nigh

英 [naɪ] 美 [naɪ]

• adj. 近的；直接的；左侧的
• adv. 在附近地；即将发生
• prep. 近于
• v. 接近

比较级: nigher 最高级: nighest 过去式: nighed 过去分词: nighed 现在分词: nighing 第三人称单数: nighs

nigh的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

英英释义

Adjective:

1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;

   "near neighbors"
   "in the near future"
   "they are near equals"
   "his nearest approach to success"
   "a very near thing"
   "a near hit by the bomb"
   "she was near tears"
   "she was close to tears"
   "had a close call"
   

2. 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"
   

Adverb:

1. near in time or place or relationship;

   "as the wedding day drew near"
   "stood near the door"
   "don't shoot until they come near"
   "getting near to the true explanation"
   "her mother is always near"
   "The end draws nigh"
   "the bullet didn't come close"
   "don't get too close to the fire"
   

2. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but;

   "the job is (just) about done"
   "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
   "we're almost finished"
   "the car all but ran her down"
   "he nearly fainted"
   "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
   "the recording is well-nigh perfect"
   "virtually all the parties signed the contract"
   "I was near exhausted by the run"
   "most everyone agrees"
   

nigh的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The movie tells that the end of the world is nigh.
   这个电影讲的是世界末日快要来了。
2. The nigh horse cost me an arm and a leg.
   我为左边那匹马花了一大笔钱。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. They've lived in that house for nigh on 30 years.
   他们在那所房子里住了差不多30年了。
2. The time is drawn nigh.
   时间已近。

用作介词 (prep.)

1. The place you're looking for is nigh the building.
   你正在找的地方就在大楼的附近。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The enemies was trying to nigh to the castle.
   敌人正试图向城堡靠近。

词汇搭配

• well-nigh 几乎
• come nigh 走近
• draw nigh 接近

经典引文

• Sooner than Walwayn my sick couch should nigh, My choice were, by leach-craft unaided to die.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

• Never harm Nor spell nor charm Come our lovely lady nigh.

  出自：Midsummer Night's Dream , Shakespeare

• The citie of Tunis..hath no mountaines nigh vnto it.

  出自： J. Pory

• Some frail memorial still erected nigh.

  出自： T. Gray

• The..dog would not leave him; but crawled nigher.

  出自： John Neal

• A bay nigh the northern termination of the lake.

  出自： J. F. Cooper

• When man's heart is nighest heaven.

  出自： E. Myers

• Smallholders who..have land nigh new estates.

  出自：Cornish Times

• Signs that the end of the world was nigh.

  出自： P. Ustinov

• Judgement was nigh, the denouement was due.

  出自： G. Swift

nigh的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• virtually 实际上
• almost 几乎
• about 关于
• nearly 几乎
• just about 差不多
• close 关
• near 近的
• approaching 侵入的
• close on 接近
• practically 实际上
• at hand 在手边(在附近...
• coming 来临
• imminent 逼近的
• neighboring 附近的
• contiguous 邻近的
• around 到处
• surrounding 周围的
• most 最多的
• well-nigh 几乎
• all but 几乎