英语词汇“nearing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

nearing

释义

near /nēr/

adverb (nearˈer; nearˈest)

To or at no great distance
(orig as compar of nigh) nigher, more closely, to or at a shorter distance
Close
Closely
Nearly
Almost
Narrowly
Thriftily, parsimoniously (archaic)

preposition

Close to (nearˈer and nearˈest are also used as prepositions)

adjective (nearˈer; nearˈest)

Nigh
Not far away in place or time
Close in relationship, friendship, imitation, approximation or in any relation
Close, narrow, so as barely to escape
(eg of a road) short, direct
Stingy, parsimonious (informal)
(of horses, vehicles, roads, etc) left, left-hand

transitive verb and intransitive verb

To approach
To come nearer

ORIGIN: OE nēar, compar of nēah nigh (adv), and ON nǣr, compar (but also used as positive) of nā nigh; cf Ger näher

nearˈly adverb

At or within a short distance
Closely
Intimately
Scrutinizingly, parsimoniously
Almost
Approximately but rather less

nearˈness noun

near beer noun (N Am inf)

Any of several beers containing 0.5 per cent alcohol or less

nearˈ-begaun or nearˈ-gaun adjective (Scot)

Niggardly

nearˈby adjective

Neighbouring

adverb

(usu nearbyˈ) close at hand

preposition

(also near by) close to

near cut noun (old)

A short cut

near-death experience noun

An experience or sensation, when seemingly on the point of death, of being outside one's own body as an external observer of oneself

near-earth object noun

A large celestial object, such as an asteroid, whose orbit may possibly bring it into collision with the earth (abbrev NEO)

Near East noun

Formerly, an area including the Balkans and Turkey, and sometimes also the countries to the west of Iran
Now synonymous with Middle East (see under middle)

near gale noun (meteorology)

A wind of force 7 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 32 to 38mph

near-gaun see near-begaun above.

nearˈ-hand adjective (Scot)

Near

adverb

Nearly

nearˈ-legged adjective (Shakespeare)

(of horses) walking so that the legs interfere

nearly man noun (informal)

One who narrowly fails to achieve expected success

near miss noun (lit and figurative)

A miss that is almost a hit
A narrowly avoided collision

near point noun

The nearest point the eye can focus

nearˈside noun

The side of a vehicle nearer to the kerb eg when it is being driven, in Britain the left side
The left side of a horse or other animal, or of a team of horses

adjective

On the nearside

near-sightˈed adjective

Short-sighted

near-sightˈedly adverb

near-sightˈedness noun

a near thing

A narrow escape

near as a touch, as ninepence or as dammit (informal)

Very nearly

nearest and dearest

One's closest family and friends

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