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In a contest, your nearest rival or challenger is the person or team that is most likely to defeat you.
例句
He completed the lengthy course some three seconds faster than his nearest rival, Jonathon Ford...
他比勁敵喬納森·福特少用了大概3秒鐘完成了漫長(zhǎng)的賽程。
That victory put the Ukrainians beyond the reach of their nearest challengers, Dynamo Moscow.
本場(chǎng)勝利使烏克蘭人甩開(kāi)了最強(qiáng)有力的對(duì)手，莫斯科迪那摩隊(duì)。
VERB
靠近;走近
When you near a place, you get quite near to it.
例句
As he neared the stable, he slowed the horse and patted it on the neck...
接近馬廄時(shí)，他勒馬緩行，輕拍它的脖頸。
We were nearing the top of the pass to Tsagochen Thang when the van spluttered and died.
我們?cè)隈偨ㄍ?Tsagochen Thang 的埡口時(shí)，貨車(chē)噼啪幾聲熄火了。
VERB
接近，臨近(某一階段或某一點(diǎn))
When someone or something nears a particular stage or point, they will soon reach that stage or point.
例句
His age was hard to guess — he must have been nearing fifty...
很難猜測(cè)他的年齡，他一定快50了。
You are nearing the end of your training and you haven't attempted any assessments yet...
培訓(xùn)快結(jié)束了，你還沒(méi)有參加任何評(píng)估測(cè)試。
VERB
臨近;即將來(lái)臨
You say that an important time or event nears when it is going to occur quite soon.
例句
As half time neared, Hardyman almost scored twice...
臨近中場(chǎng)休息時(shí)，哈迪曼差點(diǎn)梅開(kāi)二度。
This factor will come increasingly to the fore as election day nears.
隨著選舉日的臨近，這一因素將愈發(fā)重要。
PHRASE
最親近的人;最親密的人;至親
People sometimes refer to their close relatives and friends as their nearest and dearest .
例句
...that English convention of not showing your feelings, even to your nearest and dearest.
甚至不向最親近的人流露自己情感的英國(guó)社會(huì)習(xí)俗
PHRASE
遠(yuǎn)近;到處;四面八方
You use near and far to indicate that you are referring to a very large area or distance.
例句
People would gather from near and far...
人們會(huì)從四面八方聚到一起。
Within months his reputation spread near and far.
沒(méi)幾個(gè)月他就遠(yuǎn)近聞名了。
PHRASE
在不久的將來(lái);在近期
If you say that something will happen in the near future, you mean that it will happen quite soon.
例句
The controversy regarding vitamin C is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.
關(guān)于維生素C的爭(zhēng)議短期內(nèi)不可能平息。
PHRASE
一點(diǎn)兒也不;完全不;遠(yuǎn)不
You use nowhere near and not anywhere near to emphasize that something is not the case.
例句
They are nowhere near good enough...
他們還遠(yuǎn)不夠好。
It was nowhere near as painful as David had expected...
這遠(yuǎn)不如戴維所料想的那么痛苦。
PHRASE
幾乎絲毫不差地，幾乎一樣地(英國(guó)英語(yǔ)中亦作 as near as dammit)
If you want to indicate that something is almost true, you can use the expressions near enough and damned near. In British English, you can also say as near as dammit.
例句
I bought them for a pound apiece, near enough...
我?guī)缀跏且砸挥㈡^一件的價(jià)錢(qián)買(mǎi)下了它們。
They are as near as dammit new...
它們幾乎是新的。
PHRASE
差點(diǎn)，險(xiǎn)些(發(fā)生某事)(英國(guó)英語(yǔ)中亦作 as near as dammit)
If you want to indicate that something almost happened, you can use the expression damned near. In British English, you can also say as near as dammit .
例句
He damned near fooled me...
他險(xiǎn)些把我騙了。
As he was to tell Miranda later, he as near as dammit left it there.
像他隨后告訴米蘭達(dá)的那樣，他幾乎沒(méi)碰它。
英漢詞典釋義
adv.
(空間)在近處; 在附近
We live quite near.
我們就住在附近。(時(shí)間)臨近, 來(lái)臨
The summer holidays are drawing near.
暑假快到了。(程度)幾乎, 差不多, 將近
He was near frozen when they found him.
他們找到他時(shí), 他差不多凍僵了。prep.
(表示位置)靠近, 在…附近
The small child was afraid to go near the dog.
那小孩子不敢靠近那條狗。
We were near him at the table.
我們吃飯時(shí)坐在他的附近。(表示時(shí)間)將近, 快到, 臨近
It's near five o'clock.
現(xiàn)在將近五點(diǎn)鐘。(表示程度)接近, 近乎, 瀕臨
Most views were fairly near the truth.
許多觀點(diǎn)與真實(shí)情況十分相近。(表示過(guò)程)到…去從事活動(dòng)
He never goes near a public house.
他從來(lái)不到酒館喝酒。(表示數(shù)目)大約, 接近
He must be getting near retiring age.
他一定快到退休年齡了。adj.
近的; 不遠(yuǎn)的
Can you tell me the nearest way to the station?
你能告訴我去火車(chē)站最近的路嗎?親密的; 近親的
We are near relatives.
我們是近親。近似, 相似
Very often tragedies or near tragedies occurred.
悲劇或近乎悲劇的事經(jīng)常發(fā)生。vt. & vi.
（時(shí)間或空間上）接近，靠近，臨近
Storm clouds neared.
暴風(fēng)雨的烏云迫近了。
He must be nearing home by now.
他現(xiàn)在一定已經(jīng)快到家了。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. move towards;
"We were approaching our destination""They are drawing near""The enemy army came nearer and nearer"Adjective
1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;
"near neighbors""in the near future""they are near equals""his nearest approach to success""a very near thing""a near hit by the bomb""she was near tears""she was close to tears""had a close call"2. being on the left side;
"the near or nigh horse is the one on the left""the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"3. closely resembling the genuine article;
"near beer""a dress of near satin"4. giving or spending with reluctance;
"our cheeseparing administration""very close (or near) with his money""a penny-pinching miserly old man"5. with or in a close or intimate relationship;
"a good friend""my sisters and brothers are near and dear"6. very close in resemblance;
"sketched in an approximate likeness""a near likeness"Adverb
1. near in time or place or relationship;
"as the wedding day drew near""stood near the door""don't shoot until they come near""getting near to the true explanation""her mother is always near""The end draws nigh""the bullet didn't come close""don't get too close to the fire"2. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
"the job is (just) about done""the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded""we're almost finished""the car all but ran her down""he nearly fainted""talked for nigh onto 2 hours""the recording is well-nigh perfect""virtually all the parties signed the contract""I was near exhausted by the run""most everyone agrees"
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