单词 | nowhere near |
释义 | > as lemmasnowhere near (also †nigh) 3. nowhere near (also †nigh): not nearly, a long way from. Now frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adverb] > not nearly or far from being near1447 nowhere near (also nigh)c1449 nothing less?1520 nothing near1581 nothing nigh1743 nearly1745 c1225 (?c1200) St. Katherine (1973) 2094 (MED) Ne schaltu nower neh se lihtliche etsterten. c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) 97 (MED) Nis hit nower neh gold al þet ter schineð. c1300 St. Gregory (Laud) 54 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 357 (MED) He nas nouȝwer neiȝ atþe se are he him of-sende. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 178 (MED) Þouȝ we do to hym chere and good dedis, þo schulen be nouȝ where nyȝ so greet as schulde be þe dedis whiche we wolden do to oure seid pryncipal freend. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 42 Thilk kunnyng is so probable and likeli that into the contrarie parti is not had nouȝwhare nyȝ so probable and so likeli euydencis. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 208 Nowhere nyȝ alle men. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 87 Noure [1483 BL Add. 89074 Nowre] nere lange, Nimis multum citra. 1483 Pilgr. Sowle (Caxton) v. xi. 101 Though the dede were nowhere nyghe soo greete, yett is hit a manere of resemblaunce. a1500 ( Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) (1953) v. xvi. f. 97v (MED) For thei the dede were nowe here [perh. read nowhere] nye so greet, yit is it a maner of resemblaunce. 1838 J. F. Cooper Home as Found II. xiv. 225 As for Mr. Steadfast Dodge, sir, I say nothing, unless it be to add that he was nowhere near me in that transaction. 1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds III. lix. 69 Lord Fawn perceived that he was nowhere near the beginning of his matter. 1887 A. Daly Railroad of Love 17 You are nowhere near it. As the children say in their game—you're ‘cold’. 1902 W. Carleton Songs Two Centuries 26 An' words was nowhere near my tongue, But on my arm a motto hung. 1956 M. Dickens Angel in Corner viii. 122 Joe was nowhere near being intoxicated, but he had drunk enough to feel restless. 1982 A. Tyler Dinner at Homesick Restaurant ii. 35 It was nowhere near spring yet. < as lemmas |
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