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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   near

   • IPA[nir]

   美式

   • adv.
     at or to a short distance away; nearby；a short time away in the future
   • prep.
     at or to a short distance away from (a place)；a short period of time from
   • adj.
     located a short distance away；only a short time ahead
   • v.
     come near to (someone or something); approach
2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adv.

   副詞

   • 1. at or to a short distance away; nearby a bomb exploding somewhere near she took a step nearer 同義詞 close by, close, nearby, close/near at hand, not far off/away, ... 更多in the neighborhood, in the vicinity, at hand, within reach, within close range, on the doorstep, within earshot, within sight, a stone's throw away, at close quarters, alongside, informalwithin spitting distance, a hop, skip, and a jump away, within sniffing distance, archaicnigh反義詞 far away
   • 2. a short time away in the future the time for his retirement was drawing near
   • 3. almost a near perfect fit 同義詞 almost, just about, nearly, practically, virtually, ... 更多all but, literarywell-nigh
   • 4. archaic, dialect almost I near fell out of the chair 同義詞 almost, just about, nearly, practically, virtually, ... 更多all but, literarywell-nigh

   prep.

   介系詞

   • 1. at or to a short distance away from (a place) the parking lot near the sawmill do you live near here?
   • 2. a short period of time from near the end of the war details will be given nearer the date
   • 3. close to (a state); verging on she gave a tiny smile, brave but near tears she was near death
   • ▪ (used before an amount) a small amount below (something); approaching temperatures near 2 million degrees K
   • 4. similar to a shape near to the original

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. located a short distance away a big house in the near distance I was fifteen miles from the nearest town 同義詞 close, nearby, not far off/away, close/near at hand, at hand, ... 更多a stone's throw away, within reach, within range, accessible, handy, convenient, local, neighboring, adjacent, next-door, adjoining, bordering, abutting, contiguous, proximate, informalwithin spitting distance反義詞 far
   • 2. only a short time ahead the conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future 同義詞 imminent, forthcoming, in the offing, close/near at hand, at hand, ... 更多(just) around the corner, approaching, impending, upcoming, coming, looming反義詞 distant, remote
   • 3. similar walking in these shoes is the nearest thing to floating on air
   • ▪ close to being (the thing mentioned) his state of near despair a near disaster 同義詞 narrow, close, by a hair's breadth, informalby a whisker
   • ▪ having a close family connection the loss of a child or other near relative 同義詞 closely related, close, related, connected反義詞 distant
   • 4. located on the side of a vehicle that is normally closest to the curb the near right-hand end window of the trailer
   • 5. archaic (of a person) stingy; miserly. 同義詞 miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, ... 更多ungenerous, penurious, illiberal, close, grasping, Scroogelike, stinting, sparing, frugal, mean, informaltightfisted, stingy, tight, mingy, money-grubbing, skinflinty, cheap, vulgar slangtight-arsed, tight as a duck's arse, tight-assed

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. come near to (someone or something); approach soon the cab would be nearing State Street lunchtime neared 同義詞 approach, draw near/nearer to, get near/nearer to, get close/closer to, come toward, ... 更多move toward, advance toward, close in on, verge on, border on, approach, get close to, approximate to

   片語

   • near at hand
   • near enough
   • one's nearest and dearest
   • so near and yet so far