nearly
UK ['nɪə.li] US ['nɪr-] adverb
ESSENTIAL
■almost, or not completely 几乎，差不多，将近•It's been nearly three months since my last haircut.从我上次理发到现在，已经快三个月了。 •I've nearly finished that book you lent me.你借给我的那本书我快要看完了。 •She's nearly as tall as her father now.她现在几乎和她父亲一样高了。 •They'd eaten nearly everything before we arrived.在我们到达之前，他们已经把东西吃得所剩无几。 •figurative It was so funny - we nearly died laughing.太有趣了——我们差点笑死。 not nearly as/so
■a lot less 远非，差得多，少得多•She's not nearly as beautiful as you said she was.她远没有你形容的那么漂亮。 •My cold isn't nearly so bad as it was.我的感冒好多了。 not nearly enough
■much less than you want or need 远不够•There's not nearly enough food for all these people!食物远不够这么多人吃！ |