英 [naɪ] 美 [naɪ]
vi. 靠近
adj. 接近的;<方>直接的;在左边的
adv. <旧,文>几乎;接近
prep. 接近
第三人称单数nighs
现在分词nighing
过去式nighed
过去分词nighed
比较级nigher
最高级nighest
nigh /naɪ/ TEM8
→see alsowell-nigh
习语 Nigh on an amount, number, or age means almost that amount, number, or age. 接近
I had to pay nigh on forty dollars for it.
我不得不为它支付了近40美元。
being on the left side
the near or nigh horse is the one on the left ; the animal's left side is its near or nigh side
同义词: near(a)
... 附近的 neighbouring ; neighboring ; nigh ; by 附近海域 surrounding waters 附近地区 vicinity ...
易茂制衣厂旗下有耐维拉(NIGH)、哈煞(HASHA)和君奥(KING-OX)等休闲服饰品牌,易茂制衣厂以其紧贴时尚、角逐流行、简洁大气的设计和多年的不断摸索、提高,在近
... the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) 欧洲金融稳定机构 nigh 近于;几乎 communiqué 【法语】公告;公报 ...
... nearby附近的 nigh近的 connected相关的 ...
I had to pay nigh on forty dollars for it.
我不得不为它支付了近40美元。
Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。
After running seven miles or so, Pinocchio was well-nigh exhausted.
跑了七英里左右,皮诺乔几乎累坏了。
Right? But he says, "You know what? That is well nigh impossible.
对吗?,但他说,你知道吗,这近乎不可能。
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I think it's terribly important to keep the distinction in the back of our minds even if we find it, in practical terms, well nigh impossible and possibly even in many contexts a waste of time to be perpetually enforcing it.
你们一定要牢记这个区别,这实在是太重要了,尽管有时我们发现在一些的文本中这种区别很微小,看上去不值得花时间去研究或使用。
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Now here's the sad news: navigating menus is nigh impossible, according to the Penny Arcade Report.
Now that me and Lloyd saw its end might be nigh, hope broke over us.
The nightly news reminds us that the day of our vulnerability to terrorist missiles is nigh.