【closely音标】 英[ˈkləʊsli] 美[ˈkloʊsli]
【单词释义】 closely是什么意思：
adv.接近地；紧密地；严密地；亲近地
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
【关联词/派生词】
close v.关；结束；关闭 adj.紧密的；亲密的
closure n.（永久的）关闭；倒闭；封锁；结束 vt.使结束；使终止
【单词例句】
◇ If you are interviewing candidates, try screening for applicants whose response most closely matches number four. And if you are interviewing for a job do your homework and try answering the "So why do you want to work here?" question as close as you can to number four and be ready when the interviewer says, "How much salary do you need and when can you start?"
如果你正在面试求职者，试着挑选出回答最接近第四种的人。如果你正在面试找工作，先做好功课，尽可能按照第四种答案去回答，然后做好准备，回答面试者“想要多少薪水？何时能入职？”的问题。
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ "Oh! the cloth is charming," said he, aloud. "It has my complete approbation." And he smiled most graciously, and looked closely at the empty looms; for on no account would he say that he could not see what two of the officers of his court had praised so much.
“啊，它真是美极了！”皇帝说。“我表示十二分地满意！”于是他点头表示满意。他装做很仔细地看着织机的样子，因为他不愿意说出他什么也没有看见。
◇ If you're looking to cool your jets and relax, one of the most calming colors to be surrounded by, according to a global survey from paper merchant G F Smith and psychologists at the University of Sussex, UK is navy blue, closely followed by teal-like turquoise, and soft pastel pink.
据造纸商G·F·史密斯以及英国萨塞克斯大学心理学家的一项全球调查，如果你想冷静放松下来，海军蓝是最好的选择，其次是蓝绿色和柔粉色。
---- What is the world's most relaxing color?
◇ New Zealanders work an average of 1,752 hours a year, making them close to average compared with their OECD peers. Germans spend the least amount of time working annually, closely followed by Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands, while Mexicans, Koreans and Costa Ricans clock the most.
新西兰人每年平均工作1752个小时，接近经济合作与发展组织其他成员国的平均水平。德国人每年的平均工作时间是最短的，其次是丹麦人、挪威人和荷兰人，而墨西哥人、韩国人和哥斯达黎加人的工作时间是最长的。