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nigh on + noun/amount
用于强调接近某个数量或程度。
It's nigh on midnight.
将近午夜了。
几乎；将近
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几乎；将近
Almost, nearly.
It's nigh on midnight.
将近午夜了。
几乎,将近。
Almost, nearly.
The project is nigh complete, and we will submit it tomorrow.
这个项目接近完成，我们明天将提交它。
As winter draws nigh, the days grow shorter.
随着冬天临近，白天变短了。
The end of the year is nigh, and everyone is making plans for the holidays.
年底将近，每个人都在为假期做计划。
用于强调接近某个数量或程度。
It's nigh on midnight.
将近午夜了。
正式或文学用语，表示时间临近。
The wedding day drew nigh.
婚礼日渐临近。
较少用，多用于书面语。
The project is nigh to completion.
该项目接近完成。
Not this
The end is night.
Use this
The end is nigh.
混淆 'nigh' 和 'night'：两者发音相似但意义不同；'nigh' 意为'临近'，而 'night' 是'夜晚'。
Not this
He lives nigh the school.
Use this
He lives near the school.
误用 'nigh' 作介词：在现代英语中，'nigh' 主要用作副词，表示'接近'，而表示'在……附近'时应用介词 'near'。
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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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