A few cars passed close by me.

几辆车从我近旁驶过。

Is the bus station close by?

车站近吗？

I've just come across the smell of it, and it's close by here, really quite close.

我刚刚闻到了它的味道，它就在附近，非常近。

The miller's house was close by, and the miller, you must know, had a very beautiful daughter.

磨坊主的房子就在附近，而且你得知道，磨坊主有一个非常漂亮的女儿。

Our friends live close by.

我们的朋友住得不远。