near

pronunciation

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  • adv.
    (空间)在近处
    在附近
    (时间)临近
    (程度)几乎
  • prep.
    (表示程度)接近
    (表示位置)靠近
    (表示时间)将近
    接近于(某种状态)
  • adj.
    近的
    亲密的
    近似
    (亲属关系)近亲

Word Origin

near 靠近

来自古英语near,更近的,来自neah,现拼作nigh,接近,-ar,比较级后缀。

Antonym

Example

1. But we 're nowhere near laffer country now .
而现在我们完全不靠近拉弗国家。
2. Interest rates have been near zero for 18 months .
利率已连续18个月接近于零。
3. Over enlargement , that moment may be near .
欧盟扩大的时刻可能近在眼前。
4. People will buy darn near anything on ebay .
人们几乎会买ebay上所有的东西。
5. New screens began arriving at the plant near midnight .
新的手机屏幕在临近午夜时才抵达工厂。

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