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。
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。
Intimacy also comes attached to life's three R's: Relatives, romance and roommates.
隐私和生活中的三个R有关：亲戚，爱情和室友。
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。
You had an intimate relationship with your father: You're able to maintain intimacy now.
如果你和父亲的关系很亲密，你将保持亲密关系。
Yet fear of intimacy appears to trump self-interest.
但对亲密的恐惧看起来压倒了自我利益。
Intimacy between teachers and students is not recommended.
不提倡教师和学生之间的亲密关系。
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。
It takes time to build up intimacy.
建立亲密关系是需要时间的。
Men begin to feel their need for autonomy and independence after they have fulfilled their need for intimacy.
男人满足了他们对亲密的需求后，开始觉得需要独立自主。