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The adverb 'nearly' means almost, but not completely, or that something is about to happen. It can also be used in the phrase 'not nearly' to emphasize that something is not the case.

nearly (副词): 几乎;差不多;将近。用于表示某事并非完全如此的情况;即将;就要。短语 "not nearly" 用于强调某事并非如此。

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[ADV-GRADED 副词]几乎;差不多 Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case.
  [ADV group]
  • Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds...

    将近20秒的时间,戈兹沃思就那么一声不响地盯着我看。

  • Hunter knew nearly all of this already...

    这事亨特几乎已全知道了。

  • Several times Thorne nearly fell...

    有好几次索恩都差点跌倒。

  • I nearly had a heart attack when she told me...

    当她告诉我时,我差点没犯心脏病。

  • The beach was nearly empty...

    海滩差不多空无一人了。

  • They nearly always ate outside.

    他们几乎总在外面吃饭。

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[ADV-GRADED 副词]即将;就要 Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case.
  [ADV group]
  • It was already nearly eight o'clock...

    已经快8点了。

  • I was nearly asleep...

    我差不多都睡着了。

  • The voyage is nearly over...

    航行即将结束。

  • You're nearly there...

    你就快猜到了。

  • I've nearly finished the words for your song.

    我马上就要完成你那首歌的歌词了。

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[PHRASE 短语]远远不;根本不;远非 You use not nearly to emphasize that something is not the case.
  [PHR adj/adv]
  [emphasis]
  • Father's flat in Paris wasn't nearly as grand as this...

    爸爸在法国的公寓远不如这处宽敞。

  • Minerals in general are not nearly so well absorbed as other nutrients...

    总体来说,矿物质远远不如其他营养成分好吸收。

  • British car workers did not earn nearly enough money to buy the products they were turning out.

    英国汽车工人的工资远不足以购买自己制造的产品。


Oxford near·ly / ˈnɪəli ; NAmE ˈnɪrli / adverb almost; not quite; not completely 几乎;差不多;将近 The bottle's nearly empty. 这瓶子差不多空了。 I've worked here for nearly two years. 我已经在这里工作了将近两年。 It's nearly time to leave. 快该走了。 The audience was nearly all men. 观众几乎全都是男的。 He's nearly as tall as you are. 他差不多和你一样高了。 They're nearly always late. 他们几乎总是迟到。 She very nearly died. 她差点儿死了。 synonyms at
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IDIOM not ˈnearly much less than; not at all 远非;绝不是 It's not nearly as hot as last year. 天气绝没有去年那么热。 There isn't nearly enough time to get there now. 现在根本没有足够的时间赶到那儿。 more at
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near·ly / ˈnɪəli ; NAmE ˈnɪrli /
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nearlynear‧ly /ˈnɪəli $ ˈnɪrli/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb
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1especially British English almost, but not quite or not completely SYN  almost:  It took nearly two hours to get here. Michelle’s nearly twenty. Is the job nearly finished? Louise is nearly as tall as her mother. I nearly always go home for lunch. He very nearly died. see thesaurus at
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2not nearly not at all:  He’s not nearly as good-looking as his brother. We’ve saved some money, but it’s not nearly enough.GRAMMAR: ComparisonnearlyDon’t use nearly before negative words such as ‘no’ or ‘nothing’. Don’t say: I know nearly nothing about it. | There was nearly no traffic.almostYou can use almost with negative words such as ‘no’ or ‘nothing’: · I know almost nothing about it.· There was almost no traffic.hardlyYou can also form negative sentences using hardly with ‘any’, ‘anything’ etc: · I know hardly anything about it.· There was hardly any traffic.
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几乎(43%),密切地(31%),差不多(26%)
adv.差不多,几乎;密切地

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