| 短语 | close to home |
| 释义 | close to homea. if a remark or criticism is close to home, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is likely to be true〔说话或批评〕因击中要害而令人尴尬的:•His comments struck unpleasantly close to home.他的话点中了要害，让人不舒服。b. if something unpleasant happens close to home, you are directly affected by it〔令人不愉快的事〕发生在自己身边的，直接影响到自身的:•It's one thing seeing riots on TV, but when they happen so close to home it's a different matter.在电视上看到暴乱是一回事，暴乱在你身边发生又是另一回事。 close to home 见HOME. close to ˈhomeif a remark or topic of discussion isclose to home,it is accurate or connected with you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or embarrassed（话语或讨论的话题）因点中要害而使人局促不安（或尴尬）Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.她说我的那些话使我尴尬不已。 |
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