| 释义 |
nigh /naɪ/ ad. | a. | prep. | vi.& vt.〈古〉
I ad.
1. (在地点、时间、关系等方面)接近地，靠近地 (on, onto, upon, about, unto)
My youngest son is nigh on forty. 我的幼子快40岁了。
She was nigh upon fifty miles from home. 她离家约50英里。
I've lived here nigh upon thirty years. 我在这里已住了将近30年之久。
2. 几乎
I think it's well nigh impossible to draw the line between carelessness and negligence. 我认为要区分疏忽和玩忽几乎是不可能的。
II a.
1. (接)近的；亲密的
He declared that the end of the world was nigh. 他宣布说世界末日即将来临。
2. 〈主方〉直接的；短的
take a nigh cut 抄近路
3. (动物、车辆等)在左侧的
the nigh horse 左边的那匹马
4. 〈主方〉吝啬的，小气的
III prep.
(接)近于
IV vi.& vt.
〈古〉接近，靠近
[<OE nēah, 见 NEAR] |