Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #726
near
近的；接近的；临近的
Close in distance or time; not far away.
- 1.
Physically close.
空间上接近的
- 2.
Close in time.
时间上接近的
- 3.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
(时间、空间、程度或境况)接近的,不远的
- 4.
Closely connected or related.
紧密联系或相关的
- 5.
being on the left side
左边的,左侧的
- 6.
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
亲近的；亲密的；亲爱的
- 7.
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
贴近所参照或模仿对象的；严谨的
- 8.
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
侥幸的；险些的
- 9.
Approximate, almost.
大约的；几乎的
- 10.
Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
位于当前选定段内的(分段存储架构中)
关系近的；亲密的；亲近的；将近的；近似的；侥幸的；差一点的；左边的；左侧的；贴近的；忠实的
In use
The nearest supermarket is just two blocks away.
We hope to reach a decision in the near future.
She was near tears when she heard the news.
near neighbors
in the near future
they are near equals
his nearest approach to success
a very near thing
a near hit by the bomb
she was near tears
Connections
Collocations
- near future
- 不久的将来
- We will discuss this in the near future.我们将在不久的将来讨论这个问题。
- near miss
- 险些成功；侥幸脱险
- The two cars had a near miss on the highway.两辆车在高速公路上险些相撞。
- near relation
- 近亲
- Only near relations were invited to the wedding.只有近亲被邀请参加婚礼。
- near neighbor
- 近邻
- We are near neighbors, living just two blocks apart.我们是近邻，只隔两个街区。
- near side
- 左侧；（车辆等的）近侧
- The car hit the near side of the bridge.汽车撞到了桥的左侧。
- near accident
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘ear’（耳朵）就在‘n’旁边，贴近耳朵（near）就是‘近’。
Context & Register
中性语域，语境：空间、时间；说明：通常用于描述距离或时间上的接近，较为常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like dear, fear, year, hear, clear, and shear rhyme with near, but beware of lookalikes like bear, wear, and pear which have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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