nearest
美 [nɪr] 
英 [nɪə(r)]
- adv.近；将近；节省地
- prep.靠近；在…身边
- v.靠近
- adj.近的；近亲的；关系深的；近似的
- 网络最近的；最近点；最亲近的
词形变化
比较级：nearer 最高级：nearest 反义词
英汉双解
1. | 距离近；不远a short distance away |
| His house is very near. 他的房子就在附近。 |
| Where's the nearest bank? 最近的银行在哪儿？ |
2. | 不久以后a short time away in the future |
| The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future(= very soon) . 冲突短期内不大可能解决。 |
3. | 随后；接近coming next after sb/sth |
| She has a 12-point lead over her nearest rival. 她领先紧随其后的对手 12 分。 |
4. | 近似；相似；不分伯仲similar; most similar |
| He was the nearest thing to(= the person most like) a father she had ever had. 她接触过的人中，他最像个父亲。 |
5. | [obn] 接近的；差不多的close to being sb/sth |
| The election proved to be a near disaster for the party. 这次选举对该党来说几乎是一场灾难。 |
| a near impossibility 几乎不可能的事 |
6. | ~ relative/relation （亲属关系）近亲used to describe a close family connection |
| Only the nearest relatives were present at the funeral. 只有几位近亲参加了葬礼。 |
1. | 距离不远；在附近at a short distance away |
| A bomb exploded somewhere near. 一颗炸弹在附近爆炸。 |
| She took a step nearer. 她走近一步。 |
| Visitors came from near and far . 游客来自四面八方。 |
2. | 不久以后a short time away in the future |
| The exams are drawing near . 考试越来越近了。 |
| a near-perfect performance 近乎完美的表演 |
| I'm as near certain as can be. 我几乎完全可以确定。 |
1. | 在…附近；靠近at a short distance away from sb/sth |
| Do you live near here? 你住在这附近吗？ |
| Go and sit nearer (to) the fire. 坐得靠炉子近点儿。 |
2. | 接近；临近a short period of time from sth |
| My birthday is very near Christmas. 我的生日离圣诞节很近。 |
| I'll think about it nearer (to) the time(= when it is just going to happen) . 到时候我会考虑的。 |
3. | （用于数词前）大约，上下，接近used before a number to mean ‘approximately’, ‘just below or above’ |
| Share prices are near their record high of last year. 股票价格接近去年的最高纪录。 |
| Profits fell from $11 million to nearer $8 million. 利润从 1 100 万元下跌到大约 800 万元。 |
4. | （质量、大小等）相仿，接近similar to sb/sth in quality, size, etc. |
| Nobody else comes near her in intellect. 谁也赶不上她聪明。 |
| He's nearer 70 than 60. 他 60 多岁，快 70 岁了。 |
| This colour is nearest (to) the original. 这种颜色最接近原色。 |
5. | ~ (doing) sth 接近于（某种状态）；濒临；快要close to a particular state |
| a state near (to) death 濒临死亡 |
| She was near to tears(= almost crying) . 她就要哭了。 |
| We came near to being killed. 我们差点丢了性命。 |
1. | [t][i] ~ (sth) （时间或空间上）接近，靠近，临近to come close to sth in time or space |
| The project is nearing completion . 这项工程就要竣工了。 |
| She was nearing the end of her life. 她已经临近生命的尽头。 |
| We neared the top of the hill. 我们快到山顶了。 |
| As Christmas neared, the children became more and more excited. 快过圣诞节了，孩子们越来越兴奋。 |
习惯用语
your nearest and dearest
至亲；至爱；最亲密的亲友your close family and friends
a near thing
侥幸做成的事a situation in which you are successful, but which could also have ended badly
| Phew! That was a near thing! It could have been a disaster. 哎呀！好险哪！差一点儿出事。 |
| We won in the end but it was a near thing. 我们最后赢了，但是险胜。 |
to the nearest…
近似于；约等于followed by a number when counting or measuring approximately
| We calculated the cost to the nearest 50 dollars. 我们计算费用约为 50 元。 |
as near as
准确到…的程度；大约as accurately as
| There were about 3 000 people there, as near as I could judge. 据我判断，大约有 3 000 人在那里。 |
as near as damn it/dammit
（数量）相差无几，没什么分别used to say that an amount is so nearly correct that the difference does not matter
| It will cost £350, or as near as dammit. 这要花 350 英镑上下。 |
near enough
确实；差不多used to say that sth is so nearly true that the difference does not matter
| We've been here twenty years, near enough. 我们在这里待了差不多二十年了。 |
not anywhere near/nowhere near
远非；绝不是far from; not at all
| The job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me. 这份工作付给我的报酬远远不够。 |
so near and yet so far
功败垂成；功亏一篑used to comment on sth that was almost successful but in fact failed
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
In case of an air attack, low down and creep quickly to the nearest bomb shelter.
