friendship ♦︎ intimacy ♦︎ acquaintance ♦︎ companionship ♦︎ camaraderie ♦︎ fellowship ♦︎ closeness ♦︎ togetherness ♦︎ comradeshipThese are all words for the feeling or state of being friends with sb.这些词均表示友情、友谊、朋友关系。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达交情的深浅程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆friendship / intimacy / acquaintance / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship / closeness / comradeship with sb◆the friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship / closeness / comradeship between A and B◆close friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship◆great friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie◆real friendship / intimacy / togetherness / comradeship◆true friendship / intimacy / camaraderie / fellowship◆to make a friendship / sb's acquaintance◆to develop a friendship / an intimacy / a camaraderie / a closeness◆to offer friendship / companionship / fellowship / closeness◆friendship / intimacy / camaraderie / closeness / comradeship develops◆a feeling of friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / togetherness / comradeship■friendship [countable, uncountable] a relationship between friends; the feeling or relationship that friends have; the state of being friends友谊;朋友关系;友情;友好◆Theirs was a lifelong friendship.他们的友谊保持了一生。◆He had already struck up(= begun)a friendship with Jo.他已经和乔交朋友了。◆Your friendship is very important to me.你的友情对我非常重要。◆a conference to promote international friendship促进国际友好的会议 see also friend ⇨ friend■intimacy ˈɪntɪməsi [uncountable, singular] the state of having a close personal relationship with sb亲密;密切;关系密切◆The old intimacy between them had gone for ever.他们之间从前的亲密已经一去不复返了。◆I sensed a close intimacy between them.我感觉他们之间关系很亲密。▸intimate
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◆intimate friends密友◆We're not on intimate terms with our neighbours.我们和邻居甚少来往。NOTE辨析 Friendship or intimacy?Friendship is by far the most frequent and general word in this group. Intimacy has a stronger meaning, and is used to describe the relationship between very good friends, or between people who are connected romantically, for example boyfriend and girlfriend or husband and wife. * friendship是这组词中最常见、最通用的。intimacy语义更强,指很亲密的朋友关系,或指男女之间的爱恋关系,如情侣或夫妻。■acquaintance əˈkweɪntəns [uncountable, countable] (formal) the fact of knowing sb slightly; slight friendship(与某人)认识,略有交情◆I'm delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs Baker.贝克太太,很高兴认识您。◆No one else of my acquaintance was as rich and successful.我所认识的人当中,如此富有和成功的没有第二个。◆He hoped their acquaintance would develop further.他希望他们的交情会进一步发展。 see also acquaintance ⇨ friend, make sb's acquaintance ⇨ meet3■companionship [uncountable] (ratherformal) the pleasant feeling that you have when you have a friendly relationship with sb and are not alone友情;交谊;友谊◆They meet at the club for companionship and advice.他们在俱乐部相会是为了联谊和寻求建议。◆She has only her cat for companionship.她只有猫儿做伴。 see also companion ⇨ friend■camaraderieˌkæməˈrɑːdəri; NAmEˌkɑːməˈrɑːdəri [uncountable] (especiallywritten) a feeling of friendship and trust among people who work or spend a lot of time together同志情谊;友情◆the wartime spirit of camaraderie战时的同志情谊■fellowship [uncountable] (ratherformal) a feeling of friendship between people who do things together or share an interest伙伴关系;友谊;交情◆The sessions offer students counselling and fellowship.这些课既能给学生指导,又能让他们交到朋友。■closeness [uncountable] the feeling of knowing sb very well and liking them very much亲密;密切◆She couldn't help feeling jealous of the closeness between him and Dylan.他和迪伦之间关系亲密,她不禁感到嫉妒。▸close
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◆Jo is a very close friend.乔是个很亲密的朋友。◆She and her father are very close.她和她父亲很亲。■togetherness [uncountable] the happy feeling that you have when you are with people you like, especially family and friends(尤指家庭或朋友的)和睦相处,亲密无间,团结友爱◆By the end of the week, there was a tremendous feeling of togetherness in the group.到一周结束时,团队成员之间洋溢着一种亲密无间的感情。■comradeshipˈkɒmreɪdʃɪp; NAmEˈkɑːmrædʃɪp [uncountable] a feeling of friendship, especially between people who work together or who fight together during a war(尤指共事或战友之间的)同志情谊◆After a few weeks together, there was a real sense of comradeship between them.共处几个星期后,他们之间有了一种真正的同志情谊。