形容词 close at hand:

1. close in space; within reach

2. close in time; about to occur

closev.关；合拢；不开放；停业；结束；收盘；（使）缩小；牢牢握住或抓住；（使）靠拢；同意；短兵相接adj.亲近的；近的；几乎的；闷热的；严密的；紧凑的；剪得很短的；守口如瓶的；吝啬的；势均力敌的adv.接近；靠近；紧紧地n.死胡同；完结；结论close overvi.淹没(封盖)

1. They reside in various boardinghouses near at hand.
   他们住在附近的寄宿舍里。
2. He usually trades at the nearby supermarket.
   他通常在附近的超市购物。
3. We were all gay at the thought of the coming holidays.
   想到即将来临的假日，我们都很高兴。
4. The storm that had threatened for so long broke at last.
   一直预示着要来临的暴风雨终于突然来了。