nearly
adv. 几乎; 差不多
Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case.
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。
Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case.
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。
You use not nearly to emphasize that something is not the case.
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。
1. (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';
2. in a close manner;
almost, nearly, about, approximately, around, roughly
这些副词均有"大约,差不多"之意。
not nearly
远非,根本不
The ball struck him so hard that he nearly fell into the water.
那球重重地打在他身上,他几乎掉下水去.
Halfway across the field , the farmer ploughed out some very large stones which nearly broke his machine.
这个农民在地里犁地犁到半路的时候, 犁出一些很大的石头,几乎弄坏了他的机器.
Nearly everybody enters for'The Nicest Garden Competition'each year, but Joe wins everytime.
几乎每年每人都报名参加“最佳花园赛 ”, 但每次都是乔获胜.
Phew! That was a close call — she nearly saw us!
喔,真险! 她差点看到我们.
I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.
我向下瞧了瞧,当我看到一名警察时差一点从梯子上摔下来.