用close-knit表达“紧密相连”

close-knit 经常被用来形容关系紧密的人群或组织，可以是家庭，社会群体或有文化关联的组织。

• The island has a close-knit community and everyone pulls together when someone needs help.
• They are such a close-knit family that they never keep secrets from each other.

值得注意的是，非正式表达 to be in stitches 的意思是某事非常好玩儿，惹得你“忍不住大笑”。

• The play was so funny it had him in stitches.
• She was in stitches when she heard him describe what he had done the night before.