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time (=/when it is just going
to happen).到时候我会考 虑的 b 3 used before, a number to
mean ‘approximately’， ‘just below or above’ （用于数词前 ） 大约 ，上下 ，接
近：Share
prices are near their record high of last year. 股票价格接近去年的最高纪录。oPrc^ts/eH介om$n miZZion to nearer 58 miHion•利润从.1 100 元元下跌到大
约 800 万元。4 similar to sb/sth in
quality, size^.etc. (质量、大小等）相仿，接近：』V〇body eke comes near her
in m这啤ct.谁也鞋'不上她聪明。◊ He’s nearer 70
than 60•他 60 多岁，快 70_.多了。◊ rhis .coZour nearest ftoj the original.这种颜色最$七原色。5 ~ (doing) sth close to a particular
state接近于（某种状态.);濒临；快 要：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
fciMed 我 ill
差点丢了 性命。HI see heart, mark n.
m verb (rather formal) to come close to sth in
time or space (.时间或空间上 >
接近，靠近，临近HE! approach ： [VN] The project is nearing completion, 项工程就要竣工了。◊ S^e was
nearing the end 〇/her h/e.她已经临近生命的尽头：◊ We neared the top 〇/the hill lie |i| iij M T 〇 0 [V] As Christmas neared, the cWZdren七ee&me more and more
excited•快过圣诞节了，
疼午们越来越兴奋。
WHICH
WORD?词语辨析
near ♦ close
The
adjectives near and close are often the same in
meaning, but in some phrases only one of them may be used.形容词near和close通常含义相同，但在某
些短语中只能用其中一个：仿不久的将来
〇 a near neighbour 〇 a near miss 〇 a
c/ose co_/7tesf 势均力敌的竞赛◊ a c/ose
ewcownfer 近距
离接触◊ co〃饶幸脱险 Close is more often used
to describe a relationship
between people.描述人与' 人之间的关系较常用close: a dose/r/e/7«/ 士友◊ c/ose ，/am/7y关系亲密的家庭◊ c/〇5e//>)/cs紧密的联系You do not usually use near in this way.此义通常不用 near0
nearby Ott /.ma'bai; NAmE ,mr'bai/ adj.,
adv. madj. [usually
before noun] near in position; not far away 附近的；邻近的：Her mother Zived in a nearby town.地 母亲住在附近〜个小镇上。• ◊ There were compiaints介om nearby residents.蝓近的®民有些怨言。
■ flrfv. a short distance from
.sb/sth; not far away 在附
近;'不远：rhey live nearby.他们住在附近。、◊' 77ie car is
parfced nearby.车就停在附近。
,near-death experience noun an occasion when
you almost die, which is often remembered as leaving your body or going down a
tunnel 溯死经访’（常留下灵
魂出窍或坠入管道的回忆）
the
.Near 'East noun [sing.] = Middle East nearly /'
近两年。◊ ft’s nearZy rime to
Zeave.快该走了。◊ The
audience
was nearZy aZZ men.观众几孕全都是身的。◊ ffe’s near〖y
as taH as you are..也金不:多和你一样嵩了。◊ rhey’re neariy ahvays
〖ate•他们几乎总‘迟 jij。o She very nearty died.她差点儿死了。o note at almost not
'nearly much
less than; not at all 远非；绝不
Jt’s
not nearZy as hot as Zastyear.天气绝没备去年那 么热。◊ TTiere isn’t neariy enough time to get t/iere
now. 现在根本没有足够的时间赶到那儿。——more at pretty adv.
,near
miss noun 1 a situation when
a serious accident or a disaster very nearly happens 饶幸脱险 2 a bomb or a shot that nearly hits what it is aimed
at but misses it (炸弹或射击 > 近距脱靶：（fewraf/Ve) ffe shouid have won the match—ft was a near miss.这_ 比赛本该是他贏
的 真是功亏篑。一see also a close thing at
CLOSE2 adj., A NEAR THING at
NEAR adj.
