near

[niə]

adj.近的, 近似的, 亲近的, 吝啬的
adv.在附近, 不久以后, 几乎, [罕]吝啬地
prep.附近, 接近, 临近, 大约, (质量、大小等)相仿, 濒临
v.接近, 靠近

a.

1. 近的

The post office is quite near.

邮局很近。

2. (关系、程度上)接近的; 近似的

Her aunt is her nearest relative.

她姨妈是她最近的亲戚。

3. (两者中)较近的[Z][B]

the near bank of the river

较近的一边河岸

4. 几乎的, 险乎的[B]

She wore an expression of near fear.

她面露几近恐惧的神色。

ad.

1. 近, 接近

He lives quite near.

他住得很近。

2. 几乎, 差不多

It is near impossible.

那是几乎不可能的。

prep.

1. 在……附近

He sat in a chair near the door.

他坐在靠门的一把椅子上。

2. 近似于

词形变化

形容词比较级: nearer | 形容词最高级: nearest | 名词: nearness | 动词过去式: neared | 动词过去分词: neared | 动词现在分词: nearing | 动词第三人称单数: nears |

词义辨析

同义:

a.近的; 接近的

close  imminent  at hand  

同义参见:

virtually  by  surrounding  contiguous  relative  forthcoming  adjacent  over  comparative  comparable  on  neighboring  close  around  approximate  

反义:

a.近的; 接近的; 几乎的

far  distant  remote  

反义参见:

away  

英英释义

动词 near:

move towards

同义词：approach, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near

形容词 near:

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

同义词：close, nigh

being on the left side

同义词：nigh

closely resembling the genuine article

giving or spending with reluctance

同义词：cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny

with or in a close or intimate relationship

同义词：dear, good

very close in resemblance

同义词：approximate

副词 near:

near in time or place or relationship

同义词：nigh, close

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished

同义词：about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh

短语词组

near upon

1. (时间)将近

It was near upon two o'clock in the morning when he came back.

他回来时, 已将近凌晨两点。

补充

nearnear英:[niə] 美:[nɪr]adv.1.(空间)在近处; 在附近We live quite near.我们就住在附近。2.(时间)临近, 来临The summer holidays are drawing near.暑假快到了。3.(程度)几乎, 差不多, 将近He was near frozen when they found him.他们找到他时, 他差不多冻僵了。prep.1.(表示位置)靠近, 在…附近The small child was afraid to go near the dog.那小孩子不敢靠近那条狗。We were near him at the table.我们吃饭时坐在他的附近。2.(表示时间)将近, 快到, 临近It's near five o'clock.现在将近五点钟。3.(表示程度)接近, 近乎, 濒临Most views were fairly near the truth.许多观点与真实情况十分相近。4.(表示关系)与…近似; 与…紧密相关5.(表示过程)到…去从事活动He never goes near a public house.他从来不到酒馆喝酒。6.(表示数目)大约, 接近He must be getting near retiring age.他一定快到退休年龄了。adj.1.近的; 不远的Can you tell me the nearest way to the station?你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗?2.亲密的; 近亲的We are near relatives.我们是近亲。3.近似, 相似Very often tragedies or near tragedies occurred.悲剧或近乎悲剧的事经常发生。vt. & vi.1.接近; 靠近Storm clouds neared.暴风雨的乌云迫近了。He must be nearing home by now.他现在一定已经快到家了。

