nearly用作副词,有几乎,差不多,将近等含义。表示事情“想要做而没做成”“很可能发生但还未发生”的程度。
1.nearly的基本意思是“几乎,差不多”,强调“尚有不足”,表示事情“想要做而没做成”“很可能发生但还未发生”的程度,可修饰名词、动词、形容词、副词和介词。
2.nearly可用在all, every之类的词之前。
3.nearly无比较级和最高级形式。
4.not nearly 远非,完全不
5.用作副词时,可用作状语
He can nearly swim.
他差不多会游泳了。
I was nearly killed in the accident.
我在这场事故中险些丧命。
The wind was so strong that people were nearly blown away as they waited for buses.
风刮得很厉害,等候公共汽车的人们几乎要被风吹走。
Time is nearly up.
时间差不多到了。