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near

preposition
 
/nɪə(r)/
/nɪr/
(also near to, nearer (to), nearest (to))
Near to is not usually used before the name of a place, person, festival, etc.Idioms
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  1.  
     at a short distance away from somebody/something在…附近；靠近
    • Do you live near here?你住在這附近嗎？
    • Go and sit nearer (to) the fire.坐得靠爐子近點兒。
    Which Word? next / nearestnext / nearest
    • (The) next means ‘after this/​that one’ in time or in a series of events, places or people:* (the) next 指下一個時間、事情、地點或人：
      • When is your next appointment?你下一次預約時間是什麽時候？
      • Turn left at the next traffic lights.在下一個紅綠燈處向左拐。
      • Who’s next?下一個是誰？
      (The) nearest means ‘closest’ in space:* (the) nearest 指空間上最近：
      • Where’s the nearest supermarket?最近的超市在哪兒？
    • Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to and next to:注意介詞 nearest to 和 next to 的區别：
      • Janet’s sitting nearest to the window (= of all the people in the room).珍妮特坐在（屋裏所有人中）離窗戶最近的地方。
      • Sarah’s sitting next to the window (= right beside it).薩拉坐在窗戶旁邊。
      In informal British English nearest can be used instead of nearest to:
      • Who’s sitting nearest the door?誰坐在離門最近的地方？
  2.  
     a short period of time from something接近；臨近
    • My birthday is very near Christmas.我的生日離聖誕節很近。
    • I’ll think about it nearer (to) the time (= when it is just going to happen).到時候我會考慮的。
    Topics Timeb1
  3.  
     used before a number to mean ‘approximately’, ‘just below or above’（用於數詞前）大約，上下，接近
    • Share prices are near their record high of last year.股票價格接近去年的最高紀錄。
    • Profits fell from $11 million to nearer $8 million.利潤從 1 100 萬美元下跌到大約 800 萬美元。
  4.  
     similar to somebody/something in quality, size, etc.（質量、大小等）相仿，接近
    • Nobody else comes near her in intellect.誰也趕不上她聰明。
    • He's nearer 70 than 60.他 60 多歲，快 70 歲了。
    • This colour is nearest (to) the original.這種顔色最接近原色。
  5.  
     near (doing) something close to a particular state接近於（某種狀態）；瀕臨；快要
    • a state near (to) death瀕死狀態
    • She was near to tears (= almost crying).她就要哭了。
    • We came near to being killed.我們差點丢了性命。
Idioms
(close/near) at hand
  1. close to you in time or distance（在時間或距離上）接近
    • Help was at hand.援助近在咫尺。
    • The property is ideally located with all local amenities close at hand.這處房地産的位置很理想，離當地的生活設施都近。
be close to/near the mark
  1. to be fairly accurate in a guess, statement, etc.（猜測、陳述等）接近準確，幾乎無誤
    • Such guesses are thought to be close to the mark.這種猜測被認爲接近事實。
    • ‘The Times’ was nearer the mark when it said…《泰晤士報》的報道更接近事實
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
close/dear/near to somebody’s heart
  1. having a lot of importance and interest for somebody爲某人所重視關心；爲某人所愛

near

adjective
 
/nɪə(r)/
/nɪr/
(comparative nearer, superlative nearest)
In senses 1 to 4 near and nearer do not usually go before a noun; nearest can go either before or after a noun.Idioms
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  1.  
     a short distance away距離近；不遠 synonym close2
    • His house is very near.他的房子就在附近。
    • Where's the nearest bank?最近的銀行在哪兒？
    • Wales may be a near neighbour but its history is quite distinct.威爾士可能是一個近鄰，但它的歷史非常獨特。
    Which Word? next / nearestnext / nearest
    • (The) next means ‘after this/​that one’ in time or in a series of events, places or people:* (the) next 指下一個時間、事情、地點或人：
      • When is your next appointment?你下一次預約時間是什麽時候？
      • Turn left at the next traffic lights.在下一個紅綠燈處向左拐。
      • Who’s next?下一個是誰？
      (The) nearest means ‘closest’ in space:* (the) nearest 指空間上最近：
      • Where’s the nearest supermarket?最近的超市在哪兒？
    • Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to and next to:注意介詞 nearest to 和 next to 的區别：
      • Janet’s sitting nearest to the window (= of all the people in the room).珍妮特坐在（屋裏所有人中）離窗戶最近的地方。
      • Sarah’s sitting next to the window (= right beside it).薩拉坐在窗戶旁邊。
      In informal British English nearest can be used instead of nearest to:
      • Who’s sitting nearest the door?誰坐在離門最近的地方？
  2.  
     a short time away in the future不久以後
    • The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future (= very soon).沖突短期内不大可能解決。
    • Working memory refers to the brain's ability to remember things in the short or near term.工作記憶是指大腦在短期或近期記憶事物的能力。
  3.  
     coming next after somebody/something随後；接近
    • She has a 12-point lead over her nearest rival.她領先緊随其後的對手 12 分。
  4.  
    (usually nearest)
    similar; most similar近似；相似；不分伯仲
    • He was the nearest thing to (= the person most like) a father she had ever had.她接觸過的人中，他最像個父親。
    see also o.n.o.
  5.  
     [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative無比較級或最高級) close to being somebody/something接近的；差不多的
    • The election proved to be a near disaster for the party.這次選舉對該黨來說幾乎是一場災難。
    • a near impossibility幾乎不可能的事
    • She spoke in a near whisper.她低聲說話。
    • The climbers had already had one near miss on the summit.這群登山者已經有過一次在山頂上差點出事的經歷。
    Which Word? near / closenear / close
    • The adjectives near and close are often the same in meaning, but in some phrases only one of them may be used:形容詞 near 和 close 通常含義相同，但在某些短語中只能用其中一個：
      • the near future不久的將來
      • a near neighbour近鄰
      • a near miss差點兒命中
      • a close contest勢均力敵的競賽
      • a close encounter近距離接觸
      • a close call僥幸脫險
      . Close is more often used to describe a relationship between people:close 更常用於描述人與人之間的關系：
      • a close friend密友
      • close family關系親密的家庭
      • close links緊密的聯系
      . You do not usually use near in this way.
  6.  
     [only before noun] near relative/relation used to describe a close family connection（親屬關系）近親
    • Only the nearest relatives were present at the funeral.只有幾位近親參加了葬禮。
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse nær ‘nearer’, comparative of ná, corresponding to Old English nēah ‘nigh’.
Idioms
your nearest and dearest
  1. (informal) your close family and friends至親；至愛；最親密的親友
a near thing
  1. a situation in which you are successful, but which could also have ended badly僥幸做成的事
    • Phew! That was a near thing! It could have been a disaster.哎呀！好險哪！差一點兒出事。
    • We won in the end but it was a near thing.我們最後赢了，但是險勝。
    Topics Successc2
to the nearest…
  1. followed by a number when counting or measuring approximately近似於；約等於
    • We calculated the cost to the nearest 50 dollars.我們計算費用時盡量湊成 50 美元的倍數。

