| 单词 | to go near to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come (also go) near to ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] > succeed in or achieve a purpose > almost or be on the point of to have the game in one's hands1530 to come (also go) near to1600 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xlii. xiv. 1123 In this last speech he came neere unto the LL. of the Senat, and touched them to the quick. a1742 T. Story Jrnl. of Life (1747) 226 My companion remaining ill, and my concern for the yearly meeting in Maryland increasing, it came very near to me to leave him under these circumstances. 1770 tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. ii. vi, in Wks. 84 Nothing went nearer to their hearts than to consider how basely they had dealt with so worthy a brother. to come (also go) near to 19. to come (also go) near to: (with gerund as object) to be on the point of, almost to succeed in (doing something). Cf. sense 13c. ΚΠ 1862 W. E. Gladstone Addr. & Speeches Manchester 3 They droop and come near to dying. 1890 Temple Bar June 282 This final stroke went near to overcoming her. 1934 D. Thomas Let. 9 May (1987) 130 They are not the words that express what I want to express; they are the only words I can find that come near to expressing a half. 1991 Lit. & Ling. Computing 6 17/1 We started thinking about the storage of the images, and came very near to choosing an analogue system. < as lemmas |
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