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柯林斯词典

    nearly /ˈnɪəlɪ/

  • 1. ADV Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case. 几乎

    Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds. 戈兹沃斯默默盯着我有差不多20秒钟。

    Hunter knew nearly all of this already. 亨特几乎知道这事的全部了。

    The beach was nearly empty. 海滩几乎是空荡荡的。

  • 2. ADV Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case. 即将

    It was already nearly eight o'clock. 已经快8点钟了。

    I was nearly asleep. 我快睡着了。

    I've nearly finished the words for your song. 我快要完成为你那首歌填词了。

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剑桥词典

    almost , or not completely
    几乎，差不多，将近
    It's been nearly three months since my last haircut . 从我上次理发到现在已经快3个月了。
    I've nearly finished that book you lent me. 你借给我的那本书我快要读完了。
    She's nearly as tall as her father now. 她现在几乎和她父亲一样高了。
    They'd eaten nearly everything. 他们已经把东西吃得所剩无几了。
    It was so funny - we nearly died laughing . 太有意思了——我们差点儿笑死。
     not nearly as/so
    a lot less
    远非，差得多，少得多
    She's not nearly as beautiful as you said she was. 她远没有你形容的那么漂亮。
    My cold isn't nearly so bad as it was. 我的感冒好多了。
     not nearly enough

    much less than you want or need
    远不够
    There's not nearly enough food for all these people ! 食物远不够这么多人吃！

    例句
  • The under-18s constitute nearly 25% of the town's population .
  • Customs officers have seized nearly a ton of heroin destined for New York.
  • I'm nearly ready - just give me a couple of minutes .
  • It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed that I nearly gave up.
  • They were finally reconciled with each other, after not speaking for nearly five years .
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