1·A few cars passed close by me.
几辆车从我近旁驶过。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·You know, Suzy lives close by.
你知道的，苏西就住在附近。
3·Is the bus station close by?
车站近吗？
4·I'm sure he's close by.
我确定他就在附近。
5·I've just come across the smell of it, and it's close by here, really quite close.
我刚刚闻到了它的味道，它就在附近，非常近。
6·The miller's house was close by, and the miller, you must know, had a very beautiful daughter.
磨坊主的房子就在附近，而且你得知道，磨坊主有一个非常漂亮的女儿。
7·Until just recently, most of us thought the sand had come from an ancient mountain range fairly close by that flattened out over time.
直到最近，我们大多数人都以为这些沙子来自附近的一个古老山脉，它随着时间的推移逐渐变得平坦。
8·Our friends live close by.
我们的朋友住得不远。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·The route passes close by the town.
这条路离那座城镇不远。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·The explosions seemed quite close by.
爆炸似乎就在近旁。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》