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

• They make a kissing noise, which shows that they're coming together, as great intimates, but it's not a real kiss at all.
  他们会发出接吻的声音&两个人的亲密关系是不言而喻的，但是这绝对不是一个真正意义上的吻。
• Time after time Mr Blair vows to his intimates that he will tackle the American president on the Middle East peace process, or reconstructing Iraq after the war, but fails to nail it.
  布莱尔一次又一次向他的幕僚发誓，他将就中东和平进程问题或战后伊拉克重建问题与美国总统交涉，但是他没能兑现。
• In selecting your intimates, you are perhaps to consider which party you most favor in the barons wars. ( No.46)
  在挑选你亲爱的人时，也许要考虑在男爵们争斗中，你最倾向哪一边。
• In Galaxy of Names the light-writing technique is used to inscribe the names of individuals he has encountered in his life, intimates as well as mere acquaintances.
  在《星空》系列作品中，他将用光书写的技术巧妙地用于书写自己生活中的人们的名字，有的也许是多年老友，有的也许只是匆匆的相识。
• 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。
• Ultimately, we know the pride of life, is not when young enrolled in school, but what can we with our own wisdom, effort and sweat in their intimates live under the name.
  终将知道，值得我们骄傲一生的，原来不是年轻时就读于哪所名校，而是我们能够凭借我们自己的汗水、努力和智慧坦荡地活在自己的名义之下。
• Intimates of the star say that he has been upset by the personal attacks on him that have appeared in the press recently.
  这个明星的挚友们说他最近因为受到报纸上出现的对他的人身攻击而苦恼。
• 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。
• Only Mimi's intimates were admitted to her boudoir.
  只有米米的密友才被允许进入她的闺房。
• Low-born king's intimates, Reynold Bray, Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley, devoted themselves to extortion, while the king's spies and "promoters" roamed and listened everywhere.
  国王出身低微的密友雷诺•布雷、理查德•爱普生和埃德蒙•达德利都极力进行敲诈勒索，而国王的间谍和“推动者”到处刺探和窃听。