near是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 not far away in distance -- （离…）不远，靠近（地）

  • Is there a restaurant near here? 这附近有餐馆吗？

  • I'd like to sit near a window, please. 请给我一个靠窗的座位。

  • Don't come too near me - you might catch my cold. 别离我太近——我会把感冒传染给你的。

  • The hotel is near the airport. 酒店离机场不远。

  • Which bus stop is nearest (to) your house? 哪个汽车站离你家最近？

  • I was standing just near enough to hear what they were saying. 我站的位置刚好能听清他们在说什么。

  • As the date of his operation drew near, he became more and more anxious. 随着手术日期的日益临近，他变得越来越焦虑了。

  • UK We can decide which route to take nearer the time. 到时候我们再决定走哪条路线。

  • The runners looked near exhaustion. 赛跑的人看起来快要筋疲力尽了。

  • UK I was near (to) tears (= almost cried) at one point during the film. 电影演到一个地方时我差点儿哭出来。

  • The house was nowhere near the beach. 这座房子离海边很远。

  • It's nowhere near time for us to leave yet. 离我们走的时间还早呢。

  • I'm nowhere near finishing the book - I'm only half-way through it. 我读完这本书还早着呢——我才看完一半。

  • He's nowhere near as tall as his sister. 他比他姐姐矮多了。

  • They're the same age or near enough. 他们年龄相仿。

• 1 not far away in distance, time, characteristics, or quality -- （距离、时间、特性或质量）近的，接近的

  • Where's the nearest post office? 最近的邮局在哪里？

  • My pocket knife is the nearest thing (= the most similar thing) to a weapon that I have. 我的小折刀是我身上最近似武器的东西了。

  • I couldn't get any cream cheese so I bought the nearest equivalent (= the most similar thing) that I could find. 我买不到奶油奶酪，所以就买了能找到的最近似的替代品。

  • All our computer equipment will be replaced in the near future. 我们所有的电脑设备在不久的将来会被更换。

• 2 to get close to something in distance, time, or state -- 靠近；临近；接近

  • I'm pleased to say the project is nearing completion. 我很高兴地宣布这项工程即将竣工。

  • As the wedding day neared, I started to have second thoughts about getting married. 随着婚期日益临近，我开始对结婚犹豫起来。

  • The captain switched on the seat belt sign as we neared the airport. 当我们靠近机场时机长打开了安全带信号灯。

• 3 combines with adjectives and nouns to mean "almost" -- （与形容词和名词连用）几乎，差不多

  • We had a near-disaster this morning in the car! 我们今天上午险些出了车祸！

  • She was near-hysterical by the time I arrived there. 我到那儿的时候，她近乎歇斯底里了。