near·ly /ˈnɪrli/
(ad.)將近,幾乎,差不多
Near·ly, adv. In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost; as, he nearly lost his life in the accident.
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nearly
adv 1: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for
`nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for
`almost'; "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" [syn: about, just
about, almost, most, all but, near, nigh, virtually,
well-nigh]
2: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately
connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: closely,
intimately]