near-side /'niasaid; NAmE 'mrs-/ adj. [only before noun] (SrfHfor a driver) on
the side that is nearest the edge of the road (对于会驶员）靠近人行道的：the car’s near- side doors 左边的车门◊ JCeep to the
nearside Zane.、不要 偏离左边的车道。► the near.side/iqw/7 [sing.]: The driver kwt controZ and
veered to the nearside.驾驶员失■去 控制，车猛地转向左侧。一compareoffside
nearsight-ed
/.ma'saitid;
NAmE ,mr-/ adj. {especially
1 tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged.整洁 的；齐的；有序的：a^^eatdesfc整洁的课桌◊neat
handwriting 工整的笔迹◊ neat rows
o/boofo -排排整 齐的，书◊ S/ie was
wearing a neat biacfc suit.她穿#▲洁 娃黑备礼服。◊ rhey sat in
her neat and tidy kitchen.沾 fr]坐茬她郎干净整齐的厨房里。2 (of people人)liking to keep things tidy
and in order; looking tidy or doing things in a tidy way 有条理的；爱整洁的：r/y and be neater! T 3 small, with a pleasing
shape or
appearance 小巧优雅的 PCT71 trim： her neat_/iigure 她 痱娇小玲珑如奐材4 simple but clever简洁命；睿智
的；_灵巧的：a neat explanation简明的解释◊ a neat
soZurion to t/ieproWem 解决这个问题的捷g 5 (/V/W»£， /•n/omjfl/) good;
excellent 好的；极好的：Jt’s a reaHy neat movie.这真是一部极碎的电秦D ◊ Wfe had a
great rime—ft was pretty neat•我们玩得很痛快——棒极了。
6 (8/f)
(/VAmf straight)
(especially
of alcoholic drinks 尤 指酒）not mixed with water
or anything else 未掺水 的；■纯的：neat whis办纯威 士忌酒► neat.ly adv.: neat〖y /〇丨deci dothes 折叠整弁的衣涵◊ The box neatZy into the drawer.这盒子放垚抽M里正合适。◊ She summarized
her pZan very neatiy•她非常简明地点结了她
的计划。.neat-ness flown [U] ne'at-en /;，ni:tn/ verfc [VN] to make sth tidy 使整洁 neb<bish /'nebij/ noun {NAmE, informal) a man who behaves in
an anxious and nervous way and without confidence怯懦的人；胆小鬼
ne-bu-chad
nez-zar /,nebjuk0d'nez8(r)/ noun a wine bottle which
holds twenty times as much wine as an ordinary bottle (容量相当于标准酒瓶二十倍的）特大酒
瓶一Compare JEROBOAM,
METHUSELAH
neb-ula
/'nebjale/
noun
{pi. nebu lae /-li:/) (astronomy a mass of dust or gas
that can be seen in the night sky, often appearing very bright; a bright area
in the night sky caused by a large cloud of stars that are far away M
笋；外观似星云的星系
nebu.lous
/_nebjalas/
〇办not clear 模糊的；不 清楚的 EQCI vague: a nebuious concept 模&的概念 ne-ces-sar-ies /'nesasariz; NAmE 'nesaseriz/ noun [pi.] {old-fashioned) the things that you
need, especially in order to live g需品；（尤指）生活必需品 ne-ces-sai*-ily /.nesa'serali; BrE also 'nesasarali/ adv.
used to say that sth
cannot be avoided 必然地；■不.可 避免地：The number of places available is
necessarily Zimfted.可录学生的名额不可避免地很有限。not neces'sarily used to say that sth
is possibly true but not definitely or always true 不一定；未必：rhe more expensive
articZes are not necessarfZy better.较贵的东西 不见得就较好。◊ Biggest
doesn’t necessar办 mean best. 最大命不-1-定是最好的。◊ ‘We’re going
to Zose.’ ‘Wot necessariZy•’“我们会输的。” “未必。:’h ne-ces-sary tHr /'nesasari; NAmE-seri/ adj.
1 - (for sb/sth) (to do sth) that is needed for k purpose or a reason 必需的；必要的 H771 essential ： It may be necessary to buy a
new one•也许有必要买个新的了。
◊ ft doesn’t seem
necessa/y/or us to meet.我们似乎没必
^KLffi〇 0 Only use your car when absolutely necessary. 菲用不可的时鯈再用的汽车。◊ "necessary,
you
can contact me at home.必要的话，我在家时你也岢以和我联
系。◊ HZ make the
necessa/y arrangements•我会做一些 必要的安排。2 [only before noun] that must exist or
happen and cannot be avoided 必然的；无法避免的
HITl
inevitable ： This is a necessary consequence of progress.这是发展的必然后果。a necessary evil a thing that is bad or
that you do not like but which