near

near
adverb
  1. at or to a short distance away; nearby
    近，附近
    a bomb exploding somewhere near.
    一颗炸弹在附近某处爆炸。
    [comparative]she took a step nearer.
    她走近了一步。
  2. a short time away in the future
    不久，很快
    the time for his retirement was drawing near.
    他退休的时间临近了。
  3. [as submodifier]almost
    近乎
    a near perfect fit.
    几近完美地合身。
  4. (archaic or dialect)almost
    (古或方)差不多，几乎
    I near fell out of the chair.
    我差一点从椅子上跌了下来。
preposition
(亦作 near to)
  1. at or to a short distance away from (a place)
    靠近，接近
    the car park near the sawmill.
    靠近锯木厂的停车场。
    do you live near here?.
    你住在附近吗？。
    [superlative]the table nearest the door.
    最靠近门的桌子。
  2. a short period of time from
    快要，即将
    near the end of the war.
    战争快要结束的时候。
    [comparative]details will be given nearer the date.
    细节会在离日期更近的时候提供。
  3. close to (a state); verging on
    近乎（一种状态）；就要
    she gave a tiny smile, brave but near tears.
    她微微笑了笑，很勇敢，可眼泪却快流下来了。
    she was near to death.
    她快死了。
    ■(used before an amount) a small amount below (something); approaching
    ［用于数字前］接近
    temperatures near 2 million degrees K.
    接近200万开氏度的温度。
  4. similar to
    与…相似
    a shape near to the original.
    与原物相似的形状。
adjective
  1. located a short distance away
    附近的，接近的
    a big house in the near distance.
    不远处的一幢大房子。
    [superlative]I was fifteen miles from the nearest village.
    我离最近的村庄有15英里远。
  2. only a short time ahead
    不久的
    the conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.
    冲突不大可能会在近期得以解决。
  3. similar
    近似的，相近的
    [superlative]walking in these shoes is the nearest thing to floating on air.
    穿着这双鞋子走路真像飘在空中一样。
    ■[attrib.]close to being (the thing mentioned)
    几乎就是，近乎
    his state of near despair.
    他近乎绝望的状态。
    a near disaster.
    几近灾难。
    ■[attrib.]having a close family connection
    近亲的
    the loss of a child or other near relative.
    失去孩子或其他近亲。
  4. [attrib.]located on the side of a vehicle that is normally closest to the kerb; nearside
    （车辆）近路缘一侧的。 比较off (义项3)
    the near right-hand end window of the caravan.
    野营挂车靠路边一侧的右尾窗。
  5. (archaic)(of a person) mean; miserly
    (古)（人）吝啬的；小气的
verb
  1. [with obj.]come near to (someone or something); approach
    接近；靠近
    soon the cab would be nearing Oxford Street.
    出租车很快就要接近牛津大街了。
    [no obj.]lunchtime neared.
    午饭时间快到了。
常用词组
near at hand
  1. within easy reach
    邻近，在近旁
    ■about to happen or come about
    即将发生（或来临）
    an all-electric future was near at hand.
    一个全面电气化的未来即将来临。
near enough
  1. sufficiently close to being the case for all practical purposes
    几乎一样，差不多
one's nearest and dearest
  1. one's close friends and relatives
    最亲近的人
so near and yet so far
  1. a rueful comment on someone's narrow failure to achieve an aim
    近在眼前远在天边；可望而不可及
派生
nearish
adjective
nearness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English; from Old Norse nær 'nearer', comparative of ná, corresponding to Old English nēah 'nigh'
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