近付ける

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

ちかづける【近付ける】

&fRoman1;〔接近させる〕bring close [up] to

本を目に近付ける
bring a book close to one's eyes

敵を近付けない
not let the enemy get close／hold the enemy back

机を窓に近付けた
He moved the desk near [close to] the window.

この材質は火に近付けないこと
Keep this material away from the fire.

&fRoman2;〔交わる〕associate with

あの人は近付けない方がよい
You had better keep him at a distance.

彼は人を近付けない男だ
He is unapproachable [inaccessible].／He is hard to approach.

彼女は男を全く近付けない
She doesn't let men get near her.／She rebuffs [turns away] the attentions of men.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」