nearly
adv. 幾乎; 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...
將近20秒的時間,戈茲沃思就那麼一聲不響地盯著我看。
Hunter knew nearly all of this already...
這事亨特幾乎已全知道了。
Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case.
It was already nearly eight o'clock...
已經快8點了。
I was nearly asleep...
我差不多都睡著了。
You use not nearly to emphasize that something is not the case.
Father's flat in Paris wasn't nearly as grand as this...
爸爸在法國的公寓遠不如這處寬敞。
Minerals in general are not nearly so well absorbed as other nutrients...
總體來說,礦物質遠遠不如其他營養成分好吸收。
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
這些副詞均有"大約,差不多"之意。
not nearly
遠非,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,他幾乎掉下水去.
Halfway across the field , the farmer ploughed out some very large stones which nearly broke his machine.
這個農民在地裡犁地犁到半路的時候, 犁出一些很大的石頭,幾乎弄壞了他的機器.
Nearly everybody enters for'The Nicest Garden Competition'each year, but Joe wins everytime.
幾乎每年每人都報名參加“最佳花園賽 ”, 但每次都是喬獲勝.
Phew! That was a close call — she nearly saw us!
喔,真險! 她差點看到我們.
I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.
我向下瞧了瞧,當我看到一名警察時差一點從梯子上摔下來.