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near与nearly
near——可作介词,其词义是“在……附近”(notfar from);也可作形容词,其词义是“近的”(close to)。例如:
(1)——Where's Kate?凯特在哪里?
——She's near the window.她在窗口附近。
(2) He went to the nearest restaurant and satdown at the table.他走到最近的一家餐馆并在桌旁坐了下来。
(3) The moon isn't as near as it looks.
月亮并不象看到的那样近。
nearly作副词用,但其词义与near相差很远,是“将近”,“几乎”( almost)的意思。例如:
(1) The Great Pyramid is nearly 5000 years old.
这座大金字塔差不多有五千年历史了。
(2) I write to him nearly every day.我几乎每天给他写信。nearly every day相当most days ,but not everyday)
(3) It's nearly three o'clock.将近三点钟。
记住:near是“在…附近”,“近的”意思;而nearly则是“将近”,“几乎”的意思。 ·石零·