nearBrE /nɪə(r)/ NAmE /nɪr/► SEE ALLas near as dammitnear enougha near missnear the knucklenowhere/not anywhere nearso near and yet so farclose to/near the bonebe close/dear/near to sb’s heartbe close to/near the markpretty much/wella close/near thinga close-run thing ●as ˌnear as ˈdammit ( as ˌnear as makes no ˈdifference) (BrE, spoken) very nearly; so nearly sth or so like sth that you can consider it the same非常接近；几乎；差不多◆The bill for the meal was £100, as near as dammit. 这顿饭花了差不多 100 英镑。◆Here’s some paint to cover that scratch on the car. It’s not an exact match but it’s as near as makes no difference. 这儿有点漆能遮盖那辆车身上的划痕。虽说不完全一样，但也看不出什么差别。NOTEDammit is a way of writing damn it (an expression showing you are annoyed or impatient). * dammit 是 damn it （该死，他妈的）的另一种书写形式。●near eˈnough (BrE, spoken) used to say that sth is so nearly true that the difference does not matter差不多；几乎◆We’ve been here twenty years, near enough. 我们在这里呆了差不多二十年了。●a near ˈmissa situation in which an accident, usually involving two moving objects, is only just avoided差一点儿撞上（或击中）◆There was another near miss this afternoon just over Heathrow Airport when a jet nearly hit a small private plane. 今天下午在希思罗机场险些又发生一起撞机事件，一架喷气机差点儿撞上一架小型私人飞机。◆He drove like a maniac. We had one near miss after another. 他开车像个疯子，我们一路上险象环生，与好几辆车险些相撞。●near the ˈknuckle (BrE, informal) (about a remark, joke, etc.) likely to offend people or make them feel embarrassed（言语、玩笑等）近乎下流的◆His act is too near the knuckle for me. 他的行为对我来说有点下流。●nowhere/not anywhere ˈnearnot nearly差得远；远非◆The bus was nowhere near full. 公共汽车远远没有坐满。◆The test wasn’t anywhere near as difficult as I expected. 测验比我预计的容易得多。●so ˌnear and ˌyet so ˈfarused to describe a situation in which sb is very near to success, but finally fails功亏一篑；功败垂成◆He came second in the piano competition, only one point behind the winner. So near and yet so far. 他在钢琴大赛中获得第二名，比获胜者只差一分，可谓功亏一篑。●close to/near the ˈbone (informal) likely to offend or upset sb because, for example, a remark contains elements of truth（话语）过于直率，不留情面◆Some of the things she said to him about his failure to find work were a bit close to the bone.关于他找不到工作的事情，她对他说的有些话太直白了。●be close/dear/near to sb’s ˈheartbe a person or thing that sb is very fond of, concerned about, interested in, etc.为某人喜爱；被某人所关注◆The campaign to keep our local hospital open is something that is very close to my heart.争取本地医院继续开诊的运动非常符合我的意愿。●be close to/near the ˈmarkalmost correct or accurate接近准确；几乎无误◆The estimate of the total cost had been pretty close to the mark, in fact.事实上，总成本的评估相当准确。◆She thinks it will take six months to complete the job, but I think eight would be nearer the mark.她认为用六个月时间就可以完成这项工作，但我觉得可能要八个月。●pretty ˈmuch/ˈwell (BrE alsopretty ˈnearly) (NAmE alsopretty ˈnear) (spoken) almost; just about几乎；差不多◆This nightclub is pretty much the best this town can offer.这家夜总会算是城里最好的了。◆I’m pretty well disgusted by your behaviour.我对你的所作所为颇为反感。◆It’s worth pretty near a thousand dollars.这差不多值 1 000 美元。●a close/near ˈthing●a close-run ˈthing (informal) 1.a competition, an election, a race, etc. which you only just succeed in winning（在比赛、选举等中）险胜，侥幸获胜◆I know we won, but believe me, it was a near thing. They could easily have beaten us.我知道我们赢了，可是我要说我们只是侥幸获胜。他们本来可以轻而易举地打败我们。2.a punishment, an accident, etc. which you only just avoided侥幸逃脱；死里逃生◆The police searched the house but they didn’t find him. It was a close-run thing.警方搜查了屋子但是没有找到他，他侥幸躲过了。