例句

1. My office is quite near.我的办公室很近。 2. It's near enough to walk.距离很近, 走着就能到。 3. We headed for the nearest exit.我们朝最近的出口走去。 4. Christmas is quite near now.圣诞节将近。 5. a huge beech tree on the near side of the clearing矗立在林间空地近侧的一棵高大的山毛榉树 6. the near wing mirror靠近人行道一侧的后视镜 7. We were sitting in near darkness.我们几乎是在黑暗中坐着。 8. He rescued the bank from near collapse.他帮助银行摆脱了濒临破产的困境。 9. She won twice as many votes as her nearest rival.她的得票数是紧随其后的对手的两倍。 10. We'll accept £25,000 or nearest offer.我们接受2.5万英镑或略低一点儿的报价。 11. He must live quite near.他一定住得很近。 12. Don't come any nearer!别再过来了！ 13. He sensed his end was near.他感觉时日不多了。 14. The wedding day drew near.举行婚礼的日子临近了。 15. a near fatal accident几乎致命的事故 16. They are as near as dammit new.它们几乎是全新的。 17. People came from near and far.人们从四面八方聚到一起。 18. I've been working at it for near enough an hour.我已经干了有一小时了。 19. Don't come near me!别靠近我！ 20. He drew his chair nearer the fire.他把椅子拉得更靠近炉火一些。 21. Is there a bank near here?这附近有银行吗？ 22. It's the house nearest the bridge.那是离桥最近的房子了。 23. It's very near to the school.它离学校很近。 24. I was so upset that I was near tears.我心烦意乱, 几乎要哭出来了。 25. The country was near economic collapse.该国经济濒临崩溃。 26. We are no nearer agreement.我们没有达成一致意见。 27. The repairs were near to completion.修缮工作即将结束。 28. He was near to breaking point.他几近崩溃。 29. The pipeline is near to reopening.管道又快开裂了。 30. The conflict appears no nearer a resolution.冲突似乎并未得到解决。 31. Often her feelings were nearer hatred than love.她的感情常常是恨的成分多、爱的成分少。 32. a sickening feeling that was near to nausea近乎恶心的难受感觉 33. It happened near the beginning of the game.这发生在比赛快开始时。 34. Remind me again nearer the time of the meeting.快开会时再提醒我一下。 35. The true cost is nearer double that figure.真正的费用大约是这一数字的两倍。 36. He won't go near a hospital.他是不会去医院的。 37. They are nowhere near good enough.他们还远不够优秀。 38. They neared the harbour.他们向港口驶近。 39. They were nearing the end of their training.他们的培训快结束了。 40. The building is nearing completion.大楼快完工了。 41. a sign near the park公园附近的指示牌 42. Christmas is near.圣诞节就要到了。 43. The accident happened near midnight.事故是在半夜时分发生的。 44. to near the international level接近国际水平 45. He slowly neared to her.他慢慢地朝她走近。 46. a bomb exploding somewhere near.一颗炸弹在附近某处爆炸。 47. [comparative]she took a step nearer.她走近了一步。 48. the time for his retirement was drawing near.他退休的时间临近了。 49. a near perfect fit.几近完美地合身。 50. I near fell out of the chair.我差一点从椅子上跌了下来。 51. the car park near the sawmill.靠近锯木厂的停车场。 52. do you live near here?.你住在附近吗？。 53. [superlative]the table nearest the door.最靠近门的桌子。 54. near the end of the war.战争快要结束的时候。 55. [comparative]details will be given nearer the date.细节会在离日期更近的时候提供。 56. she gave a tiny smile, brave but near tears.她微微笑了笑，很勇敢，可眼泪却快流下来了。 57. she was near to death.她快死了。 58. temperatures near 2 million degrees K.接近200万开氏度的温度。 59. a shape near to the original.与原物相似的形状。 60. a big house in the near distance.不远处的一幢大房子。 61. [superlative]I was fifteen miles from the nearest village.我离最近的村庄有15英里远。 62. the conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.冲突不大可能会在近期得以解决。 63. [superlative]walking in these shoes is the nearest thing to floating on air.穿着这双鞋子走路真像飘在空中一样。 64. his state of near despair.他近乎绝望的状态。 65. a near disaster.几近灾难。 66. the loss of a child or other near relative.失去孩子或其他近亲。 67. the near right-hand end window of the caravan.野营挂车靠路边一侧的右尾窗。 68. soon the cab would be nearing Oxford Street.出租车很快就要接近牛津大街了。 69. [no obj.]lunchtime neared.午饭时间快到了。 70. an all-electric future was near at hand.一个全面电气化的未来即将来临。 71. Let's walk to the library. It's quite near.图书馆离这儿不远，我们走路去吧。 72. Where's the nearest Post Office?最近的邮政局在哪里？ 