nearly

英 [ˈnɪəli]

美 [ˈnɪrli]

adv.  几乎; 差不多; 将近

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.865 / COCA.599

同义词辨析

nearlyalmost【导航词义：大约，差不多】

习惯用语

adv.

not nearly
• 远非；绝不是
  much less than; not at all
• It's not nearly as hot as last year.
  天气绝没有去年那么热。
• There isn't nearly enough time to get there now.
  现在根本没有足够的时间赶到那儿。
pretty much/well
• 几乎；差不多
  almost; almost completely
• One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
  在我看来，狗长得都差不多。

牛津词典

adv.

• 几乎；差不多；将近
  almost; not quite; not completely
  1. The bottle's nearly empty.
     这瓶子差不多空了。
  2. I've worked here for nearly two years.
     我已经在这里工作了将近两年。
  3. It's nearly time to leave.
     快该走了。
  4. The audience was nearly all men.
     观众几乎全都是男的。
  5. He's nearly as tall as you are.
     他差不多和你一样高了。
  6. They're nearly always late.
     他们几乎总是迟到。
  7. She very nearly died.
     她差点儿死了。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 几乎;差不多
  Nearlyis used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case.
  1. Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds...
     将近20秒的时间，戈兹沃思就那么一声不响地盯着我看。
  2. Hunter knew nearly all of this already...
     这事亨特几乎已全知道了。
  3. Several times Thorne nearly fell...
     有好几次索恩都差点跌倒。
  4. I nearly had a heart attack when she told me...
     当她告诉我时，我差点没犯心脏病。
  5. The beach was nearly empty...
     海滩差不多空无一人了。
  6. They nearly always ate outside.
     他们几乎总在外面吃饭。
• ADV-GRADED 即将;就要
  Nearlyis used to indicate that something will soon be the case.
  1. It was already nearly eight o'clock...
     已经快8点了。
  2. I was nearly asleep...
     我差不多都睡着了。
  3. The voyage is nearly over...
     航行即将结束。
  4. You're nearly there...
     你就快猜到了。
  5. I've nearly finished the words for your song.
     我马上就要完成你那首歌的歌词了。
• PHRASE 远远不;根本不;远非
  You usenot nearlyto emphasize that something is not the case.
  1. Father's flat in Paris wasn't nearly as grand as this...
     爸爸在法国的公寓远不如这处宽敞。
  2. Minerals in general are not nearly so well absorbed as other nutrients...
     总体来说，矿物质远远不如其他营养成分好吸收。
  3. British car workers did not earn nearly enough money to buy the products they were turning out.
     英国汽车工人的工资远不足以购买自己制造的产品。

英英释义

adv

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
  1. the job is (just) about done
  2. the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
  3. we're almost finished
  4. the car all but ran her down
  5. he nearly fainted
  6. talked for nigh onto 2 hours
  7. the recording is well-nigh perfect
  8. virtually all the parties signed the contract
  9. I was near exhausted by the run
  10. most everyone agrees
  Synonym:aboutalmostmostnearnighvirtuallywell-nigh
• in a close manner
  1. the two phenomena are intimately connected
  2. the person most nearly concerned
  Synonym:closelyintimately

双语例句

• Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.
  杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。
• We nearly died with laughing.
  我们几乎笑死了。
• I've nearly finished the words for your song.
  我马上就要完成你那首歌的歌词了。
• He had nearly a thousand acres of grazing and arable land.
  他有将近1,000公顷的草场和耕地。
• They ploughed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland.
  他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。
• The granaries containing last year's harvest are nearly empty.
  贮存去年收割的粮食的谷仓几乎空了。
• They spurted blood all over me. I nearly passed out
  他们的血喷了我一身。我几乎昏了过去。
• The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.
  第一季度的股息增长了近4%。
• British car workers did not earn nearly enough money to buy the products they were turning out.
  英国汽车工人的工资远不足以购买自己制造的产品。
• They nearly always ate outside.
  他们几乎总在外面吃饭。