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

We all unconsciously erect barriers against intimacy.
我们都会无意中对他人的亲近有所设防。
It takes time to build up intimacy.
建立亲密关系是需要时间的。
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。
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。
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。
It needs intimacy, sex, nurturing and the touch of others.
它需要亲密，性，养育和其它的触觉。
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。
You know that the intimacy, between you and my husband, has caused me a lot of pain.
你知道你和我丈夫之间的亲密关系引起我很大的痛苦。
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”。
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。