Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #865
Fully loadednearly
几乎；差不多
almost, but not completely; all but; virtually
- 1.
In close approximation; almost, virtually.
几乎,差不多。
- 2.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
(动作或状态)略微不足或未完全实现；几乎
- 3.
With close relation; intimately.
亲密地,关系密切地。
- 4.
in a close manner
以接近的方式
- 5.
Closely, in close proximity.
紧密地,非常接近地。
- 6.
Stingily.
吝啬地,小气地。
紧密地；亲密地；接近地；吝啬地；小气地；几乎,差不多。；(动作或状态)略微不足或未完全实现；几乎；亲密地,关系密切地。
In use
She nearly missed the bus because she overslept.
The project is nearly complete, just a few details remain.
I have nearly finished reading this book.
he nearly fainted
the person most nearly concerned
nearly + adjective/adverb
修饰形容词或副词，表示接近某种状态。
The room is nearly full.
房间里几乎满了。
nearly + verb
修饰动词，常与数量或程度相关。
He nearly missed the train.
他差点错过了火车。
Connections
Collocations
- nearly all
- 几乎所有
- Nearly all students passed the exam.几乎所有学生都通过了考试。
- nearly every
- 几乎每个
- She visits nearly every week.她几乎每周都来。
- nearly finished
- 几乎完成
- I am nearly finished with my homework.我几乎完成了作业。
- nearly impossible
- 几乎不可能
- It is nearly impossible to find a parking spot here.在这里几乎不可能找到停车位。
- nearly identical
- 几乎相同
- The two designs are nearly identical.这两个设计几乎相同。
- nly
- 几乎不
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想"near"（近）加"-ly"，意为"接近地"，引申为"几乎"。想象你几乎碰到目标，但差一点没到。
Context & Register
通常用于书面和口语，中性语域，表示几乎达到某种状态或程度。
Grammar Note
nearly + adjective/adverbnearly + numeralnearly + verb
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'clearly', 'dearly', and 'yearly' rhyme with 'nearly' (all share /ɪr/ sound). 'Neatly' and 'barely' are lookalikes but have different vowel sounds (/iː/ and /ɛr/ respectively).
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 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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