課本中不會(huì)教你的[N]482　near，nearly和next to

482　near，nearly和next to

① near及其比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)nearer和nearest均可用作介詞或副詞，作介詞用時(shí)，near意為“靠近，在……的附近”，后跟名詞、代詞等。作副詞用時(shí)，near多指空間或時(shí)間上的“近”，放在動(dòng)詞后面，意為“在附近，近地”，后不可加賓語(yǔ)。near to，nearer to和nearest to也都是正確說(shuō)法，后跟名詞或代詞。

He is sitting near the window. 他靠近窗戶坐著。

There are no shops near here. 這里附近沒(méi)有商店。

Please stand nearer. 請(qǐng)靠近些站。

He lives nearest to our school. 他住得離我們學(xué)校最近。

He lives quite near. 他住得很近。

The Spring Festival is drawing near. 春節(jié)臨近了。

It is known far and near. 這件事到處流傳。

② near還可表示“親近地；幾乎，差不多”。

She came near being killed by a car. 她差點(diǎn)兒被車(chē)壓死。

③ near還可用作形容詞，意為“近的，接近的”，作定語(yǔ)或表語(yǔ)。

Which is the nearest way to the station？哪條是去火車(chē)站最近的路？

The post office is quite near. 郵局離得很近。

④ nearly表示“幾乎，差不多；親切地，親密地”。

I nearly missed the train. 我差點(diǎn)兒沒(méi)趕上火車(chē)。

It's nearly eleven o'clock. 現(xiàn)在大約11點(diǎn)鐘了。

She was nearly drowned. 她差一點(diǎn)淹死。（=almost）

The matter concerns her nearly. 這件事與她密切相關(guān)。

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在下面兩句中，用near 與 nearly 均可：

They are near/nearly related. 他們是近親。

He was near/nearly dead with fright. 他幾乎給嚇?biāo)馈?

⑤ next to為介詞短語(yǔ)，后跟名詞，意為“靠近，相鄰，貼近”。

She sits next to me in class. 在班上她坐在我旁邊。

They are lying next to each other. 他們相互靠近躺著。