| 单词 | nigh |
| 释义 | nigh (once / 446 pages) 1advadj 2adj Nigh is an old-fashioned word that can be used as an adjective or adverb to mean near or nearly. Something that is nigh impossible — like knitting a sweater in one night — will be very difficult to accomplish. As an adjective, nigh is an older form of the word "near," both of which are rooted in the Old English word neah. People like to use the word nigh when they talk about the apocalypse: "Repent! The end is nigh." It's most common to use nigh today when you're trying to sound poetic or referencing the archaic or biblical uses of the word. WORD FAMILYnigh: nighly, nighs USAGE EXAMPLESBut necropsies provide information about cetaceans that would be well nigh impossible to glean in any other way. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) The decline and fall of the great Manchester United Empire after nigh on three decades of Ferguson’s rule. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) Let us pause, draw nigh to council chambers and listen to the scream of protest: Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) 1 1adv near in time or place or relationship The end draws nigh Syn close, near 2adv (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but talked for nigh onto 2 hours the recording is well- nigh perfect Syn about, almost, most, near, nearly, virtually, well-nigh 3adj not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances 2Syn|Ant close, near adjacent near or close to but not necessarily touching nearbyclose at hand warmof a seeker; near to the object sought hotof a seeker; very near to the object sought far located at a great distance in time or space or degree coldof a seeker; far from the object sought distant, remotelocated far away spatially distant, remote, removedseparate or apart in time far-off, farawayvery far away in space or time farthermore distant in especially space or time farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order farther, furthermore distant in especially degree off the beaten track, out-of-the-wayremote from populous or much-traveled regions outlyingrelatively far from a center or middle adj being on the left side Syn near left being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north |
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