1. 用于本義,表示“接近地”“挨近地”“緊緊地”,兩者都可用。close 通常放在動詞之后,但在過去分詞之前要用 closely。如: He was standing close to the door. 他靠門站著。 We followed close [closely] behind him. 我們緊跟在他后面。 We were so closely packed in the elevator that I could hardly move. 我們在電梯里緊緊地擠在一起,我?guī)缀醪荒軇訌棥?/p> 2. 用于引申義,表示“仔細(xì)地”或“緊密地”,通常用 closely??煞旁趧釉~之后或之前,或過去分詞之前。如: She listened closely while he read. 他讀時她仔細(xì)聽著。 He closely studied this problem. 他仔細(xì)研究過這個問題。 The two events are closely connected. 這兩件事有著緊密的聯(lián)系。