1.距离近；不远a short distance away
His house is very near.他的房子就在附近。
Where's the nearest bank?最近的银行在哪儿？
2.不久以后a short time away in the future
The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future(= very soon) .冲突短期内不大可能解决。
3.随后；接近coming next after sb/sth
She has a 12-point lead over her nearest rival.她领先紧随其后的对手 12 分。
4.近似；相似；不分伯仲similar; most similar
He was the nearest thing to(= the person most like) a father she had ever had.她接触过的人中，他最像个父亲。
5.[obn]接近的；差不多的close to being sb/sth
The election proved to be a near disaster for the party.这次选举对该党来说几乎是一场灾难。
a near impossibility几乎不可能的事
6.~ relative/relation（亲属关系）近亲used to describe a close family connection
Only the nearest relatives were present at the funeral.只有几位近亲参加了葬礼。
Phew! That was a near thing! It could have been a disaster.哎呀！好险哪！差一点儿出事。
We won in the end but it was a near thing.我们最后赢了，但是险胜。
Phew! That was a near thing! It could have been a disaster.哎呀！好险哪！差一点儿出事。
We won in the end but it was a near thing.我们最后赢了，但是险胜。
We calculated the cost to the nearest 50 dollars.我们计算费用约为 50 元。
We calculated the cost to the nearest 50 dollars.我们计算费用约为 50 元。
1.距离不远；在附近at a short distance away
A bomb exploded somewhere near.一颗炸弹在附近爆炸。
She took a step nearer.她走近一步。
Visitors came from near and far .游客来自四面八方。
2.不久以后a short time away in the future
The exams are drawing near .考试越来越近了。
3.几乎；差不多almost
a near-perfect performance近乎完美的表演
I'm as near certain as can be.我几乎完全可以确定。
There were about 3 000 people there, as near as I could judge.据我判断，大约有 3 000 人在那里。
There were about 3 000 people there, as near as I could judge.据我判断，大约有 3 000 人在那里。
It will cost £350, or as near as dammit.这要花 350 英镑上下。
It will cost £350, or as near as dammit.这要花 350 英镑上下。
We've been here twenty years, near enough.我们在这里待了差不多二十年了。
We've been here twenty years, near enough.我们在这里待了差不多二十年了。
The job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me.这份工作付给我的报酬远远不够。
The job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me.这份工作付给我的报酬远远不够。
1.在…附近；靠近at a short distance away from sb/sth
Do you live near here?你住在这附近吗？
Go and sit nearer (to) the fire.坐得靠炉子近点儿。
2.接近；临近a short period of time from sth
My birthday is very near Christmas.我的生日离圣诞节很近。
I'll think about it nearer (to) the time(= when it is just going to happen) .到时候我会考虑的。
3.（用于数词前）大约，上下，接近used before a number to mean ‘approximately’, ‘just below or above’
Share prices are near their record high of last year.股票价格接近去年的最高纪录。
Profits fell from $11 million to nearer $8 million.利润从 1 100 万元下跌到大约 800 万元。
4.（质量、大小等）相仿，接近similar to sb/sth in quality, size, etc.
Nobody else comes near her in intellect.谁也赶不上她聪明。
He's nearer 70 than 60.他 60 多岁，快 70 岁了。
This colour is nearest (to) the original.这种颜色最接近原色。
5.~ (doing) sth接近于（某种状态）；濒临；快要close to a particular state
a state near (to) death濒临死亡
She was near to tears(= almost crying) .她就要哭了。
We came near to being killed.我们差点丢了性命。
1.[t][i]~ (sth)（时间或空间上）接近，靠近，临近to come close to sth in time or space
The project is nearing completion .这项工程就要竣工了。
She was nearing the end of her life.她已经临近生命的尽头。
We neared the top of the hill.我们快到山顶了。
As Christmas neared, the children became more and more excited.快过圣诞节了，孩子们越来越兴奋。
That must be a jacamar, " said Herbert, trying to get nearer. "
“那一定是啄木鸟，”赫伯特一面说，一面打算走近些。
Tom said the earth is nearer to the sun in summer, but the teacher said he was talking through his hat.
汤姆说夏天地球离太阳较近，但老师说他在胡说八道。
Indeed, despite his own heterodoxy, Angel often felt that be was nearer to his father on the human side than was either of his brethren.
说实在的，尽管安琪尔信仰异端邪说，但是他常常觉得在做人方面，他比两个哥哥更接近父亲。
The eyes in man are, in proportion to his size, nearer to one another than in any other animal.
人类的眼睛比其他任何动物，尺寸匀称，与另外一只相近。
The deepest sediments were laid down in the distant past, while more recent sediments were nearer the surface.
最深处的沉积物来自最遥远的过去，而表层的沉积物来自较近的时代。
The terrible motor-car drew slowly nearer and nearer, till at last he heard it stop just short of him.
那辆可怕的汽车慢慢驶近了，最后，他听到它就在身边停了下来。
As he grew nearer, he noticed that the local native kept leaning down, picking something up and throwing it out into the water.
走近之后，发现那个当地人一直保持着弯腰的姿势，似乎在水中捡东西又丢出去的样子。
though he did not know how to economize, and brought the end nearer by a week when he gave his sister Marian five dollars for a dress.
可他却不知道怎样节约，又给了妹妹茉莉安五块钱买了一件衣服，让结局提前了一个星期。
The nearer I got to the house the more agitated I grew; and on catching sight of it I trembled in every limb.
我越走近那所房子，我就越激动，等到一看到它，我四肢都发抖了。
One day, he motioned for her to come nearer.
有一天，他示意她走近些。
Another pattern in this Olympic games was that the real strength between the nations was getting nearer, so it valued in its watching.
在这场奥运会中的另外一个地方是国家之间的真正实力正在变得越来越接近，所以它更有价值去观看。
She went nearer and nearer to the land. She often stayed just stayed just outside one of the rooms and looked in at the young prince.
她越游越靠近陆地，常常待在一间房子外面，瞧着那位年轻的王子。
The day before she died I bathed her with my sister and washed her hair as she was being transferred to the community hospital nearer home.
她过世的前一天，她转到了离家近些的社区医院，我和姐姐帮母亲洗澡，洗头发。
"What did you say, Ginger bread Man? " said the fox. "Come a little nearer. I cannot hear you. "
“你说什么，姜饼人？”狐狸说：“靠近一点儿，我听不到你说什么。”
One day, when he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer.
这天，男人终于清醒过来，他示意她靠他再近点儿。
A figure got out, wearing a hoodie, this sort of slipped down and as he got nearer it became apparent to me it was David Beckham.
一个穿着连帽衫的人走了出来，我有点吃惊，当他靠近时，我很清晰的看到那是大卫贝克汉姆。
At heart all of you can express your love in such a way, and that will be a step nearer to finding the Christ Self within.
从心而发，你们所有人都在扩张你们的爱，这将更进一步的接近内在“基督意识”。
As I drew nearer , the lead wolf raised its head once more but this time let out a loud howl .
正如我走近，带头狼再次抬头，但这次让出一个响亮的嚎叫。
As the sound of fight grew nearer, I could tell there were quite a few dogs mixed up in it.
撕咬的声音渐渐靠近了，我能辨出里头混杂着好几只狗。
once knew a man, a black man, who told me he had been brought up in a village so far from the nearer town he had to walk a day to reach it.
我以前认识一个男子，是个黑人。他告诉我他在一个乡村长大，村庄很偏远，距最近的城镇也得走上一天。
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