万一遇到空袭，应该迅速趴下并匍匐至最近的防空洞。
The small houses were in the nearest part of the city. Square rooms opened on to a grid of narrow passages, criss-crossing to make streets.
矮小的房舍座落在离城市最近的一部份。方正的房间通往有如格子状的狭小的通道，交织成密密的街道。
Later Gombo make a trip with Sergei to the nearest town where his wife wants him to buy condoms and a TV set.
后来贡巴和谢尔盖进了一趟城，因为妻子让他去买安全套和电视机。
Sadly or more accurately happily I made it a few meters to the nearest cafe and settled down with a hot chocolate and a good book to wait.
带着些许伤心和窃喜，我来到几米开外最近的一家咖啡店坐下，叫了一杯热巧克力，然后看着一本好书，等着晓敏。
A woman three months pregnant falls into a deep coma. Six months later, she awakes and asks the nearest doctor about the fate of her baby.
一位怀孕三个月的妇女陷入深度昏迷，六个月后她醒来，问她身旁的医生她孩子的情况。
As the nearest celestial body to our Earth, the Moon has, of course, always been a favored object for the amateur astronomer.
月球是最接近地球的天体，当然总是业余天文学家喜爱的对象。
One widely used method of computing depreciation FOR part of a year is to round the calculation to the nearest whole month.
一个最广为使用的计算非全年折旧的办法是将计算精确到月份。
I was down to a few gulps of water in a water bottle and some fig cookies that had begun to spoil, miles and miles from the nearest village.
我的水壶里只剩下几口水了，还有几块已经开始变质的无花果饼干，而我离最近的村庄还很远很远。
He gave me a crime reference number and said that the police station nearest the mugging would be in touch.
他给了一个案件处理号码，并说会与案发当地的警察分局联系。
Perhaps this article would better fit Halloween, but it's always funny to see amazed eyes of your nearest and dearest, isn't it?
或许，这篇文章更适合发表在万圣节前夕，但能让你心爱的她感到惊喜，不是很好的事么？
Miss Nova runs low on fuel around the Milky Way Galaxy and has no choice but to set coordinates to the nearest inhabitable planet.
吴新星运行在银河系周围的燃料低，也没有选择，只能到最近的坐标可居住的行星。
Not replaced by any other energy, oil is likely to be used up in the nearest future.
由于还没其他任何能源可代替，石油很可能在不久的将来被使用殆尽。
Or you can ask the public affairs office at a United States embassy to tell you where to find the nearest advising center.
或者你可以问询美国大使馆的公共事务办公室，他们将告诉你离你最近的一家建议中心在哪儿。
It had come - appearing suddenly from behind the forehead of the nearest upland, and stopping beside the boy with the barrow.
马车已经来了——它似乎是突然从最近那片高地后面出现的，就停在推小车的小伙子旁边。
He said as he staggered back out in the direction of the nearest bar.
他一边说，一边摇摇晃晃转身朝最近一家酒馆走去
When Jim heard the fire alarm he kept his head and looked for the nearest exit.
当吉姆听到火警铃声时，他保持镇定，寻找最近的出口。
Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town.
购物成了大问题，要想买到任何一种稍不寻常的东西，你就得赶远路到最临近的市镇去。
'He's not dead, 'he said, 'but he' s very ill. Let' s move him to the nearest house. Someone must go and call his son. '
“他没有死，”他说。“可是他病得很重。咱们把他抬到最近的房子里去吧。必须把他的儿子叫来。”
He flicked it open, held it up in the air, and clicked it. The nearest street lamp went out with a little pop.
他打开它，高高举起来“咔嚓”一声点着，最近的街灯扑的一下灭了。
If you think you're being followed, don't drive home. Drive to the nearest police station, fire station or busy store for help.
如果你觉得你被跟踪了，不要开车回家。驱车到最近的警察局，消防队或繁忙的商店求助。
The lecture platform was the nearest that he, a shy man lacking in "animal spirits" , could be to his fellows.
他天性腼腆，“血气”不足，在讲坛上是他和群众最接近的时候。
They rounded the price down to the nearest rouble.
他们把价钱去掉尾数调低为整卢布数。
When the shots sounded in the street, we made a dive for the nearest doorway.
