nearly
/ˈnɪəli/
adv.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
几乎;差不多;将近
释义与例句
adv.
几乎;差不多;将近
almost, or not completely but very close to a particular state, amount, or time
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We nearly missed the last train because the taxi was late.
由于出租车来晚了,我们差点没赶上末班火车。
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It is nearly midnight, so we should finish the discussion.
将近午夜了,我们应该结束讨论了。
展开其余 1 条例句
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The new bridge is nearly complete and will open next month.
新桥已接近完工,将于下个月通车。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
nearly 是“几乎、将近”,near 是“近”;almost no/never/nothing 是自然搭配,通常不写成 nearly no/never/nothing。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
同义词
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almost 几乎;差不多nearly 与 almost 在数量、时间和程度上常可互换;almost 更常用于 almost no、almost never、almost nothing 等含否定意义的结构,nearly 在这些结构中通常不自然。Almost everyone agreed with the revised plan. 几乎所有人都赞同修订后的计划。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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near 接近;附近的nearly 是程度副词,表示“几乎”,可修饰形容词、动词或数量;near 主要表示空间或时间上的“近”,如 near the station。表示“他差点摔倒”用 He nearly fell,不能用 He near fell。The hotel is near the conference centre. 这家酒店靠近会议中心。
常见搭配
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nearly always 几乎总是The bus is nearly always on time in the early morning. 清晨这班公共汽车几乎总是准点。
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nearly ready 快准备好了Dinner is nearly ready, so please lay the table. 晚饭快好了,请摆好餐具。
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nearly twice 将近两倍The new stadium holds nearly twice as many spectators as the old one. 新体育场容纳的观众人数接近旧体育场的两倍。