closest

adj.

最靠近的；

closest approach n. [天]最接近点（状态）；最近的道路

1. I number her among my closest friends.
   我把她归为挚友之列。
2. Even his closest friends discouraged him from seeking higher office.
   甚至他最知己的朋友也劝阻他去寻求更高的职位。
3. A comet is at perihelion when it is closest (=very close) to the sun.
   彗星最接近太阳时，它就是在近日点。
4. A literal translation is not always the closest to the original meaning.
   逐字翻译不一定最接近原义。

Closest-point problems
Closest point search in lattices
Closest point search in lattices. IEEE Trans Inf Theory
On lines and planes of closest fit to systems of points in space
LIII. On lines and planes of closest fit to systems of points in space
Tunicate and not cephalochordate are the closest living relatives of vertebrate
Tunicates and not cephalochordates are the closest living relatives of vertebrates.
On maximum-likelihood detection and the search for the closest lattice point.
Horsetails and ferns are a monophyletic group and the closest living relatives to seed plants.
Taylor & Francis Online :: LIII. On lines and planes of closest fit to systems of points in space - Philosophical Magazine Series 6 ...