Ⅰ. close “接近的，靠近”；还有“亲密的，密切的”含义，用法与near 类似，可指距离上、时间上或次序上紧接。也可用于引申含义，表关系或感情上的“亲近的”，可用作形容词或副词。如：
① Mother’s Day is close (=near) . 母亲节快到了。
② They are sitting quite close(=near) to each other. 他们坐得很靠近。
③ She and I are close friends.她和我是亲密的朋友。
[注]：near 当作形容词时，与close含义和用法相同，表距离近，都用be near / close to +地点。 但close 只能作形容词，而near 还可作介词使用，此时near不可再与to搭配。如：
①I live near (=close to) the factory.
Ⅱ. nearby 主要指空间上的附近，一般指较大范围。可用作形容词、副词或介词。如：
单词：nearby的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
distance/distant/far/faraway/remote/nearby
记忆：
1. distance [ 5distEns] n. 距离 There lies some psychological distance between the two generations.两代人间存在有一定的心理距离。 in the distance 在远方 at a distance隔一定距离
2. distant [ 5distEnt] adj. 远的, 关系远的 He lives in a distant village. 他生活在遥远的山村。
3. far [ fB:] adv. 远, 很远 adj. 远的, 遥远的 He is far better at football than I. 他的足球比我好得多。be far from 远离，远非，绝不是
4. faraway [5fB:rEweI] adj. 遥远的, 久远的, 恍惚的 He lives in a faraway village. 他住在一个遥远的山村。
5. remote [ ri5mEut] adj. 遥远的, 偏僻的 He is always holding the remote controller. I can’t watch any programs I like. 他总是拿着遥控器，我看不到我想看的节目。
6. near [ niE ] adv. 近, 不远 We will see the result in the near future. 在不远的将来我们就会看到结果。
7. nearby [ 5niEbai ] adj. 附近的, 邻近的 adv. 在附近 She came from a nearby village. 她来自一个附近的村庄。
8. close [ klEuz ] adj. 近的, 紧密的 adv. 接近 He tried to get close to her. 他设法靠近她。
另类阅读：
He doesn’t live nearby. As a matter of fact, he lives faraway in a distant village. His house is far away from ours. The distance may be one hundred kilometers.
与单词：nearby 相关的例句或者名人名言
The sparrow alighted on a nearby branch.
那只麻雀飞落在附近的树枝上。
If I were you, I’d have a first-aid book on a nearby shelf in your home.
如果我是你，我会在家里附近的书架上放一本急救方面的书。
In the event that we can't find a fresh planet then we replace a nearby gas giant with a adventure planet.
