nearly

[ˈnɪəli]
  • 释义

  • 几乎;差不多;

  • 词义辨析
  • nearly, almost
  • 这两个词共同的意思是“几乎,差不多”。下列情况下常可互换：
    1.在一般肯定结构中。例如：
    There are almost〔nearly〕 enough people here to do the job.做这项工作,这些人手差不多够了。
    2.在表达时间时。例如：
    Well, it happened almost〔nearly〕 ten years ago.这差不多是十年以前的事了。
    3.在all, always, every等词前。例如：
    Almost〔nearly〕 every student spoke.几乎每个学生都发了言。
    He almost〔nearly〕 arrived late.他几乎总是迟到。
    它们的区别是：
    1.从含义上说, almost强调“十分接近”,而nearly强调“尚有不足”,所以在表示“想要做而没做成”“很可能发生但还未发生”时,要用nearly; 而表示“简直”“像”等意思时,要用almost。例如：
    I nearly committed a great error.我几乎犯了大错。
    Please wait a minute.I'm almost out of breath.请等一下,我简直喘不过气来了。
    It was almost like a dream.这简直就像一场梦。
    试比较以下两句：
    I nearly fell off my bike.
    我差一点没从自行车上掉下来。
    I almost fell off my bike.
    我几乎从自行车上掉下来。
    另外,修饰表示思想感情的动词时,只能用almost。例如：
    He almost dreaded a visit to the doctor.他几乎害怕去看病。
    She almost wanted to leave here.她几乎想离开这里。
    2.从程度上说, almost比nearly更接近。例如：
    We're nearly there.
    我们快到了。
    We're almost there.
    我们马上就要到了。
    I'm nearly as clever as you.
    我快赶上你那么聪明了。
    I'm almost as clever as you.
    我差不多和你一样聪明了。
    It is nearly time for class.
    快到上课的时间了。
    (如8点上课,现在是7：50)
    It is almost time for class.
    差不多是上课的时间了。
    (如8点上课,现在是7：58)
    3.从使用场合上说,在有趋势向某个目标发展的情况下,两者可互换。而在没有这种趋势或根本不可能达到的场合下,则只能用nearly而不能用almost。例如：
    我们这只猫什么都懂,快赶上人了。
    ［误］ Our cat understands everything— she's almost human.
    ［正］ Our cat understands everything— she's nearly human.
    我姑姑说话简直像个外国人。
    ［误］ My aunt almost sounds foreign.
    ［正］ My aunt nearly sounds foreign.
    4.从语气上说, almost只是一般陈述; 而nearly则具有较明显的惊讶、抱怨等感情色彩。试比较以下两个句子：
    差不多花了我一百元钱。
    It cost me almost a hundred yuan .
    (说说而已)
    It cost me nearly a hundred yuan .
    (太贵了)
    It's almost 40 minutes' walk to the park.
    走到公园差不多要40分钟。(陈述事实)
    It's nearly 40 minutes' walk to the park.
    走到公园差不多要40分钟哩!(太远了)
    5.与no, none, nothing等连用,只能用almost而不能用nearly; 反之,与not, never连用,只能用nearly而不能用almost(但美式英语可说almost never)。例如：
    There are not nearly enough people here to do the job.干这活儿,这些人手还远不够。
    We almost never traverse tortuous paths.(AmE)我们难得走弯路。
    6.在more than, too前用almost,不用nearly。例如：
    That's almost too much!那简直太过分了!
    This is almost more than we feared.这简直远远超过我们所害怕的情况。
    7.nearly可加very, pretty等修饰,而almost不可。
  • almost，nearly，about，approximately，around，roughly
  • 这些副词均有“大约，差不多”之意。
    almost指在程度上相差很小，差不多。
    nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。
    about常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。
    approximately多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。
    around多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。
    roughly指按粗略估计，常代替about。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Nearly 2,500 have died in separatist violence this year.

    近2,500人在今年的分裂主义暴乱中丧生。

    柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    Indianapolis beat out nearly 100 other cities as the site for a huge United Airlines maintenance center.

    印第安纳波利斯从近百座城市中胜出，成为美国联合航空公司大型维护中心所在地。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    Phew! That was a close call — she nearly saw us!

    喔,真险! 她差点看到我们.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    Halfway across the field , the farmer ploughed out some very large stones which nearly broke his machine.

    这个农民在地里犁地犁到半路的时候, 犁出一些很大的石头,几乎弄坏了他的机器.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    He thought I was nearly forty, but I soon put the record straight.

    他认为我已近40岁了, 但我及时对此作了更正.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    Many of their books have been in print for nearly 40 years.

    他们的很多书都印行将近40年了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.

    呼吸器上的管子脱落时,我差点给憋死.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    They spurted blood all over me. I nearly passed out.

    他们的血喷了我一身。我几乎昏了过去。

    柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    The project has gone through nearly a dozen years of planning.

    该项目已历经近12年的规划。

    柯林斯例句
  • 10、

    After nearly one year, the bike he lost was returned to him.

    差不多过了一年, 他丢失的那辆自行车又回到他手里了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water.

    那球重重地打在他身上,他几乎掉下水去.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 12、

    The wind struck the car and nearly tipped it over.

    风向汽车袭来,几乎把它吹翻.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    When she said she was engaged I nearly fell off my chair.

    她说她已订婚时,我几乎大吃一惊.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    I don't know how Ann stands for her husband's behaviour; he comes home dead drunk nearly every night.

    我不知道安是怎么忍受她丈夫的行为的, 他几乎每天晚上回家时都烂醉如泥.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    Last night's strong wind nearly took the roof off!

    昨夜的大风差一点把屋顶刮掉了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 16、

    I used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it.

    我以前几乎每晚外出,但我决定停止,因为我实在抽不出时间.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    Nearly everybody enters for'The Nicest Garden Competition'each year, but Joe wins everytime.

    几乎每年每人都报名参加“最佳花园赛 ”, 但每次都是乔获胜.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 18、

    I was nearly drowned last night, but was fortunate enough to be saved.

    我昨天夜里差一点淹死, 真走运,有人把我救了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    It's nearly five o'clock.

    差不多5点了.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.

    我向下瞧了瞧,当我看到一名警察时差一点从梯子上摔下来.

    《用法词典》
  • 21、

    Nearly everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.

    差不多可能出乱子的地方都出了乱子。

    柯林斯例句
  • 22、

    It's nearly two months since Labour Government went out.

    工党政府下台将近两个月了.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    You're nearly twenty, yet you keep saying silly things like that.

    你已经快20岁了, 还老是说出那样傻乎乎的话来.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    Are you nearly ready?

    你快准备好了吗？

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 25、

    Their countries had been at war for nearly six weeks.

    他们的国家陷入战争状态已将近6个星期了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 26、

    I was nearly killed in the accident.

    我在这场事故中险些丧命.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 27、

    The soup is nearly cold. I'll boil it up again for you.

    汤快凉了, 我帮你热一下.

    《简明英汉词典》
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