1·Both nations are seeking closer links with the West.
这两个国家都正在寻求与西方国家更紧密的联系。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·There should be closer links between education and industry.
教育界与产业界之间应该有更紧密的联系。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·But the idea of closer fiscal integration will not go away.
但是更紧密的财政整合这一想法不会消失。
4·But with the Copenhagen conference barely 45 days away, one subtext was to build momentum for closer collaboration between the world's two biggest producers of greenhouse gases.
尽管距离哥本哈根会议还有不到45天的时间，一个弦外之音却是世界上两个最大的温室气体排放国之间的更紧密合作。
5·However, even if a political agreement is reached on closer budgetary integration, it will not provide a solution to the crisis, especially in the short term.
不过，即使达成了实现更紧密的预算一体化的协议，这也很难对解决危机有所帮助。至少在近期还看不到它的作用。
1·When Andrea found a job with a school district closer to her mother's home in west Jorden, Utah, the family decided to move on.
当安德里亚在离她母亲在犹他州西约登的家更近的学区找到一份工作时，她的家人决定搬家。
2·As Venus was closer to the Earth, its parallax angle would be larger, and Halley worked out that by using Venus it would be possible to measure the Suns distance to 1 part in 500.
由于金星离地球更近，所以它的视差角会更大。哈雷计算出，利用金星可以测量出太阳与地球之间的距离，误差为五百分之一。
3·Clearly it would be of great interest if planets were discovered orbiting stars that lie closer to the sun.
显然如果发现一颗距离太阳更近、且存在行星的恒星，那将会受到极大的关注。
4·We may not get it totally right collectively-in fact, humans almost never get anything entirely right-but we can get closer as we assemble new data and nuances.
也许我们不会完全正确的得到它，事实上人们从来没有完全正确的得到任何东西。但我们能够在收集这些事实和细微的差别之后离真相更近。
5·These huge, out-of-town stores are ailing as people opt for smaller, closer shops.
随着人们越来越钟情于更近的小型商店，郊外的这些大型商店面临困境。