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单词 well-nigh
释义
well-nighˈwell-nigh adverb old-fashioned Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And both Rim-Suardal and Rim-Drynoch are well-nigh deserted - or so Ord says.
  • But concentration on the story was well-nigh impossible.
  • But that, as they suggest, is a well-nigh impossible task at this distance in time.
  • Habitually fractious, difficult, Andrew is now becoming well-nigh impossible.
  • Hair seems to be well-nigh everlasting, and so discovery of a tuft or two does not guarantee recent activity.
  • It comes easy to the habitual vagrant; it is well-nigh impossible to the inexperienced.
  • The fused, bony plates that protect their soft parts make them well-nigh invulnerable.
  • To understand what other creatures perceive we have to do the well-nigh impossible.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 It will be well-nigh impossible to raise that amount of money.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· It comes easy to the habitual vagrant; it is well-nigh impossible to the inexperienced.· But concentration on the story was well-nigh impossible.· But that, as they suggest, is a well-nigh impossible task at this distance in time.· To understand what other creatures perceive we have to do the well-nigh impossible.· Habitually fractious, difficult, Andrew is now becoming well-nigh impossible.
almost:  It will be well-nigh impossible to raise that amount of money.
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