| 单词 | near |
| 释义 | near (nɪəʳ ) Word forms: nearer , nearest , nears , nearing , neared 1. preposition A1 If something is near a place, thing, or person, it is a short distance from them. Don't come near me. Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage. He drew his chair nearer the fire. Some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire. Synonyms: close, alongside, next to, close by Near is also an adverb. He crouched as near to the door as he could. [+ to] She took a step nearer to the barrier. As we drew near, I saw that the boot lid was up. Near is also an adjective. He collapsed into the nearest chair. Where's the nearest phone? He went back into the bedroom, slipped into the nearer bed, and said goodnight. The nearer of the two barges was perhaps a mile away. nearness uncountable noun [usually with poss] He was suddenly aware of his nearness. Synonyms: closeness, proximity, juxtaposition, contiguity Synonyms: imminence, closeness, immediacy Synonyms: intimacy, familiarity, dearness Synonyms: meanness, parsimony [formal], stinginess, niggardliness 2. phrase B2 If someone or something is near to a particular state, they have almost reached it. After the war, the company came near to bankruptcy. The repairs to the machine were near to completion. Apart from anything else, he comes near to contradicting himself. Near means the same as near to. He was near tears. For almost a month he lay near death. We are no nearer agreement now than in the past. 3. phrase If something is similar to something else, you can say that it is near to it. ...a sickening sensation that was near to nausea. Near means the same as near to. Often her feelings were nearer hatred than love. 4. adjective You describe the thing most similar to something as the nearest thing to it when there is no example of the thing itself. It would appear that the legal profession is the nearest thing to a recession-proof industry. Catherine had been the nearest to a mother figure that Mary had known. 5. adverb [ADVERB after verb, be ADVERB] B2 If a time or event draws near, it will happen soon. [written] The time for my departure from Japan was drawing nearer every day. 6. preposition B2 If something happens near a particular time, it happens just before or just after that time. Performance is lowest between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., and reaches a peak near midday. He was near the end of his first year at university. I'll tell you nearer the day. 7. preposition B2 You use near to say that something is a little more or less than an amount or number stated. ...to increase manufacturing from about 2.5 million cars a year to nearer 4.75 million. The pound ended last year near its annual low. 8. preposition 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. [emphasis] He will absolutely not go near a hospital. I'm so annoyed with her that I haven't been near her for a week. 9. adjective The near one of two things is the one that is closer. ...a mighty beech tree on the near side of the little clearing. Jane put one foot in the near stirrup and turned to look at the stranger. 10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use near to indicate that something is almost the thing mentioned. She was believed to have died in near poverty on the French Riviera. ...the 48-year-old who was brought in to rescue the bank from near collapse. Near is also an adverb. ...his near fatal accident two years ago. The picture beneath was near lifesize. 11. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] In a contest, your nearest rival or challenger is the person or team that is most likely to defeat you. He completed the lengthy course some three seconds faster than his nearest rival, Jonathon Ford. That victory put the Ukrainians beyond the reach of their nearest challengers, Dynamo Moscow. 12. verb [no passive] When you near a place, you get quite near to it. [literary] As he neared the stable, he slowed the horse and patted it on the neck. [VERB noun] The horses hurried as they neared the end of the journey. [VERB noun] 13. verb [no passive] When someone or something nears a particular stage or point, they will soon reach that stage or point. His age was hard to guess–he must have been nearing fifty. [VERB noun] You are nearing the end of your training and you haven't attempted any assessments yet. [VERB noun] The project is taking a long time but is now nearing completion. [VERB noun] 14. verb You say that an important time or event nears when it is going to occur quite soon. [literary] As half time neared, Hardyman almost scored twice. [VERB] This factor will come increasingly to the fore as election day nears. [VERB] 15. nearest and dearest phrase People sometimes refer to their close relatives and friends as their nearest and dearest. ...that English convention of not showing your feelings, even to your nearest and dearest. 16. near and far phrase You use near and far to indicate that you are referring to a very large area or distance. People would gather from near and far. Within months his reputation spread near and far. 17. in the near future phrase B2 If you say that something will happen in the near future, you mean that it will happen quite soon. The controversy regarding vitamin C is unlikely to be resolved in the near future. 18. nowhere near/not anywhere near phrase You use nowhere near and not anywhere near to emphasize that something is not the case. [emphasis] They are nowhere near good enough. It was nowhere near as painful as David had expected. The state pension is nowhere near enough. 19. near enough/as near as makes no difference/as near as dammit/damned near phrase If you want to indicate that something is almost true, you can use the expressions near enough and damned near. In British English, you can also say as near as dammit. [informal] I bought them for a pound apiece, near enough. They are as near as dammit new. As a second lieutenant, he had to salute damned near everybody. 20. as near as dammit/damned near phrase [PHRASE before verb] If you want to indicate that something almost happened, you can use the expression damned near. In British English, you can also say as near as dammit. [informal] He damned near fooled me. As he was to tell Miranda later, he as near as dammit left it there. Idioms: near the knuckle [British] close to the limits of what people find acceptable There are important people who fear the public will be outraged. This kind of material is very near the knuckle. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers so near and yet so far said to express regret or sadness when you have got very close to achieving what you wanted, but in the end you just failed It was a crushing experience to have victory snatched away in such a desperate manner. It's heartbreaking to be so near and yet so far. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: near retirement It gives greater flexibility to those who are at or near retirement and haven't yet converted their pension pot into an annuity. Times, Sunday Times These funds are usually 'lifestyle', which means switching out of the stock market into safer investments such as bonds and cash as savers near retirement. Times, Sunday Times In the 1960s and 1970s someone in their late twenties was likely to earn more than someone near retirement. Times, Sunday Times They should be 55 or over, or near retirement. Times, Sunday Times Recent revised proposals will ensure that no one near retirement will lose out, says the government. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 靠进的, 近, 在...近旁 Japanese: 近い, 近くに, ･･･の近くに |
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