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

Food replaced intimacy, and this helped her to mitigate feelings of loneliness.
食物取代了亲密，这帮助她缓解了孤独感。
Much has been said of the intimacy between them.
他们之间的亲密已经说得够多的了。
Attraction provides the "x" factor for the sex, love, and intimacy we all crave.
对于我们渴望的性，爱和亲密来说，吸引力是一个未知数，举足轻重。
The intimacy of the room was enhanced by its warm colours.
房间温暖的色泽更增加它的舒适感。
We have tenderness, we have intimacy, we connect.
我们有温柔，我们有亲密我们灵犀相通。
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。
My lovers and I had used the act as a short cut to intimacy.
我的那些情人们和我把做爱当成了一种获得亲密的“快捷方式”。
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。
Jokes establish an intimacy between the teller and the hearer.
玩笑使叙述者和听众之间建立了一种亲密关系。
I loved the anonymity and the intimacy.
我喜欢籍籍无名和亲密感。