The end of the world may be nigh, but do we really care?...世界末日可能不遠了，但我們真的在意嗎？The storm must still be nigh, she thought.她想暴風雨必定仍會到來。
PHRASE
(數量、數字或年齡)將近，接近
Nigh on an amount, number, or age means almost that amount, number, or age.
例句
I've been one of your number one fans for nigh on three years now...我一直是你的鐵桿粉絲之一，到現在快3年了。I had to pay nigh on forty pounds for it.我不得不為它花了將近40英鎊。
英漢詞典釋義
adv.
接近,靠近;幾乎, 差不多
for nigh on forty years將近四十年之久stand nigh站在近旁be nigh onto death離死期不遠talked for nigh onto two hours談了近兩個小時He was nigh upon 20 miles.他離家差不多有20英里。Evening draws nigh.夜晚就要到了。
adj.
近的, 親密的;直接的; 短的
the nighest road最近的路take a nigh cut抄近路
左邊的
the nigh horse左邊的那匹馬
prep.
在...附近
stand nigh me站在我旁邊
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. 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"
2. near in space or time
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"