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near/niə/ adv., prep., adj. & v.●adv. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 to) to or at a short distance in space or time; close by (在时间、空间上)接近；在附近；在近处 the time drew near 时间临近; dropped near to them 掉在他们附近 2 closely 接近地 as near as one can guess 猜测差不多如此 3 archaic almost, nearly [古义]几乎；差不多 very near died 几乎死掉 4 archaic parsimoniously; meanly [古义]吝啬的，小气的 ●prep. (compar. & superl. also used 亦用比较级和最高级) 1 to or at a short distance (in space, time, condition, or resemblance) from (空间、时间、条件、相似)靠近；接近 stood near the back 站在接近后面的地方; occurs nearer the end 发生在快要结束时; the sun is near setting 太阳快落了 2 (in comb. 用于复合词)a that is almost 几乎；差不多 near-hysterical 几近歇斯底里的; a near-Communist 类乎共产主义者的人 b intended as a substitute for; resembling 替代；相似于 near-beer 仿啤酒 ●adj. 1 close at hand; close to, in place or time (地点、时间)临近的；靠近的 the end is near 马上就要结束; in the near future 在不远的将来 2a closely related (关系)紧密亲近的 a near relation 一种亲近关系 b intimate 亲密的 a near friend 一位亲密朋友 3 (of a part of a vehicle, animal, or road) left (opp. 反义 OFF adj. 2) (交通工具、动物、路的一部分)左边的 the near foreleg 左前腿; near side front wheel 左侧前轮 (originally of the side from which one mounted 原指上车的那一边) 4 close; narrow 接近的；紧的 a near escape 侥幸逃脱; a near guess 勉强猜出 5 (of a road or way) direct (路或道)直接的 6 similar (to) 近似的 is nearer the original 与原物相差无几 7 niggardly, mean 吝啬的；小气的 ●v. 1 tr. approach; draw near to 接近；靠近；来临 neared the harbour 临近港口 2 intr. draw near 靠近 could distinguish them as they neared 当靠近时能分辨出他们 □ come (or go) near (foll. by 后跟 verbal noun, or to + verbal noun) be on the point of, almost succeed in 将近…的时候；几乎要(做成…) came near to falling 几乎要倒下；几乎要落下 □ go near (foll. by 后跟 to + infin.) narrowly fail 几乎(差一点)失败 □ near at hand 1 within easy reach 在手边；在附近 2 in the immediate future 不远的将来 □ nearest and dearest one's closest friends and relatives collectively (朋友和亲戚的总称)最挚爱者(的) □ near the knuckle Brit. colloq. verging on the indecent [英口]近乎下流 □ near upon archaic not far in time from [古义] (时间)将近 □ nearish adj.□ nearness n.[Middle English from Old Norse nœr, originally comparative of nɑˊ = Old English nēah NIGH] |