near·ly

adverb

/ˈnɪəli/

/ˈnɪrli/

Idioms

almost; not quite; not completely几乎；差不多；将近
- The bottle's nearly empty.这瓶子差不多空了。
- I've worked here for nearly two years.我已经在这里工作了将近两年。
- It's nearly time to leave.差不多该走了。
- The audience was nearly all men.观众几乎全都是男的。
- He's nearly as tall as you are.他差不多和你一样高了。
- They're nearly always late.他们几乎总是迟到。
- She very nearly died.她差点儿死了。
- It's nearly impossible to get tickets for her gigs.想要买到她演出的门票几乎是不可能的。
- Sales have nearly doubled this year.今年销售额几乎翻了一番。
Which Word? almost / nearly / practically
almost / nearly / practicallyThese three words have similar meanings and are used frequently with the following words:
almost ~ nearly ~ practically ~
certainly (numbers) all
all all every
every always no
entirely every nothing
impossible finished impossible
empty died anything
- They are used in positive sentences:
  She almost/nearly/practically missed her train.她几乎/几乎/几乎错过了火车。
  They can be used before words like all, every and everybody:
  Nearly all the students have bikes.几乎所有的学生都有自行车。
  I’ve got practically every CD they’ve made.他们制作的几乎所有 CD 我都有。
  Practically is used more in spoken than in written English. Nearly is the most common with numbers:
  There were nearly 200 people at the meeting.与会者有近 200 人。
  They can also be used in negative sentences but it is more common to make a positive sentence with only just:
  We only just got there in time.我们只是及时赶到了那里。
  (or:
  We almost/nearly didn’t get there in time.我们几乎/几乎没有及时到达那里。
  )
- Almost and practically can be used before words like any, anybody, anything, etc:
  I’ll eat almost anything.我几乎什么都吃。
  You can also use them before no, nobody, never, etc. but it is much more common to use hardly or scarcely with any, anybody, ever, etc:
  She’s hardly ever in她几乎从不参加
  (or:
  She’s almost never in她几乎从不参加
  ).
- Almost can be used when you are saying that one thing is similar to another:
  The boat looked almost like a toy.这艘船看起来几乎就像一个玩具。
- In British English you can use very and so before nearly:
  He was very nearly caught.他差一点就被抓住了。
Extra Examples
- She nearly missed her train.她差点错过火车。
- There were nearly 200 people at the meeting.与会者有近 200 人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Nearly is used with these adjectives:
asleep
bald
bankrupt
…

Idioms

not nearly

much less than; not at all远非；绝不是
- It's not nearly as hot as last year.天气绝没有去年那么热。
- There isn't nearly enough time to get there now.现在根本没有足够的时间赶到那儿。

pretty nearly (British English)

(North American English pretty near)

(also pretty much/well British and North American English)

(informal) almost; almost completely几乎；差不多
- The first stage is pretty nearly finished.第一阶段几乎已经完成。