nearly是英語中高頻使用的副詞,基本含義為“幾乎,差不多”,亦可表示“密切地”或“即將發生”。其英式發音為[ˈnɪəli],美式發音為[ˈnɪrli],在口語和書面語中均廣泛使用。
作為副詞,nearly主要用於修飾動詞、形容詞或整句,表達時間、空間或程度的接近性。典型用例包括時間描述(nearly two years)、數量表達(nearly all)和狀態接近(nearly finished)。其否定形式“not nearly”強調程度不足,如“not nearly enough”。與almost相比,nearly更側重可測量的接近,且在句首時不可互換。
該詞源於古英語“nēar”(接近),後綴“-ly”構成副詞形態。中古英語時期語義從物理距離擴展至抽象概念的近似程度,如“nearly related”延續古義“密切地”,現代英語中主要保留“接近完成而未達成”的抽象用法。
基本介紹
- 外文名:nearly
- 詞性:副詞
- 發音:英[ˈnɪəli]美[ˈnɪrli]
單詞釋義,短語搭配,雙語例句,
單詞釋義
英 [ˈnɪəli] 美 [ˈnɪrli]
adv. 幾乎,差不多;密切地,親密地;即將,就要
短語搭配
nearly ready 快準備好了
not nearly 遠非 ; 相差很遠 ; 遠不及
nearly every day 幾乎每一天 ; 險些每天 ; 險些每一天 ; 簡直每一天
i nearly died in adoration 我差點在狂愛中死去 ; 我差點在狂愛中逝世去 ; 加拿大 ; 爾差點在狂憎西去世往
Nearly Headless Nick 差點沒頭的尼克 ; 幾乎斷頭尼克 ; 莫麗·韋斯萊
I nearly do 眼已朦朧 ; 我幾乎哭了出來 ; 我差一點就哭了 ; 我幾乎就流淚了
nearly ad 密切地 ; 差未幾 ; 差不多 ; 近乎差不多幾乎
After nearly 經過將近
is nearly equal to 約等於號
I nearly made it 我差一點就成功了 ; 我就快成功了
雙語例句
- He's nearly as tall as you are. 他差不多和你一樣高了。
- The audience was nearly all men. 觀眾幾乎全都是男的。
- They're nearly always late. 他們幾乎總是遲到。
- The beach was nearly empty. 海灘幾乎是空蕩蕩的。
- Blake already owed him nearly $50. 布萊克已經欠了他近$50。
- The book runs to nearly 800 pages. 這本書有近800頁。
- The bottle's nearly empty. 這瓶子差不多空了。
- Nearly all the students have bikes. 幾乎所有學生都有腳踏車。
- I've worked here for nearly two years. 我已經在這裡工作了將近兩年。
- Hunter knew nearly all of this already. 亨特幾乎知道這事的全部了。
- The film is nearly two hours in length. 這部電影長達近兩個小時。
- The floodwater nearly reached roof level. 洪水幾乎漲到屋頂。
- Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. 丹麥的紙張回收率近85%。
- They finally turned up at nearly midnight. 他們終於在近午夜時出現了。
- Nearly all seats have an unrestricted view. 幾乎所有的座位都沒有任何東西阻擋視線。
- Nearly 1 000 students jammed into the hall. 近1 000名學生擠到禮堂里。
- Nearly half the students come from overseas. 幾乎一半學生來自海外。
- There were nearly 200 people at the meeting. 與會者有近200人。
- The strikes have idled nearly 4 000 workers. 罷工使近4 000名工人閒著沒事幹。
- It weighs nearly 27 kilos (about 65 pounds). 它重量接近27公斤(約65磅)。
- Gross sales reached nearly $2 million a year. 全年總銷售額達到近二百萬美元。
- We've nearly finished. We're on the last lap. 我們接近完工了,正在處理最後的一部分工作。
- Resistance to change has nearly destroyed the industry. 對變革的抵制幾乎毀了這個行業。
- He supplied annotations to nearly 15,000 musical works. 他給近15,000部音樂作品提供了注釋。
- She nearly died of pneumonia. 她差點死於肺炎。
- Jeepers! That car nearly hit us! 天哪!那輛車差點撞了我們!
- It's nearly the end of term. 學期快要結束了。
- 'Nearly there,' she coaxed. “快要到啦。”她哄著說。
- It's nearly time to leave. 快該走了。
- He was very nearly caught. 他差點兒被抓住。

