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单词 intimate
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intimateadjective

uk/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/us/ˈɪn.t̬ə.mət/

intimate adjective (PERSONAL)

C2 having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship:

intimate relationships
The restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere.
He's become very intimate with an actress.

More examples

  • The disease is spread through intimate sexual activity.
  • They shared an intimate physical experience.
  • The diary revealed several intimate details about his private life.
  • They had dinner in the very intimate surroundings of a local restaurant.
  • Her poetry deals with intimate personal experience.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Friendly

  • affable
  • amiable
  • amicable
  • amity
  • approachable
  • closeness
  • comrade
  • familiarity
  • family-friendly
  • first name
  • forthcoming
  • fraternal
  • Freemasonry
  • likeable
  • matey
  • neighbourly
  • nice
  • nicely
  • tête-à-tête
  • well in (with) idiom

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Relationships: general words

intimate adjective (EXPERT)

C2 (of knowledge or understanding) detailed, and obtained from a lot of studying or experience:

She has an intimate knowledge of Tuscany, where she has lived for 20 years.

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Detailed and careful

  • blow-by-blow
  • detail
  • detailed
  • diligent
  • elaborate
  • encyclopedic
  • granular
  • in-depth
  • intricate
  • long-form
  • meticulous
  • minutely
  • painstaking
  • painstakingly
  • precise
  • precisely
  • scrupulous
  • sedulous
  • studious
  • thoroughly

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Skilled, talented and able
intimately
adverb uk/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət.li/us/ˈɪn.t̬ə.mət.li/

Well, I know who she is although I'm not intimately (= closely) acquainted with her.
She's been intimately involved in the project since it began.

intimatenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/us/ˈɪn.t̬ə.mət/formal

a friend you know very well:

Intimates of the star say that he has been upset by the personal attacks on him that have appeared in the press recently.

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Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries

  • a friend in need is a friend indeed idiom
  • acquaintance
  • acquainted
  • amigo
  • bedmate
  • companion
  • comrade
  • escort
  • flatmate
  • friendless
  • gang
  • girl
  • girlfriend
  • neighbour
  • peer
  • peer group
  • pen pal
  • penfriend
  • playmate
  • posse

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intimateverb [ T ]

uk/ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt/us/ˈɪn.t̬ə.meɪt/formal

to make clear what you think or want without saying it directly:

[ + (that) ] She has intimated that she will resign if she loses the vote.

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Suggestions & proposals

  • about
  • float
  • get at sth
  • grab
  • hint
  • how about...? idiom
  • how does... grab you? idiom
  • how/what about...? idiom
  • it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
  • might
  • offer
  • on the table idiom
  • point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
  • posit
  • postulate
  • proposal
  • propose
  • put
  • put ideas into sb's head idiom
  • table

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intimation
noun [ C ] uk/ˌɪn.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.t̬əˈmeɪ.ʃən/

His suicide attempt was the first intimation that he was seriously depressed.
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