1 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB before verb] 几乎;差不多 Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case. 几乎;差不多
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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。
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Hunter knew nearly all of this already.
这事亨特几乎已全知道了。
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Several times Thorne nearly fell.
有好几次索恩都差点跌倒。
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I nearly had a heart attack when she told me.
当她告诉我时,我差点没犯心脏病。
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The beach was nearly empty.
海滩差不多空无一人了。
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They nearly always ate outside.
他们几乎总在外面吃饭。
SYN practically, about, almost, near
2 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB before verb] 即将;就要 Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case. 即将;就要
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It was already nearly eight o'clock.
已经快8点了。
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I was nearly asleep.
我差不多都睡着了。
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The voyage is nearly over.
航行即将结束。
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You're nearly there.
你就快猜到了。
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I've nearly finished the words for your song.
我马上就要完成你那首歌的歌词了。
SYN almost, about, approaching, roughly
3 PHRASE 远远不;根本不;远非 You use not nearly to emphasize that something is not the case. 远远不;根本不;远非 [emphasis]
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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。
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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。
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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。
Thesaurus | nearly Also look up: |
ADV. | almost, approximately 1 |
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