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| 1 | almost or near to a particular amount of time , money , people , or things （某一数量的时间、金钱、人或事物）几乎，差不多，将近 |
| It took nearly six hours to download this software. 下载这个软件差不多用了6个小时。 |
| They’ ve spent nearly four million pounds. 他们已花了将近400万英镑。 |
| Nearly 1,600 people were evacuated. 将近1600人被疏散。 |
| nearly all Frost killed nearly all the flowers. 霜冻几乎毁了所有的花。 |
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| 2 | nearly + past tense verb informal used for saying you felt like doing something but did not 差点儿，几乎（但没有做） |
| We nearly went to the concert, but we were both too tired. 我们差点儿就去听音乐会了，但我们俩都太累了。 |
| | 2a | used for saying someone had a strong emotional reaction to something 某人…得要命（表示反应强烈） | | We nearly died of shock when Maya told us. 当玛雅告知我们的时候，我们吃惊得要命。 | |
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