许多杰出的文人有深交。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

3. Both of them felt that they had become very intimate.

他俩都感到他们已经相当亲密了。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. He has participated the intimate regulation of the task with all the strength.

他全力投入了自己所规定的任务。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. Edith Helm was not invited to these intimate luncheons.

伊迪丝·赫尔姆没有被邀请出度反映亲密关系的午餐会。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

6. He had an intimate sense that Romola was something very much above him.

他内心有种感觉，总觉得罗摩拉要比他高出许多。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

7. Do you believe these two intimate friends used to be mutual sworn enemies ?

这两位亲密朋友彼此间过去曾经是不共戴天的死敌,你相信吗?

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

8. After all, a good waiter doesn’t ask you if you want more water. He just refills your glass when it’s empty, and he knows better than to snoop around when it’s clear that you’re in the middle of an intimate moment.

毕竟一个好的服务员不会问你是否还要水，而是当杯子空了以后，就给你倒上。 他总是可以心领神会你的暗示，而不是询问你。

-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓

9. He had tasted their intimate community with every sauce.

他尝到了他们亲密交往的各种甜酸苦辣。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

10. Similar to the implementation-centric product interface, an org-chart-centric Web site requires users to have an intimate understanding of how a corporation is structured to find the information they are interested in.

与实现为中心的产品界面类似，以组织图为中心的网站需要用户非常了解该企业是如何组织的，这样才能找到他们感兴趣的信息。

-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