(1) close adj. 靠近;接近;亲密;密切 短语:get/be close to 靠近;亲近The church is close to the shops.Are you a close friend of theirs?(2) close adv. 靠近;接近 (表具体意义) 短语:hike/walk/run/sit/stand close to...He was standing close to the door.(3) close v. 关上;关闭(不开发);结束She closed her eyes. / Her eyes closed. (闭上)(4 ) closely adv. 紧密地;仔细地;密切地(表抽象意义)He got closely in touch with the magazines of today.The little baby was closely looked after by her.[比较](1) close 与 closely 作副词时,close含具体之意,closely 含抽象之意。(2) 类似的词组有 high (高) -- highly (高度地),deep (深深地) -- deeply (深入地),wide (很开,宽) -- widely (广泛地),low (低的)-- lowly (低贱的) (作形容词)The kite flies high.(具体)They spoke highly of the brave young man.(抽象)He often dives deep into the sea.(具体)I'm deeply moved by the moving film.(抽象)