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。

例句

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.

请注意

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”。

例句

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.