| 单词 | near |
| 释义 | preposition | adverb | adjective | verb nearnear1 /nɪr/ ●●● S2 W1 preposition 1only a short distance from a person or thing: He was standing near the window. a small town near Bostonnear to Their new home is nearer to the school. the boy nearest mego/come/get etc. near somebody/something Don’t come near me.2close in time to a particular time or event, especially soon before it: It was near midnight when we got home.near the end/beginning There’s a pretty violent scene near the end of the movie. They should send us more details of the concert nearer the time.3to almost do something or almost be in a particular condition: Larry seemed to know he was near death.come/be near to doing something I came near to losing my temper. The woman was near tears.4similar to someone or something in quality, size, etc., or close to a particular number, age etc.: near to The color is nearer to blue than to purple. He’s nearer my age than yours. preposition | adverb | adjective | verb nearnear2 ●●● S2 W2 adverb 1only a short distance from a person or thing: She could hear the sound of voices very near.come/draw near Don’t come any nearer. People came from near and far to see the show.2a short time away in the future: The day of the election was drawing near.3near perfect/impossible etc. almost perfect, impossible, etc.: Road and rail travel are near impossible in winter.4not anywhere near (also nowhere near) used to say something is hardly true at all or has hardly happened at all: A hundred dollars is nowhere near enough! → see also nearly preposition | adverb | adjective | verb nearnear3 ●●● S2 W3 adjective (comparative nearer, superlative nearest) 1NOT FAR only a short distance away from someone or something: The nearest hospital is 20 miles away. Which is nearer, your house or mine?2ALMOST [only before noun] very close to having a particular quality or being a particular thing: Victory seemed a near certainty. The concert was a near sellout. She’s the nearest thing to a mother I’ve got.3a near miss a)a situation in which something almost hits something else: For every serious accident there are dozens of near misses. b)a situation in which something almost happens, or someone almost achieves something: Nolte’s performance was a near miss for the Oscar.4in the near future soon: I don’t anticipate that happening in the near future.5a near-death experience a situation in which you come close to dying because you are very sick, in an accident, etc., but do not actually die6to the nearest $10/hundred etc. an amount to the nearest $10, hundred, etc. is the number nearest to it that can be divided by $10, a hundred, etc.: Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.7somebody’s nearest and dearest humorous someone’s family8be near and dear to somebody’s heart (also be near and dear to somebody) to be very important or special to someone9CLOSEST SIDE [only before noun, no comparative] used to describe the side of something that is closest to where you are: the near bank of the river10FAMILY RELATIONSHIP [only before noun] closely related to you: Please list your nearest relative on the form.—nearness noun [uncountable] preposition | adverb | adjective | verb nearnear4 ●●○ verb 1[transitive] to come closer to a particular place, time, or state: Work is nearing completion. Nevins is nearing 40, but still looks boyish.2[intransitive] formal if a time nears, it gets closer and will come soon: As the deadline neared, both sides agreed to continue talking. |
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