首页英语词典nearlynearly英英释意

nearly

英 ['nɪəlɪ] 美['nɪrli]
  • adv. 差不多,几乎;密切地

英英释意


1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
"the job is (just) about done"
"the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
"we're almost finished"
"the car all but ran her down"
"he nearly fainted"
"talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
"the recording is well-nigh perfect"
"virtually all the parties signed the contract"
"I was near exhausted by the run"
"most everyone agrees"
2. in a close manner;
"the two phenomena are intimately connected"
"the person most nearly concerned"