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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++near·ly /ˈnɪəli $ ˈnɪrli/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1 especially British EnglishALMOST almost, but not quite or not completely 几乎，差不多，将近 SYN almost It took nearly two hours to get here. 到这里花了将近两小时。 Michelle’s nearly twenty. 米歇尔年近二十。 Is the job nearly finished? 这工作快干完了吗？ Louise is nearly as tall as her mother. 路易丝差不多和她母亲一样高。 I nearly always go home for lunch. 我几乎总是回家吃午饭。 He very nearly died. 他差点送命。► see thesaurus at almost2 not nearly not at all 远非，绝不是 He’s not nearly as good-looking as his brother. 他长相远不如他弟弟。 We’ve saved some money, but it’s not nearly enough. 我们存了一点钱，不过还远远不够。5 GRAMMAR 语法• Do not use nearly before negative words like ‘no’, ‘nothing’ etc. Instead, use almost , or say hardly any , hardly anything etc. 在否定词no, nothing 等之前不要用nearly，而要用almost，或者可以说hardly any, hardly anything等I know almost nothing (NOT 不说nearly nothing) about him.我对他几乎一无所知 。There was hardly any traffic (NOT 不说 nearly no traffic).几乎没有车辆在行驶 。n GRAMMAR: Comparisonnearly• Don’t use nearly before negative words such as ‘no’ or ‘nothing’. ✗Don’t say: I know nearly nothing about it. | There was nearly no traffic.almost• You can use almost with negative words such as ‘no’ or ‘nothing’: I know almost nothing about it.There was almost no traffic.hardly• You can also form negative sentences using hardly with ‘any’, ‘anything’ etc: I know hardly anything about it.There was hardly any traffic.
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nearly• Oh, my goodness, it's nearly 12:30.• The trouble is that anything you do, nomatterwhat, will nearly always increase the muscular tension and make the situation worse.• He was nearly at the feeding-ground now.• I nearly died from salmonella poisoning.• Porter Payne would drop by nearly every day to see how things were going.• The blizzard also nearly froze secondary trading, participants said.• He was wearing pale blue brushed denim pants and a pale blue shirt that made his blue eyes look nearly luminous.• Last summer nearly saw the second ascent of Ken's Fisherman's Tale by a visiting climber.• He's nearly six feet tall.• Alas, it was not nearly so simple, and many more complex problems remained to be solved.nearly always• A Yes, my child usually gets her own way - not always, but nearly always.• Her eyes are closed, as these days they nearly always are.• Cocaine production requires large amounts of water, hence factories are nearly always built by streams.• The spasms nearly always cause targets to curl into a foetal position.• We nearly always had milk pudding, rice pudding, semolina or some other stodge.• They dwell instead on invalid core beliefs and the kinds of mythical fear that such beliefs nearly always inspire.• My back hurt, it was hot and sweaty and I was nearly always out of breath.• Then, when they arrive, the suspense is over and delight is nearly always the result.near·ly adverb →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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near‧ly S1 W1 /ˈnɪəli $ ˈnɪrli/
adverb
1. especially British English almost, but not quite or not completely
SYN almost:
It took nearly two hours to get here.
Michelle’s nearly twenty.
Is the job nearly finished?
Louise is nearly as tall as her mother.
I nearly always go home for lunch.
He very nearly died.
2. not nearly not at all:
He’s not nearly as good-looking as his brother.
We’ve saved some money, but it’s not nearly enough.
GRAMMAR
Do not use nearly before negative words like 'no', 'nothing' etc. Instead, use almost, or say hardly any, hardly anything etc:
▪I know almost nothing (NOT nearly nothing) about him.
▪There was hardly any traffic (NOT nearly no traffic).
▪ almost not completely or not quite: I’ve almost finished my essay. | It's almost lunchtime.
▪nearly almost. Nearly is more commonly used in British English than American English: I’ve been a teacher for nearly 10 years now. | It’s very nearly time to go home.
▪not quite almost, but not yet: ‘Is he 60?’ ‘Not quite!’ | It’s not quite time to go yet. | I’m not quite ready yet.
▪practically/virtually very nearly: The room was practically empty. | practically all/everything/everyone etc : The frost killed practically every plant in the garden. | Virtually everyone had gone home.
▪more or less/just about/pretty much especially spoken very nearly – use this when saying that the difference is not important: All the rooms are more or less the same size. | His jacket was pretty much the same colour as his trousers. | The policy will benefit just about everyone.
▪getting on for British English informal, getting on toward especially American English informal almost a particular time, age, or period of time – used especially when you are not sure of the exact time, age etc: It’s getting on for 10 years since we last saw each other. | ‘How old’s Diane?’ ‘She must be getting on toward 50.’
▪close to almost a particular number, amount, or time – used especially when the number or amount is surprisingly large or the time is very late: It was close to midnight by the time we arrived. | They’ve spent close to $1.3 billion on the project.
▪approaching/nearing almost – used when a number or amount is still increasing or a time is getting nearer: The unemployment rate was nearing 20%.
▪be on the verge of (doing) something to be very close to doing something: She was on the verge of tears (=almost crying). | I was on the verge of giving up. | They were on the verge of making a decision.
▪be on the brink of something to be very close to an extremely bad situation: The two countries are on the brink of war. | The company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
near‧ly S1 W1 /ˈnɪəli $ ˈnɪrli/
adverb1. especially British English almost, but not quite or not completely
SYN almost:
2. not nearly not at all:
GRAMMAR
Do not use nearly before negative words like 'no', 'nothing' etc. Instead, use almost, or say hardly any, hardly anything etc:
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( The )next means 'after this/that one' in time or in a series of events, places or people.* (the) next 指下一个时间、事情、地点或人 ：◆ When is your next appointment? 你下一次预约时间是什么时候？ ◆ Turn left at the next traffic lights. 在下一个红绿灯处向左拐。 ◆ Who's next? 下一个是谁？ ( The )nearest means 'closest' in space.* (the) nearest 指空间上最近 ：◆ Where's the nearest supermarket? 最近的超市在哪儿？ Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to andnext to .注意介词 nearest to 和 next to 的区别 ：◆ Janet's sitting nearest to the window (= .of all the people in the room )珍妮特坐在（屋里所有人中）离窗户最近的地方。 ◆ Sarah's sitting next to the window (= .right beside it )萨拉坐在窗户旁边。 In informal BrE nearest can be used instead ofnearest to .在非正式的英式英语中，nearest 可用以代替 nearest to ：◆ Who's sitting nearest the door? 谁坐在离门最近的地方？
( The )next means 'after this/that one' in time or in a series of events, places or people.* (the) next 指下一个时间、事情、地点或人 ：◆ When is your next appointment? 你下一次预约时间是什么时候？ ◆ Turn left at the next traffic lights. 在下一个红绿灯处向左拐。 ◆ Who's next? 下一个是谁？ ( The )nearest means 'closest' in space.* (the) nearest 指空间上最近 ：◆ Where's the nearest supermarket? 最近的超市在哪儿？ Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to andnext to .注意介词 nearest to 和 next to 的区别 ：◆ Janet's sitting nearest to the window (= .of all the people in the room )珍妮特坐在（屋里所有人中）离窗户最近的地方。 ◆ Sarah's sitting next to the window (= .right beside it )萨拉坐在窗户旁边。 In informal BrE nearest can be used instead ofnearest to .在非正式的英式英语中，nearest 可用以代替 nearest to ：◆ Who's sitting nearest the door? 谁坐在离门最近的地方？
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