在街上一听到射击声，我们立即行进最近的门口。
The longest way round is the nearest way home.
绕远道反近，捷径常误人。
Even if you lack a magnetic physical appearance, a quick stroll around the nearest park might allow her to see past your faults.
即便是你缺少外表上的吸引力，在最近的公园快速溜达可能会让她忽略你的缺陷。
Once he got off the plane, he took a taxi to the hotel which was nearest to the company.
一下飞机，他便打的来到了离公司最近的一家宾馆。
Suddenly the crocodile explodes out of the water and closes its jaws upon the nearest part of the water buffalo, usually one of its legs.
鳄鱼突然从水中冲出来，在水牛最接近水的部位收紧双颚，通常是某一条腿。
And the only problem with that was that I lived in a little village in Canada, 600 miles from the nearest ocean.
不过唯一的问题是，我当时住在加拿大的一个小村庄里，最近的海也要600英里远。
When I awoke, I got off the train and went to the nearest coffee shop to write the words and music on a napkin, so I would not forget.
我醒来的时候，赶紧下了火车，来到最近的咖啡店，把所听到的旋律和歌词写在一张餐巾纸上，好让我能够永远地记住它。
Kino, a poor fisherman, has just found a very large and valuable pearl and is going to the nearest town to sell it.
吉纳，一位穷渔夫，刚发现了一颗非常大而且非常珍贵的珍珠，准备去最近的城镇把它卖掉。
As a group you might like to find out where your nearest landfill or incinerator is and how much of your local area's rubbish ends up there.
你们团队也许希望知道距离你们最近的垃圾填埋厂或焚烧厂在哪，当地有多少垃圾被送往那里处理。
The nearest to my heart are a king without a kingdom and a poor man who does not know how to beg.
离我心灵最近的是一个没有王国的国王和一个不会乞讨的穷人。
Students were hanging from the windows nearest them. A great number of faces, both on the train and off, seemed to be turned toward Harry.
学生们涌向了离他们最近的车厢，无数张脸，车里的车外的，似乎都转向了哈利。
The burden fell away, leaving me afloat, and I was a spectator witnessing the nearest to a love scene I would ever see between them.
压力逐渐消失，留下我一个人空虚地就像漂浮在海面一样，我是个旁观者，这是我见证他们俩之间的关系最接近爱的时刻。
Finally, the Rabbi escaped and headed for the nearest town, winding up in the Urals instead, because he was ashamed to ask directions.
最后，这位拉比逃跑了，逃向最近的镇子，结果却到了乌拉尔山区，因为他耻于问路。
She cannot accompany him to have been the old down, she became an angel, in the nearest place, with a divine power to warm his heart.
她不能陪他到一直老下去了，她变成了天使，在离他最近的地方，用一种神圣的力量温暖着他的心房。
You could just join the nearest crowd or take your place in the longest line. After all, there's safety and comfort in numbers.
你可以选择就近扎堆，或者是在最长的队伍里找到自己的位置。毕竟数字让人觉得有安全感和比较舒服。
The nearest doctor is sometimes hundreds of kilometers away so they have to call him on a two-way radio.
最近的医生有时也远在数百公里之外，因此他们不得不在两用收音机中呼叫他。
Well, first off, remember that regression can only be used for numerical outputs. That differentiates it from Nearest Neighbor immediately.
首先，回归只能用于数值输出，这是它与最近邻的最直接的一个不同点。
He decided that he would try to 30 a ride to the nearest gas station, so he began to signal to passing drivers.
他决定要尝试搭便车去最近的一家加油站，所以他开始向过路的司机发出信号。
and then , falling upon the chair nearest the door , she burst into a paroxysm of sobs.
她就倒在那张离门最近的椅子上，突然啜泣起来。
I wanted to help, but what could I do? There was no one else on the beach, and the nearest phone to call the Marine Patrol was miles away.
我想帮助它，但我能做些什么呢？海滩上只有我一个人，如果要呼叫海上巡逻队，最近的电话离这有几英里远。
Fabio2007 - i suggest that you go and find the nearest pizza oven, climb in, close the door behind you and rid us of your stupidity.
（那个意大利人）-我建议你找到身边最近的比萨饼烤炉，爬进去，然后关上身后的门，让我们摆脱你的愚昧。
I predict that an impetus will be the discovery of a habitable planet around the nearest pair of stars: Alpha and Beta Centauri.
我还认为，在离我们最近的双恒星系--半人马座α星和β星--发现一颗可居住的行星将是人类的一个动力。
