having or being a very close and friendly relationship; having a sexual relationship, especially outside marriage
Noun:
someone to whom private matters are confided
Adjective:
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity;intimate friend
intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles
having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere;had a cozy chat
a relaxed informal manner
an intimate cocktail lounge
the small room was cozy and intimate
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;on familiar terms
pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
involved in a sexual relationship;the intimate or sexual relations between husband and wife
she had been intimate with many men
he touched her intimate parts
innermost or essential;the inner logic of Cubism
the internal contradictions of the theory
the intimate structure of matter
thoroughly acquainted through study or experience;this girl, so intimate with nature
knowledgeable about the technique of painting
Verb:
give to understand;I insinuated that I did not like his wife
imply as a possibility;The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
adj.形容词
intimate, close, familiar这三个词的共同意思是“亲近,亲密”。其区别是：
familiar指经常接触,长时间的交往使彼此熟悉,亲近,甚至随便,不拘小节; close指由于感情、爱好、兴趣等方面的接近而趋于亲近,也指关系上的亲密; intimate是正式用语,指由于有某种关系如血缘关系、朋友关系等或深刻了解彼此的思想感情,或有共同的爱好、志向而亲近。例如:
His familiar behaviour annoys me,I don't know him at all well.他随便的态度使我很不自在,其实我和他一点也不熟悉。
They are close friends.他们是亲密的朋友。
He is on intimate terms with my father.他和我父亲的关系很亲密。
v.动词
intimate, hint, suggest这组词的共同意思是“暗示”,其区别是：
hint和intimate指用间接、含蓄的语言“暗示”, intimate更为坦白; suggest可指直接“建议”,也可指暗中流露。例如:
He hinted his dissatisfaction with her work.他暗示了对她工作的不满。
She hinted that it was time we left.她暗示我们该走了。
He intimated that he intended to marry her.他暗示要娶她。
The dean intimated his approval of the plan.系主任表明同意这一计划。17世纪30年代进入英语，直接源自后期拉丁语的intimatus，意为使人知晓，宣布；最初源自古典拉丁语的intimus，意为最里的。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词intimate diary私人日记intimate discussion私下讨论副词+～very intimate非常亲密的～+副词intimate closely关系密切的～+介词intimate with与…关系密切用作动词 v.～+名词intimate sb's disapproval暗示某人不赞成～+副词intimate darkly隐秘地暗示intimate slyly狡黠地暗示～+介词intimate to向…暗示用作名词 n.～+名词intimate friend密友
近义词 deepnearsuggestfriendlypersonaladj. dearprivatev. imply反义词 distantadj. coldunfriendly
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He is my intimate friend.他是我的密友。
She is on intimate terms with John.她与约翰关系密切。
I can't tell them my intimate thoughts.我不能告诉他们我内心深处的想法。
This is an intimate knowledge of African religions.这是一本关于非洲宗教的详尽知识的书。
用作表语
S+be+～Both felt that they had become very intimate.两人都感到了他们之间已变得非常亲密。
The question is intimate.这是个私人问题。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseHe was intimate with her.他跟她有暧昧关系。
I have long been intimate with him.我和他相识已久。用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.She intimated her wishes.她暗示了她的心愿。
He intimated a wish to go by saying that it was late.他说时间不早了,暗示他该走了。S+～+to- vHe intimated to do this work.他暗示他将要做这项工作。S+～+that-clauseShe intimated that she had a few words to say.她示意有几句话要说。
She intimated to them that she didn't agree .她向他们暗示,她不同意。用作名词n.He is my intimate.他是我的至交。
形容词65%,动词34%,名词1%
用作形容词She was so kind as to forgive herintimatefriend who had betrayed her when she was in a great difficulty.她如此善良,竟能原谅在她处境最艰难时背叛她的挚友。
The magazine publishedintimatedetails of their affair.这本杂志刊登出了他们恋情的私密细节。
Island communities commonly feel anintimateconnection with the sea and with seafarers.岛国的居民一般都会感觉自己与海洋和水手之间存在着紧密的联系。用作及物动词He stated what others had only dared tointimate.他说出了别人只敢暗示的话。
They would notintimatehow the problem could be solved.他们不愿透露问题怎样才能够得到解决。用作名词Sir Reginald was known to hisintimatesas “Porky”.雷金纳德爵士的至交都叫他“胖子”。 But no experts associated with the study or who have read the results believe that this finding intimates that stretching had been keeping them uninjured in the past.
不过,和该研究相关的或者是看过研究结果的专家们,并不认为该现象就能说明之前拉伸的习惯是一直防止他们受伤的原因. yeeyan
He intimates in its preface that his new book, Intellectuals and Society Basic Books, should be considered the third of a conservative trilogy that blasts intellectuals.
索厄尔在他的新书《知识分子与社会》基础读物的前言中称，这本书是保守党抨击知识分子的三部曲之最后一部。 yeeyan