[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]接近;临近;邻近Proximity to a place or person is nearness to that place or person.
[usu N to/of n]
[FORMAL 正式]
Part of the attraction is Darwin's proximity to Asia...
达尔文市的魅力一部分在于它靠近亚洲。
He became aware of the proximity of the Afghans...
他意识到阿富汗人近在咫尺。
Families are no longer in close proximity to each other.
各家不再像以前一样比邻而居。
Oxford
prox·im·ity/prɒkˈsɪməti; NAmEprɑːkˈsɪməti/noun[uncountable ]proximity(of sb/sth) (to sb/sth) ( formal) the state of being near sb/sth in distance or time (时间或空间)接近,邻近,靠近◆a house in the proximity of(= near)the motorway 靠近高速公路的一座房子◆The proximity of the college to London makes it very popular.这所学院因靠近伦敦而备受欢迎。◆The area has a number of schools in close proximityto each other. 这个地区有许多学校比邻而立。◆the death of two members of her family in close proximity她的两个亲人在短时间内的相继去世proximityproximitiesprox·im·ity/prɒkˈsɪməti; NAmEprɑːkˈsɪməti/
formal nearness in distance or timeproximity to We chose the house for its proximity to the school.proximity of the proximity of the Bahamas to the States Here the rich and the poor live in close proximity (=very near to each other).
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