词汇 | nigh |
释义 | nigh 2 ENTRIES FOUND: nigh (adverb) well-nigh (adverb) nigh /ˈnaɪ/ adverb nigh /ˈnaɪ/ adverb Learner's definition of NIGH old-fashioned + literary 1 : close in time or place : near临近地;接近地 The snow is melting. Spring is nigh.冰雪开始融化,春天即将来临。 Morning was drawing nigh. [=it was almost morning]清晨临近。 The end is nigh.快要结束了。 2 : almost or nearly几乎;差不多 It would be nigh impossible to fix it.这个东西几乎不可能修好。 a nigh perfect evening近乎完美的夜晚 — often + on, onto, or unto We've lived here for nigh on 40 years. [=almost 40 years]我们在这儿住了近40年。 nigh onto a century差不多一个世纪 — see also well-nigh |
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