| 单词 | nearly |
| 释义 | nearlynearlynearly /ˈnɪəli $ ˈnɪrli/ adverb especially British English almost: We’ve nearly finished.finish我们差不多完成了。It’s nearly seven years since I last saw him.yearsee我上次见到他之后已经快七年了。He’s nearly as tall as me.他差不多和我一样高了。He very nearly died.die他差一点儿就死了。Phrasesnot nearly used to say that something is definitely not true: He’s not nearly as nice as his brother. 他一点儿都没有他兄弟好。THESAURUS: nearlyalmost nearly but not completely: I’ve almost finished my essay.finishShe’s almost 12.nearly especially BrE almost. You can use ‘very’ before nearly but not before almost: It’s nearly 10 o’clock.It’s very nearly time to go home.practically/virtually almost completely – used before adjectives and before all, every, and everyone. Not used before numbers: The room was practically empty.beVirtually everyone had left.haveleavemore or less (also just about/pretty much spoken) very nearly – used especially when saying that things are nearly the same: All the rooms are more or less the same size.roombelittleThat’s pretty much what I expected.expectnot quite almost, but not yet: I’m not quite ready yet.getting on for sth British English, getting on toward sth especially AmE informal almost a particular time or age – used especially when you are not sure of the exact time or age: It’s getting on for 10 years since we saw each other.getyearseeDiane must be getting on toward 50 now.get |
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