| 单词 | near |
| 释义 | near (once / 12 pages) 1advadjv 2adj 3adj Things that are near are close by or recent. From far away, a hawk might look like a speck in the sky, but when it comes near, you can see how enormous and beautiful it is. When you stand near the food at a party, you're very close to it. When the time for your dentist appointment draws near, it's happening soon. If you find yourself near tears watching a sad movie, you're just about to cry. And, if your backpack is a near match to your friend's, you probably accidentally grab each other's bags all the time, since they resemble each other so closely. WORD FAMILYnear: neared, nearest, nearing, nearly, nearness, nears+/nearly: nearlys/nearness: nearnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe truck was stopped in a roadway near the entrance to the driveway of Gratton’s Georgia home. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) I shiver in my paper gown, sitting near a table with glossy magazines. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Gordon followed with a layup from an offensive rebound, and the Rockets comfortably led by 10 near the final minute. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adv near in time or place or relationship as the wedding day drew near stood near the door don't shoot until they come near getting near to the true explanation her mother is always near Syn close, nigh 2adv (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but I was near exhausted by the run Syn about, almost, most, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh 3adj not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances near neighbors in the near future they are near equals a very near thing a near hit by the bomb she was near tears Syn|Ant close, nigh adjacent near or close to but not necessarily touching nearbyclose at hand warmof a seeker; near to the object sought hotof a seeker; very near to the object sought far located at a great distance in time or space or degree coldof a seeker; far from the object sought distant, remotelocated far away spatially distant, remote, removedseparate or apart in time far-off, farawayvery far away in space or time farthermore distant in especially space or time farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order farther, furthermore distant in especially degree off the beaten track, out-of-the-wayremote from populous or much-traveled regions outlyingrelatively far from a center or middle 4adj very close in resemblance a near likeness Syn approximate close close in relevance or relationship 5adj closely resembling the genuine article near beer a dress of near satin Syn artificial, unreal contrived by art rather than nature 6adj with or in a close or intimate relationship Syn dear, good close close in relevance or relationship 7v move towards 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up approach, come near come near in time drive up approach while driving bear down on, bear down uponsail towards another vessel, of a ship edge in, edge uppush one's way into (a space) closedraw near crowd, pushapproach a certain age or speed come, come up move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody adj giving or spending with reluctance 3Syn cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny stingy, ungenerous unwilling to spend adj being on the left side the near or nigh horse is the one on the left the animal's left side is its near or nigh side Syn nigh left being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north |
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