near1 /nɪə $ nɪr/ ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv , preposition 1 short distance away 近距离NEAR only a short distance from a person or thing 接近(地),靠近(地),离…很近(地) → close, nearby They live near London. 他们住在伦敦附近。
I’m sure they live somewhere near here. 我肯定他们就住在这附近。
They moved house to be nearer the school. 他们把家搬到离学校近一些。
near to especially British EnglishBrE a hotel near to the beach 一家靠近海滩的宾馆
She told the children not to go near the canal. 她告诉孩子们不要走近运河。
I’m warning you – don’t come any nearer! 我警告你别再靠近!
We heard voices as we drew near the village. 我们走近村子时听见了说话声。
5 GRAMMAR 语法The form near is not often used as an adverb without to, except in the phrase quite near. near如果不和to连用一般不用作副词, 但短语quite near除外
The school is quite near.学校很近 。
However, the comparative nearer is often used as an adverb. 但是它的比较级nearer经常用作副词
The sound got nearer and nearer.声音越来越近 。
►Do not say ‘near from something’. Use to after near. 不要说'near from something'.而要在near后用to.
2 short time before 短时间以前SOON soon before a particular time or event 接近〔某时间或事件〕 I didn’t remember to phone until near the end of the week. 快到周末我才想起要打电话。
near to especially British EnglishBrE I’ll give you a ring a bit nearer to Christmas. 临近圣诞节时我会给你打电话。
They should send us more details nearer the time of the concert. 临近音乐会时他们应该会给我们发更多详细信息。
3 almost doing STH 几乎做某事 almost doing something or almost in a particular state 差不多,几乎 The work is now near completion. 这项工作现已接近尾声。
A lot of the women were near tears. 许多女人差点落泪。
We are no nearer an agreement than we were six months ago. 我们没有达成协议,同六个月前相比,依然毫无进展。
near to He was near to panic as he scrambled out of the building. 他爬出那栋大楼的时候几乎吓坏了。
She was near to crying. 她几乎要哭了。
He seemed to know that he was near to death. 他似乎知道自己快要死了。
4 amount or level 数量或水平 almost at a particular amount or level 接近〔某数量或水平〕 Inflation is now near 10%. 通货膨胀率目前接近10%。
He looked nearer fifty than forty. 他看上去更像50岁而不是40岁。
near to Unemployment is now near to its all-time low. 失业率现已接近历史最低点。
Strawberries are near the top of the list. 草莓列在清单的前几项里。
5 similar 类似LIKE/SIMILAR if something is near something else, it is similar to it 相似的 His story was near enough the truth for people to believe it. 他的描述非常接近事实,足以令人相信。
near to They say that love is very near to hate. 他们说爱恨仅一步之遥。
It may not be an exact replica but it’s pretty damn near. 这也许说不上是完美的复制品,但的确已经十分相似了。
6 near perfect/impossible etc almost perfect, impossible etc 近乎完美/几乎不可能等 a near impossible task 几乎不可能完成的任务
7 draw near if an event is drawing near, it is nearly time for it to happen 即将发生 The day of his interview was drawing near. 他面试的日子就要到了。
8 (as) near as damn it British EnglishBrE spoken used to say that something is very nearly true or correct 几乎一点不差 The repairs will cost us £1,000, as near as damn it. 修理费要花掉我们将近1,000英镑。
9 near enough British EnglishBrE used to say that something is nearly true or correct 差不多 It’s eleven o'clock, near enough. 差不多11点了。
All three car parks were full, near enough. 三个停车场差不多都满了。
near enough• No one was near enough to accost her or wonder about her presence.• Jones and Brewer have had a long series of injuries, but both are near enough to fitness and form.• At noon they saw it; then they were near enough to hear it.• He is near enough to hear them calling, the words bounced and steered and elongated by the contours of the land.• Filmer had been sitting with his back to me, it was true, but near enough to overhear.• The Trojans were almost near enough to set the ships on fire.• When he saw me, he leaned on his shovel until I was near enough to shake hands.
10 nowhere near/not anywhere near used before an adjective or adverb to say that something is definitely not true 远非,绝不是〔用于形容词或副词之前〕 That’s nowhere near enough money! 那些钱远远不够!
The job wasn’t anywhere near finished. 这项工作离结束还远着呢。
11 not come near somebody/something if one person or thing does not come near another one, it is not at all as good as the other one 比不上某人/某事物 None of the other word processing programs comes near this one. 其他的文字处理程序都不如这个程序好用。
not come near somebody/something• Her fiance, the man who was supposed to love her, had not come near her since her father's death.• My wife would not come near me.• Bankside activity has reached such a pitch, even at night, that the carp will not come near the margins. 12 somebody will not go near somebody/something if someone will not go near a person or thing, they dislike or are frightened of them and will not speak to the person or use the thing 某人不喜欢[不愿]接近某人/某物 He refused to go near a doctor. 他拒绝去看医生。
He made up his mind never to go near a motorcycle again. 他下定决心再也不碰摩托车了。
13. so near and yet so far used to emphasize that someone very nearly achieved or got something 近在眼前却又遥不可及 THESAURUSnear only a short distance from something or someone 接近,靠近〔某物或某人〕I live near Salzburg in Austria. 我住在奥地利萨尔茨堡附近。
If we moved to Dallas, we’d be near my parents. 如果我们搬到达拉斯去,那就离我父母近了。
close very near something or someone, or almost touching them 接近的,靠近的The hotel is close to the beach. 酒店离沙滩很近。
Nancy came and sat close beside me on the bed. 南希走过来,紧挨着我坐到床上。
not far (away) not a long distance away – used when saying that a place is near enough to be easy to get to 不远的The station’s not far away from here. 车站离这儿不远。
nearby near here or near a particular place 附近Is there a post office nearby? 附近有邮局吗?
A group of reporters were waiting nearby. 附近等着一群记者。
within walking distance (of something) easy to walk to from somewhere, or near enough to something for you to walk there (离某事物)在步行距离之内There’s a good school within walking distance. 在步行距离之内就有一所好学校。
The house is within walking distance of shopping facilities. 从这房子到购物场所,步行就能到达。
nbe convenient for something British EnglishBrE, be convenient to something American EnglishAmE to be near a place that people want to get to, so that the place is easy to reachThe area is very convenient for Gatwick airport.
I want a hotel that’s convenient for the city centre.
locally in or near the area where you are or the area you are talking about 当地,本地I prefer to buy fruit and vegetables that are grown locally. 我更喜欢买本地种植的水果和蔬菜。
around here (also round here British EnglishBrE) spoken in the general area near here 这里附近Parking is impossible around here. 这附近根本没法停车。
Is there a garage round here? 这附近有汽车修理厂吗?
in the neighbourhood British EnglishBrE, in the neighborhood American EnglishAmE living or existing in the area where you are or the area you are talking about 在邻近地区We grew up knowing all the other kids in the neighbourhood. 我们从小就认识邻里的所有其他孩子。
There’s very little crime in the neighborhood. 这一片地区犯罪活动很少。
in the vicinity formal in the area around and near a particular place – used especially in news reports 在邻近地区〔尤用于新闻报道〕A white van was seen in the vicinity at the time the murder took place. 凶案发生时有人看见附近停着一辆白色面包车。
nneighbouring British EnglishBrE, neighboring American EnglishAmE used about towns, countries etc that are very near a particular placediscussions between Egypt and neighbouring states
The rioting quickly spread to neighbouring areas.