near
[ADJ, ADV, PREP, VERB]
nearer , nearest
1. 靠近的
You use near to refer to something that is a short distance away in comparison with other things of the same type.
双语例句
例：He collapsed into the nearest chair.
他瘫坐在离他最近的椅子上。
例：The nearer of the two barges was perhaps a mile away.
两条驳船中较近的一条约有一英里远。
2. 与（某物）最相似的
You describe the thing most similar to something as the nearest thing to it when there is no example of the thing itself.
双语例句
例：It would appear that the legal profession is the nearest thing to a recession-proof industry.
看起来司法行业是最不容易受经济衰退影响的领域了。
3. （二者中）离得近些的
The near one of two things is the one that is closer.
双语例句
例：a mighty beech tree on the near side of the little clearing.
矗立在小片林间空地近侧的一棵高大的山毛榉树。
4. 差不多的
You use near to indicate that something is almost the thing mentioned.
双语例句
例：She was believed to have died in near poverty.
人们相信，她死时几乎身无分文。
5. （对手或挑战者）实力最接近的
In a contest, your nearest rival or challenger is the person or team that is most likely to defeat you.
双语例句
例：He completed the lengthy course some three seconds faster than his nearest rival, Jonathon Ford.
他比劲敌乔纳松·福特快了大概三秒钟完成了漫长的赛程。
ADJ. 形容词
nearer , nearest
1. 靠近
If something is near, it is a short distance from a place, thing, or person.
双语例句
例：He crouched as near to the door as he could.
他蜷缩在尽可能靠近门的地方。
例：She took a step nearer to the barrier.
她向路障走近了一步。
2. 临近
If a time or event draws near, it will happen soon.
双语例句
例：The time for my departure from Japan was drawing nearer every day.
我离开日本的时间一天天临近了。
3. 差不多地
You use near to indicate that something is almost the thing mentioned.
双语例句
例：his near fatal accident two years ago.
两年前那起险些让他丧命的事故。
ADV. 副词
nowhere near , not anywhere near
1. 远不
You use nowhere near and not anywhere near to emphasize that something is not the case.
双语例句
例：They are nowhere near good enough.
他们远不够好。
例：It was nowhere near as painful as David had expected.
这远不如大卫预料的那么痛苦。
near to
1. 接近（某一状态）
If someone or something is near to a particular state, they have almost reached it.
近义词
双语例句
例：After the war, the firm came near to bankruptcy.
战后这家公司濒临破产。
例：The repairs to the Hafner machine were near to completion.
哈芙纳牌机器的维修工作已接近尾声。
2. 与…相似
If something is similar to something else, you can say that it is near to it.
双语例句
例：It combined with the resinous cedar smell of the logs to produce a sickening sensation that was near to nausea.
它与那些圆木的雪松树脂气味混杂在一起，从而产生一种近乎恶心的难受感觉。
in the near future
1. 在不久的将来
If you say that something will happen in the near future, you mean that it will happen quite soon.
双语例句
例：The controversy regarding vitamin C is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.
关于维生素C的争议短期内不大可能平息。
near and far
1. 四处
You use near and far to indicate that you are referring to a very large area or distance.
双语例句
例：People would gather from near and far.
人们会从四面八方聚到一起。
PHRASE. 习语
1. 离…近
If something is near a place, thing, or person, it is a short distance from them.
双语例句
例：Don't come near me.
别靠近我。
例：He drew his chair nearer the fire.
他把他的椅子向炉火拉近了些。
2. 接近
If someone or something is near a particular state, they have almost reached it.
双语例句
例：He was near tears.
他几乎要流泪了。
例：For almost a month he lay near death.
他几乎一个月的时间都卧床不起，命悬一线。
3. 与…相似
If something is similar to something else, you can say that it is near it.
双语例句
例：Often her feelings were nearer hatred than love.
她的感情往往更像是恨，而不是爱。
4. 离（某一时间）近
If something happens near a particular time, it happens just before or just after that time.
双语例句
例：Performance is lowest between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., and reaches a peak near midday.
工作状态在凌晨3点到5点最差，近中午时分最好。
例：'Since I retired to this place,' he wrote near the end of his life, 'I have never been out of these mountains.'
“自从隐居到这里，”他在生命快到尽头时写到，“我从没走出过这片大山。”
5. 接近于（某数量或数字）
You use near to say that something is a little more or less than an amount or number stated.
双语例句
例：to increase manufacturing from about 2.5 million cars a year to nearer 4.75 million.
把轿车年产量从250万辆左右提高到接近475万辆。
6. 拒绝与（某人或某物）接触
You can say that someone will not go near a person or thing when you are emphasizing that they refuse to see them or go there.
双语例句
例：He will absolutely not go near a hospital.
他绝不去医院。
PREP. 介词
nears , nearing , neared
1. [T 及物动词] 接近（地点）
When you near a place, you get quite near to it.
双语例句
例：As he neared the stable, he slowed the horse and patted it on the neck.
接近马厩时，他让马慢下来并拍拍它的脖子。
2. [T 及物动词] 快到（某个阶段或时间）
When someone or something nears a particular stage or point, they will soon reach that stage or point.
近义词
approach
双语例句
例：His age was hard to guess – he must have been nearing fifty.
很难猜出他的年龄–他肯定快50岁了。
例：You are nearing the end of your training and you haven't attempted any assessments yet.
你们的培训快结束了，而你们还未尝试做过任何评估。
3. [I 不及物动词] （重要时刻或事件等）临近
You say that an important time or event nears when it is going to occur quite soon.
近义词
双语例句
例：As half time neared, Hardyman almost scored twice.
临近中场休息时，哈迪曼差点梅开二度。
VERB. 动词
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