73. The day of the interview was getting nearer.面试的日子越来越近。 74. a near-perfect performance近乎完美的表演 75. Motorbike for sale. £750 ono.摩托车出售，750英镑，可还价。 76. The bullet flew past his ear. It was a very near miss.子弹从他耳边飞过，差点儿击中他。 77. We've sold nowhere near enough tickets to make a profit.我们售出的门票远远未能赢利。 78. At last we were nearing the end of the project.我们终于快要完成这项工程了。 79. I hope that dog doesn't come any nearer (to me).我希望那只狗不要再靠近我。 80. Be sure to have a fire extinguisher near at hand. [=close enough to reach easily]一定要在手边放个灭火器。 81. We're getting nearer to the truth.我们现在离真相更近了。 82. We came very near to canceling the trip. [=we almost canceled the trip]我们差点取消了那次旅行。 83. "Her new book is good, but it doesn't even come near to her first book. [=it is not nearly as good as her first book]"她的新书很不错，但是还比不上她的第一本书。 84. The end of the long winter is near. [=it will happen soon]漫长的冬天就要过去了。 85. He became more nervous as the day of the wedding drew near. [=approached; got closer]越临近结婚日，他越紧张。 86. The plant was near dead when I got it.我拿到这株植物时，它几近枯死。 87. a near perfect score几近满分 88. The job is (damn/damned/darn) near impossible.这项工作几乎是不可能完成的。 89. "The hotel room will cost 300 pounds, as near as damn it."这家宾馆的房间差不多要300英镑一晚上。 90. She's the best player in the world or as near as dammit.她几乎可以算得上是世界顶级选手。 91. "As near as I can tell, we'll arrive by six o'clock."依我看，我们将在六点钟到达。 92. I left the box near the door.我把箱子放在门边。 93. The cat won't go near fire.猫不会靠近火。 94. She stood near me.她站在我身旁。 95. There are several beaches near here.附近有几处海滩。 96. She came home near midnight.她快到午夜才回家。 97. We feared he was near death.我们担心他快要死了。 98. The nearest grocery store is three blocks away.最近的杂货店离这儿有三个街区远。 99. The airport is quite near. [=nearby]机场就在附近。 100. Summer is getting nearer.夏天就要到了。 101. I hope to visit in the near future. [=I hope to visit soon]我希望近期能去参观。 102. "There is a fishing camp on the far side of the lake, but nothing on the near side."湖的对岸有一个垂钓营地，但是这边什么都没有。 103. The near side headlight is out.左边的车前灯灭了。 104. The ceremony was a near disaster. [=was nearly a disaster]这场典礼几乎就是一场灾难。 105. "After a near win [=after nearly winning] in the first competition, he is ready to try again."第一场比赛几近成功，接下来他准备再接再厉。 106. "(Brit) Our team won the match, but it was a very near thing. [=we almost lost the match]"我们队赢了这场比赛，但只是险胜。 107. Her victory is a near certainty. [=it is nearly certain that she will win]她获胜的可有性很大。 108. a near miracle近乎是个奇迹的事 109. celebrities and near celebrities [=people who are almost celebrities]名流和准名流 110. The lake was the nearest thing to an ocean [=the thing most like an ocean] that she had ever seen.这片湖是她见过的最像大海的湖。 111. He finished the race ahead of his nearest rival by only a few feet.他仅仅领先紧随其后的对手几英尺，险胜比赛。 112. These two kinds of plants are near relatives.这两种植物是亲缘植物。 113. "Only near relations [=sisters, brothers, parents, etc.] were invited to the wedding."只有近亲受邀参加婚礼。 114. friends who are near and dear亲密的朋友 115. my nearest and dearest friend我最亲密的朋友 116. What is the weight of your baggage to the nearest pound?你的行李大概重多少磅？ 117. $13.75 rounded up to the nearest dollar is $14.*13.75美元凑成最近的整数是14美元。 118. He missed her nearness. [=closeness]他思念她的亲近。 119. the nearness of the storm暴风雨的临近 120. "As the date of the performance neared, we grew more and more anxious."随着演出日的临近，我们越发焦虑起来。 121. He always cheers up when baseball season nears.每逢棒球赛季临近时，他总是很开心。 122. The airplane began to descend as it neared the island.飞机接近这座岛时开始降落。 123. He must be nearing 80 years of age.他一定快有80岁了。 124. The negotiators were nearing a decision.谈判代表们就要做出决定了。 125. The project is nearing completion. [=is almost finished]这个项目很快就要竣工了。