| 单词 | nearness |
| 释义 | 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] |
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