英语短语come close to是一个常用表达,核心含义是“接近;几乎达到;差点(做某事)”,可用于描述空间距离、程度状态或结果目标的“接近”。以下是具体解析:
1、 空间/距离上的“靠近”:指物理位置上接近某人或某物。
2、 程度/状态上的“几乎”:指接近某种状态(如情绪、结果)但未完全达到。
3、 结果/目标上的“差点”:指接近实现某个目标或完成某件事,但最终未成功。
空间接近:
Please don’t come close to the edge—it’s dangerous.(别靠近边缘,危险。)
The cat came close to me and purred.(猫靠近我,发出呼噜声。)
状态/结果接近:
She was so sad that she came close to tears.(她太难过了,差点哭出来。)
Our project came close to failure due to lack of funding.(我们的项目因资金不足差点失败。)
核心结构:come close to doing sth = 差点做了某事(但没做)。
I came close to missing the train this morning.(我今早差点错过火车。)
He came close to winning the race, but fell at the last second.(他差点赢了比赛,但最后一秒摔倒了。)
She came close to quitting her job after the argument.(吵架后她差点辞职。)
come very close to:强调“非常接近”(程度更深)
We came very close to signing the contract, but they changed their mind.(我们差点就签合同了,但他们变卦了。)
come close to sb/sth in...:在某方面接近某人/某物
No one comes close to her in math skills.(没人在数学能力上接近她。)
不要将“come close to”与“be close to”混淆:
come close to:强调“过程”(从远到近的动作);
be close to:强调“状态”(已经处于接近的状态)。
例:He came close to me. Now he is close to me.(他靠近了我。现在他离我很近。)
总结:“come close to”是一个灵活的短语,关键要记住“to”是介词,后面接名词/动名词,根据语境可表示“空间靠近”“几乎达到”或“差点做某事”。多结合例句练习就能熟练掌握!