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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

nearly ['nɪəlɪ]
  1. 1. adverb 差不多
    you're nearly as tall as I am
    你跟我差不多高了
    the film isn't nearly as good as the book
    电影拍得没有好看
    it's not nearly big enough
    根本不够
    I (very) nearly fell over
    差点摔倒
    nearly always
    几乎总是
    she was nearly in tears
    差点要哭了

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

nearly [ 'nɪrlɪ] [ 'nɪəlɪ]
  1. 1. adverb 几乎差不多
    nearly finished
    差不多完成
    It's been nearly three days since I saw him.
    已经将近三天没见到他了。
  2. 2. adverb [rarely used] 密切地;亲密地
    to be nearly related
    至亲
  3. 3. adverb [archaic] 过于节俭地;异常吝啬地

Collins English-English Dictionary

nearly ['nɪəlɪ]
  1. 1. adv not quite; almost; practically
  2. 2. adv closely
    the person most nearly concerned

Examples

nearly finished
差不多完成 nearly
to be nearly related
是至亲 nearly
The taxman's take is nearly 50%.
税率几乎高达百分之五十。 take
He nearly took her by the throat.
他差点儿掐死她。
He has been the school librarian for nearly thirty years.
他担任校图书管理员近30年了。 librarian
The forest destruction was nearly six percent higher this year than that in the same period the year before.
今年森林遭破坏的面积比去年同期高了6%左右。 period
There was a sudden sharp pain in her abdomen and she nearly collapsed from the pain.
她的小腹突然一阵剧痛,差点儿昏厥过去。 sharp
It's been nearly three days since I saw him.
我已经将近三天没见到他了。 nearly
I've nearly finished my term paper.
我的学期论文就快完成了。
She's nearly as pretty as her mother.
她长得跟她妈妈一样漂亮。

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