nearly

adv.

1. 几乎；差不多；将近
   almost; not quite; not completely
   1. The bottle's nearly empty.
      这瓶子差不多空了。
   2. I've worked here for nearly two years.
      我已经在这里工作了将近两年。
   3. It's nearly time to leave.
      快该走了。
   4. The audience was nearly all men.
      观众几乎全都是男的。
   5. He's nearly as tall as you are.
      他差不多和你一样高了。
   6. They're nearly always late.
      他们几乎总是迟到。
   7. She very nearly died.
      她差点儿死了。

1. ADV-GRADED 几乎;差不多
   Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case.
   1. 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。
   2. Hunter knew nearly all of this already...
      这事亨特几乎已全知道了。
   3. Several times Thorne nearly fell...
      有好几次索恩都差点跌倒。
   4. I nearly had a heart attack when she told me...
      当她告诉我时，我差点没犯心脏病。
   5. The beach was nearly empty...
      海滩差不多空无一人了。
   6. They nearly always ate outside.
      他们几乎总在外面吃饭。
2. ADV-GRADED 即将;就要
   Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case.
   1. It was already nearly eight o'clock...
      已经快8点了。
   2. I was nearly asleep...
      我差不多都睡着了。
   3. The voyage is nearly over...
      航行即将结束。
   4. You're nearly there...
      你就快猜到了。
   5. I've nearly finished the words for your song.
      我马上就要完成你那首歌的歌词了。
3. PHRASE 远远不;根本不;远非
   You use not nearly to emphasize that something is not the case.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. British car workers did not earn nearly enough money to buy the products they were turning out.
      英国汽车工人的工资远不足以购买自己制造的产品。

1. Their countries had been at war for nearly six weeks.
   他们的国家陷入战争状态已将近6个星期了。
2. It was to be Johnson's first meeting with the board in nearly a month
   这将是近一个月来约翰逊首次和董事会碰面。
3. The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.
   第一季度的股息增长了近4%。
4. The granaries containing last year's harvest are nearly empty.
   贮存去年收割的粮食的谷仓几乎空了。
5. He had nearly a thousand acres of grazing and arable land.
   他有将近1,000公顷的草场和耕地。
6. 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。
7. Hunter knew nearly all of this already
   这事亨特几乎已全知道了。
8. I nearly had a heart attack when she told me
   当她告诉我时，我差点没犯心脏病。
9. The beach was nearly empty
   海滩差不多空无一人了。
10. They nearly always ate outside.
    他们几乎总在外面吃饭。
11. It was already nearly eight o'clock
    已经快8点了。
12. I was nearly asleep
    我差不多都睡着了。
13. The voyage is nearly over
    航行即将结束。
14. You're nearly there
    你就快猜到了。
15. I've nearly finished the words for your song.
    我马上就要完成你那首歌的歌词了。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. British car workers did not earn nearly enough money to buy the products they were turning out.
    英国汽车工人的工资远不足以购买自己制造的产品。
19. They ploughed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland.
    他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。
20. Many of their books have been in print for nearly 40 years.
    他们的很多书都印行将近40年了。
21. This is a reversion to the system under which the Royals were paid for nearly 300 years.
    又恢复了旧时的体制，王室就是在这种制度下接受了近300年的俸禄。
22. They spurted blood all over me. I nearly passed out
    他们的血喷了我一身。我几乎昏了过去。
23. Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.
    杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。
24. She very nearly tore my overcoat
    她差点把我的大衣扯破了。
25. When I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.
    遇到吉尔一家时我已经做了近10年的园艺工作。
26. It is nearly two years since I came here.
    我来这儿快两年了。
27. You nearly poked me in the eye with your pencil.
    你的铅笔差点戳了我的眼睛。
28. We nearly died with laughing.
    我们几乎笑死了。

  nearly almost【导航词义：大约，差不多】

  nearly adv. 〈尤英〉几乎，差不多

〔辨析〕常与数字连用，表示在数量、时间、面积等方面的接近；与副词、动词等连用时，多表示程度上的接近。

  almost adv. 几乎，差不多

〔辨析〕指在程度、数量等方面十分接近。

adv.

not nearly

• 远非；绝不是
  much less than; not at all
  1. It's not nearly as hot as last year.
     天气绝没有去年那么热。
  2. There isn't nearly enough time to get there now.
     现在根本没有足够的时间赶到那儿。

pretty much/well

• 几乎；差不多
  almost; almost completely
  1. One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
     在我看来，狗长得都差不多。

adv

1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
   1. the job is (just) about done
   2. the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
   3. we're almost finished
   4. the car all but ran her down
   5. he nearly fainted
   6. talked for nigh onto 2 hours
   7. the recording is well-nigh perfect
   8. virtually all the parties signed the contract
   9. I was near exhausted by the run
   10. most everyone agrees

   Synonym:    aboutalmostmostnearnighvirtuallywell-nigh

2. in a close manner
   1. the two phenomena are intimately connected
   2. the person most nearly concerned

   Synonym:    closelyintimately