nearly
adverb
uk/ˈnɪə.li/us/ˈnɪr.li/A2
almost, or notcompletely:
几乎，差不多，将近It's been nearly threemonthssince my lasthaircut.从我上次理发到现在已经快3个月了。
I've nearlyfinishedthatbookyoulentme.你借给我的那本书我快要读完了。
She's nearly astallas herfathernow.她现在几乎和她父亲一样高了。
They'deatennearly everything.他们已经把东西吃得所剩无几了。
It was sofunny- we nearlydiedlaughing.太有意思了——我们差点儿笑死。
not completely
- almostWe need to hurry up - it's almost time to go.
- nearlyIt's nearly midnight.
- nearHe was near tears(= almost crying).
- aboutAre you about ready to leave?
- all butThe concert was all but over by the time we arrived.
- well-nighIt was well-nigh impossible to get a person on the phone these days.
not nearly as/so
C1
a lot less:
远非，差得多，少得多She's not nearly asbeautifulas you said she was.她远没有你形容的那么漂亮。
Mycoldisn't nearly sobadas it was.我的感冒好多了。
not nearly enough
much less than youwantor need:
远不够There's not nearly enoughfoodfor all thesepeople!食物远不够这么多人吃！
- The under-18sconstitutenearly 25% of the town'spopulation.
- Customsofficershaveseizednearly atonofheroindestinedfor New York.
- I'm nearlyready- just give me acoupleofminutes.
- It was such ahassletryingto get mybankaccountchangedthat I nearly gave up.
- They werefinallyreconciledwith each other, after notspeakingfor nearly fiveyears.
Almost
- a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom
- about
- almost
- as good asidiom
- as much asidiom
- be on the way tosomethingidiom
- going on
- intent
- more
- more or lessidiom
- much
- part
- scant
- sub
- that was close!idiom
- to/for all intents and purposesidiom
- up to(doing) somethingidiom
- verge
- virtual
- way
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Yes, no & not
Scarce, inadequate and not enough
Grammar
Almostornearly?
We use almost and nearly to refer to the progress of things, especially if we are measuring and counting things. In these examples, almost and nearly can both be used:…