intimate /ˈintimit/ adj. 1.亲密的，密切的： They are intimate friends. 他们是亲密的朋友。He had formed the most intimate relations with the German military circles. 他与德国军界建立了最亲密的关系。2.内心的，私人的：I cannot tell them my intimate thoughts.我不能把我内心深处的想法告诉他们。