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nearly

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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. 幾乎

    Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds. 戈玆沃斯默默盯著我有差不多20秒鍾。

    Hunter knew nearly all of this already. 亨特幾乎知道這事的全部了。

    The beach was nearly empty. 海灘幾乎是空蕩蕩的。

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

    It was already nearly eight o'clock. 已經快8點鍾了。

    I was nearly asleep. 我快睡著了。

    I've nearly finished the words for your song. 我快要完成爲你那首歌填詞了。

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剑桥词典

    almost , or not completely
    幾乎，差不多，將近
    It's been nearly three months since my last haircut . 從我上次理發到現在已經快3個月了。
    I've nearly finished that book you lent me. 你借給我的那本書我快要讀完了。
    She's nearly as tall as her father now. 她現在幾乎和她父親一樣高了。
    They'd eaten nearly everything. 他們已經把東西喫得所賸無幾了。
    It was so funny - we nearly died laughing . 太有意思了——我們差點兒笑死。
     not nearly as/so
    a lot less
    遠非，差得多，少得多
    She's not nearly as beautiful as you said she was. 她遠沒有你形容的那麽漂亮。
    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
    遠不夠
    There's not nearly enough food for all these people ! 食物遠不夠這麽多人喫！

    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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