プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
ちかづける【近付ける】
I 〔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.
II 〔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.