intimacy

英 [ˈɪntɪməsi]

美 [ˈɪntɪməsi]

n. 亲密; 密切; 关系密切; 亲密的言语(或行为); 性行为; (尤指)性交

复数：intimacies　

Collins.1 / BNC.7930 / COCA.5670

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT 亲密;密切
Intimacybetween two people is a very close personal relationship between them.
1. ...a means of achieving intimacy with another person.
  与别人建立亲密关系的途径
N-UNCOUNT 性;性关系
You sometimes useintimacyto refer to sex or a sexual relationship.
1. Her sunburn made intimacy too painful...
  她的皮肤晒伤了，使得想要亲热一下都变得很痛苦。
2. The truth was he did not feel like intimacy with any woman.
  事实是他不想与任何女人发生性关系。
N-COUNT 亲昵的言语(或行为)
Intimaciesare things that you say or do to someone you have a very close personal relationship with.
1. ...the intimacies of a love scene.
  恋爱场面的亲昵行为

noun

close or warm friendship
1. the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
Synonym:familiaritycloseness
a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
1. their closeness grew as the night wore on
Synonym:closeness
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Synonym:affairaffaireliaisoninvolvementamour

Human beings crave intimacy, need to love and be loved.
人类渴望获得亲密的关系，需要爱与被爱。
Their intimacy was now considerable.
现在他们已经相当亲密了。
We all unconsciously erect barriers against intimacy.
我们都会无意中对他人的亲近有所设防。
The truth was he did not feel like intimacy with any woman.
事实是他不想与任何女人发生性关系。
We forget what real romance is. And we forget that sending kisses by email cant replace actual intimacy.
我们忘记了真正的浪漫，我们也忘记了用邮件发送个吻并不能代替真正的亲密行为。
I don't think it is about sex; it's about intimacy.
我不认为这和性有关，是缺少亲密的感觉。
AtThe process of cooperation, seeking a sense of understanding and intimacy, ultimately to achieve common development.
在合作过程中，谋求一种默契感和亲密度，最终谋求共同发展。
I loved the anonymity and the intimacy.
我喜欢籍籍无名和亲密感。
Not a place for intimacy with friends.
这里不是一个与朋友亲密交流的地方。
We have tenderness, we have intimacy, we connect.
我们有温柔，我们有亲密我们灵犀相通。