- 词义辨析
nearly, almost
这两个词共同的意思是“几乎,差不多”。下列情况下常可互换:1.在一般肯定结构中。例如:There are almost〔nearly〕 enough people here to do the job.做这项工作,这些人手差不多够了。2.在表达时间时。例如:Well, it happened almost〔nearly〕 ten years ago.这差不多是十年以前的事了。3.在all, always, every等词前。例如:Almost〔nearly〕 every student spoke.几乎每个学生都发了言。He almost〔nearly〕 arrived late.他几乎总是迟到。它们的区别是:1.从含义上说, almost强调“十分接近”,而nearly强调“尚有不足”,所以在表示“想要做而没做成”“很可能发生但还未发生”时,要用nearly; 而表示“简直”“像”等意思时,要用almost。例如:I nearly committed a great error.我几乎犯了大错。Please wait a minute.I'm almost out of breath.请等一下,我简直喘不过气来了。It was almost like a dream.这简直就像一场梦。试比较以下两句:I nearly fell off my bike.我差一点没从自行车上掉下来。I almost fell off my bike.我几乎从自行车上掉下来。另外,修饰表示思想感情的动词时,只能用almost。例如:He almost dreaded a visit to the doctor.他几乎害怕去看病。She almost wanted to leave here.她几乎想离开这里。2.从程度上说, almost比nearly更接近。例如:We're nearly there.我们快到了。We're almost there.我们马上就要到了。I'm nearly as clever as you.我快赶上你那么聪明了。I'm almost as clever as you.我差不多和你一样聪明了。It is nearly time for class.快到上课的时间了。(如8点上课,现在是7:50)It is almost time for class.差不多是上课的时间了。(如8点上课,现在是7:58)3.从使用场合上说,在有趋势向某个目标发展的情况下,两者可互换。而在没有这种趋势或根本不可能达到的场合下,则只能用nearly而不能用almost。例如:我们这只猫什么都懂,快赶上人了。[误] Our cat understands everything— she's almost human.[正] Our cat understands everything— she's nearly human.我姑姑说话简直像个外国人。[误] My aunt almost sounds foreign.[正] My aunt nearly sounds foreign.4.从语气上说, almost只是一般陈述; 而nearly则具有较明显的惊讶、抱怨等感情色彩。试比较以下两个句子:差不多花了我一百元钱。It cost me almost a hundred yuan .(说说而已)It cost me nearly a hundred yuan .(太贵了)It's almost 40 minutes' walk to the park.走到公园差不多要40分钟。(陈述事实)It's nearly 40 minutes' walk to the park.走到公园差不多要40分钟哩!(太远了)5.与no, none, nothing等连用,只能用almost而不能用nearly; 反之,与not, never连用,只能用nearly而不能用almost(但美式英语可说almost never)。例如:There are not nearly enough people here to do the job.干这活儿,这些人手还远不够。We almost never traverse tortuous paths.(AmE)我们难得走弯路。6.在more than, too前用almost,不用nearly。例如:That's almost too much!那简直太过分了!This is almost more than we feared.这简直远远超过我们所害怕的情况。7.nearly可加very, pretty等修饰,而almost不可。
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词根词缀法
near接近+ly<副>=nearly几乎词根联想非常接近的,指“几乎”要达到某个程度。
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近似词汇
almost adv.几乎;总是
重要短语
nearly every day几乎每一天
nearly ready快准备好了
- 双语例句 更多例句
I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.
我向下瞧了瞧,当我看到一名警察时差一点从梯子上摔下来.
《用法词典》
I was nearly drowned last night, but was fortunate enough to be saved.
我昨天夜里差一点淹死, 真走运,有人把我救了.
《简明英汉词典》
这个农民在地里犁地犁到半路的时候, 犁出一些很大的石头,几乎弄坏了他的机器.
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印第安纳波利斯从近百座城市中胜出,成为美国联合航空公司大型维护中心所在地。
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I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.
呼吸器上的管子脱落时,我差点给憋死.
《简明英汉词典》
我以前几乎每晚外出,但我决定停止,因为我实在抽不出时间.
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Nearly everybody enters for'The Nicest Garden Competition'each year, but Joe wins everytime.
几乎每年每人都报名参加“最佳花园赛 ”, 但每次都是乔获胜.
《用法词典》
我不知道安是怎么忍受她丈夫的行为的, 他几乎每天晚上回家时都烂醉如泥.
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