•Is there a train station near here?这附近有火车站吗？

•I'd like to sit near a window, please.请给我一个靠窗的座位。

•Don't come too near me - you might catch my cold.别离我太近——我会把感冒传染给你的。

•The hotel is near the airport.旅馆离机场不远。

•Which bus stop is nearest (to) your house?哪个公车站离你家最近？

•I was standing just near enough to hear what they were saying.我站的位置刚好能听清楚他们在说甚么。

•As the date of his operation drew near, he became more and more anxious.随着手术日期日益临近，他越来越焦虑了。

•Her birthday was getting nearer and I still hadn't bought her a present.她的生日越来越近，可我还没给她买礼物。

•UK We can decide which route to take nearer the time.到时候我们再决定走哪条路线。

•The runners looked near exhaustion.赛跑的人看起来快要筋疲力尽了。

•I was near (to) tears (= almost cried) at one point during the film.电影演到一个地方，我差点哭了出来。

•The house was nowhere near the sea.这座房子离海边很远。

•It's nowhere near time for us to leave yet.离我们走的时间还早呢。

•I'm nowhere near finishing the book - I'm only half-way through it.距离我读完这本书还早着呢——我才看完一半。

•He's nowhere near as tall as his sister.他比他姐姐矮多了。

•They're the same age or near enough.他们年龄接近。

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•I like to have my books near at hand when I'm working.我喜欢工作时把书放在伸手可及的地方。

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•Where's the nearest post office?最近的邮局在哪里？

•My pocket knife is the nearest thing (= the most similar thing) to a weapon that I have.我的小折刀是我身上最近似武器的东西了。

•I couldn't get any cream cheese so I bought the nearest equivalent (= the most similar thing) that I could find.我买不到奶油起司，所以买了能找到的最近似的代替品。

•All our computer equipment will be replaced in the near future.我们所有的电脑设备在不久的将来会被更换。

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•I'm pleased to say the project is nearing completion.我很高兴宣布这项工程即将竣工。

•As the wedding day neared, I started to have second thoughts about getting married.随着婚期日益临近，我开始对结婚犹豫起来。

•The captain switched on the seat belt sign as we neared the airport.当我们靠近机场时，机长开启了安全带信号灯。