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【释义】：

ad．❶ 近，邻近，接近：sit near 坐近．live near 住在附近．Come near er．走近些．draw near 快到了，临近．National Day is drawing near．国庆节快到了．near at hand 1)手边，近旁．2)在不久的将来．near by在附近，靠近．He lives near by．他住在附近．The school is near by the factory．这个学校在工厂附近．near upon将近：near upon two weeks将近二周．nowhere near(=not near)离…很远． The cinema was nowhere near full．电影院离满座还差得很远．❷ 亲近地，亲密地：They are near related．他们是近亲．

△as near as在…限度内：As near as I know，they have been to the factory．就我所知，他们去过那个工厂．

－prep．❶ 在…近旁，近…：near the park在公园附近．It was near six o’clock．快六点了．Imperialism is near its end．帝国主义的末日即将来临．❷ 几乎，差不多：He was near crying with joy．他高兴得几乎流下了眼泪．The sun is near setting．太阳快落了．She came near being drowned．她差点儿淹死了．

－a．❶ 近的，接近的：the near future不久的将来．the near route(or way)近路．the near East近东．I shall go to the near est shop with you．我跟你一起到最近的店里去吧．The book-store is quite near．书店离这很近．New Year’s Day is near．元旦快到了．a near miss接近直接命中．a near thing险些儿遭殃．the near distance近景．❷ 亲近的，亲密的：a near friend亲近的朋友．a near relation近亲．near and dear极亲密的．❸ (动物、车辆、一组马匹等)左侧的：the near foreleg左前腿．the near front wheel左前轮．❹ 吝啬的，小气的．nearness n．

－v．接近，靠近：The ship was nearing land．船止在靠岸．