near

adverb
 
/nɪə(r)/
/nɪr/
(nearer, nearest)
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  1.  
     at a short distance away距離不遠；在附近
    • A bomb exploded somewhere near.一顆炸彈在附近爆炸。
    • She took a step nearer.她走近一步。
    • Visitors came from near and far.遊客來自四面八方。
  2.  
     a short time away in the future不久以後
    • The exams are drawing near.考試越來越近了。
  3. (especially in compounds尤用於構成複合詞) almost幾乎；差不多
    • a near-perfect performance近乎完美的表演
    • I'm as near certain as can be.我幾乎完全可以確定。
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse nær ‘nearer’, comparative of ná, corresponding to Old English nēah ‘nigh’.
Idioms
as near as
  1. as accurately as準確到…的程度；大約
    • There were about 3 000 people there, as near as I could judge.據我判斷，大約有 3 000 人在那裏。
as near as damn it/dammit
  1. (British English, informal) used to say that an amount is so nearly correct that the difference does not matter（數量）相差無幾，沒什麽分别
    • It will cost £350, or as near as dammit.這要花 350 英鎊上下。
near enough
  1. (British English, informal) used to say that something is so nearly true that the difference does not matter確實；差不多
    • We've been here twenty years, near enough.我們在這裏待了差不多二十年了。
not anywhere near/nowhere near
  1. far from; not at all遠非；絕不是
    • The job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me.這份工作付給我的報酬遠遠不夠。
    • Older cars are nowhere near as fuel-efficient as modern cars.老式汽車遠不如現代汽車省油。
pretty near (North American English)
(British English pretty nearly)
(also pretty much/well British and North American English)
  1. (informal) almost; almost completely幾乎；差不多
    • The first stage is pretty near finished.第一階段已經接近完成。
so near and yet so far
  1. used to comment on something that was almost successful but in fact failed功敗垂成；功虧一篑Topics Difficulty and failurec2

near

verb
/nɪə(r)/
/nɪr/
[transitive, intransitive] (rather formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they near
/nɪə(r)/
/nɪr/
he / she / it nears
/nɪəz/
/nɪrz/
past simple neared
/nɪəd/
/nɪrd/
past participle neared
/nɪəd/
/nɪrd/
-ing form nearing
/ˈnɪərɪŋ/
/ˈnɪrɪŋ/
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  1. near (something) to come close to something in time or space（時間或空間上）接近，靠近，臨近 synonym approach
    • The project is nearing completion.這項工程就要竣工了。
    • She was nearing the end of her life.她已經臨近生命的盡頭。
    • He must be nearing 40.他一定快40歲了。
    • We neared the top of the hill.我們快到山頂了。
    • As Christmas neared, the children became more and more excited.快過聖誕節了，孩子們越來越興奮。
    Extra Examples
    • As she neared the door she slipped and fell.當她走近門口時，她滑倒了。
    • As the bus neared we could see someone waving.公共汽車靠近時，我們看到有個人在揮手。
    • As we neared the island the cloud became thicker.當我們接近小島時，雲層變得更厚了。
    • He began to worry as the day of their visit neared.随着他們來訪的日子越來越近，他開始擔心起來。
    • Her stay in New York was nearing its end.她在紐約的逗留即將結束。
    • It was nearing midnight.快午夜了。
    • Many of the teachers were nearing retirement.許多教師臨近退休。
    • More troops were nearing the besieged city.更多的部隊正在接近這座被圍困的城市。
    • She smiled as she neared the little group.當她走近這群人時，她笑了。
    • We were obviously nearing the airport.我們顯然快到機場了。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNear is used with these nouns as the subject:
    • deadline
    Near is used with these nouns as the object:
    • climax
    • coast
    • completion
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse nær ‘nearer’, comparative of ná, corresponding to Old English nēah ‘nigh’.

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