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单词 well-nigh
释义
well-nigh
adverb
uk
/ˌwelˈnaɪ/us
/ˌwelˈnaɪ/
almostor verynearly:
几乎；非常接近
With nohelp,finishingthejobin adaywas well-nighimpossible.没有帮助的话，在一天内完成这项工作几乎是不可能的。
Synonyms
about
almost
near
nearly
nighold-fashionedorliterary
virtually
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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
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(Definition ofwell-nighfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

well-nigh| American Dictionary

well-nigh
adjective
us/ˈwelˌnɑɪ/
almost:
Once you get behind, it is well-nighimpossibletocatchup.
(Definition ofwell-nighfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwell-nigh

well-nigh
Conversely, if government does establish schools that address such subjects, it becomeswell-nighimpossible for government to remain neutral with respect to that controversy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It waswell-nighimpossible to assign them to any definite species on the basis of external characters alone.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This fact is inescapable; it iswell-nighoppressive.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, this futuristic scenario iswell-nighunintelligible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Think about it: more than half of the total set of moments which go to make up someone's conscious waking life occupied with inner speech - that'swell-nighcontinuous!
From theCambridge English Corpus
The difficulty of stopping duelling was compounded by the fact that ' to end a quarrell between two men of worth and valour ' by any other means waswell-nighimpossible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This made planningwell-nighimpossible, and produced a stagnant market.
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In those days there were moments when the problem seemedwell-nighinsoluble.
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Both you and we knew that you were taking on awell-nighimpossible task.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
They have not proved the cause or connection, although their verdict iswell-nighconclusive.
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It iswell-nighimpossible to continue considering this subject if the data are not made available.
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The task of the police and the park-keeping staff, already very heavy, would be madewell-nighimpossible.
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It clears away a measure of the cluttered confusion of procedures ofwell-nigha century ago.
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I, for one, look upon such a future as somethingwell-nighappalling.
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It would be much better to leave the matter on the terms of the lastwell-nigh900 years.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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