nearly

英[ˈnɪəli]美[ˈnɪrli]

adv.几乎，差不多；

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While bullying is parents' greatest concern over all, nearly half of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents.

Nearly half of high-earning, college-graduate parents enrolled their children in arts classes before they were 5, compared with one-fifth of low-income, lesseducated parents.

Nearly all members of last year's winning U.S.IMO team took part in MathCounts as middle school students, as did Loh, the coach.

With fertilizer prices jumping nearly 50% per metric ton over the last year in some places, human waste is an attractive, and often necessary, alternative.

Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of Friends, a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on their remote control.

Nearly 2.2 million people die a year because of diarrhea-related ( ' , 与腹泻相关 的) diseases, according to WHO statistics.

In contrast, the criminal justice system accounted for nearly one out of every five visual backgrounds.

Facing water shortages and escalating fertilizer costs, farmers in developing countries are using raw sewage ( ' , 下 水道污水) to irrigate and fertilize nearly 49 million acres of cropland, according to a new report—and it may not be a bad thing.

Agriculture is a water-intensive business, accounting for nearly 70% of global fresh water consumption.

A study by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters finds that, between 1980 and 2007, nearly 8,400 natural disasters killed more than twomillion people.

Today, energy storage is a $33 billion global industry that generates nearly 100 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year.

The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group.

But a new study finds that there's another group of adolescents who are in nearly as much danger of experiencing the same psychiatric symptoms: teens who use tons of media, don't get enough sleep and have a sedentary ( ' , 不爱活动的 ) lifestyle.

83% of workers say they're stressed about their jobs, nearly 50% say work-related stress is interfering with their sleep, and 60% use their smartphones to check in with work outside of normal working hours.

The National Association of Social Workers represents nearly 145,000 social workers across the country.

And I’m going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University, but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly 30 years.

Nearly three-quarters of the first group guessed that Mr.

But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.

Unfortunately,many American universities seem awfully busy protecting their brand name and not nearly busy enough protecting the pursuit of knowledge.

F) Today nearly 70 percent of graduating seniors go off to college, including two-year and four-year institutions.

Nearly all application materials are submitted online, and the Common Application provides a one-size-fits form accepted by more than 400 schools, including the nation's most selective

Consumers in developed countries throw away nearly half of their food purchases because they tend to buy in excessive quantities.

That front-page package you've been working on is nearly complete; one last edit and it's finished.

Men commit nearly 90 percent of violent crimes in the United States and almost all sexual assaults.

I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale, but I drove around the parking lot for nearly an hour, looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home

Nearly nine million Americans alone suffer from the illness

Researchers at Cambridge University have found that nearly half of the social networking sites don't immediately delete pictures when a user requests they be removed.

"Nearly everyone I know is addicted in some measure to the Internet," wrote Tony Schwartz in New York times.

4 million working days were lost to work related stress last year, a jump of nearly a quarter.

83% of workers say they're stressed about their jobs, nearly 50% say work-related stress is interfering with their sleep, and 60% use their smartphones to check in with work outside of normal working hours.

A wandering mind! By one estimate, people daydream through nearly half of their waking hours?

And I'm going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University, but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly 30 years.

But it actually shouldn't matter to you nearly as much as you think.

Every summer when I top up my selection of summer outfits from the department stores, my eyes would nearly pop out of my head.

Facing water shortages and escalating fertilizer costs, farmers in developing countries are using raw sewage to irrigate and fertilize nearly 49 million acres of cropland, according to a new report—and it may not be a bad thing.

George Bernard Shaw won a Nobel Prize when he was nearly 70.

Gregg Rosen lost his job as a sales nearly three years ago and is still unemployed.

In 1699 she sailed with her daughter nearly 5,000 miles from the Netherlands to South America to study insects in the jungles of what is now known as Suriname.

In one experiment, nearly 200 participants boarded a double-decker bus for a tour of Philadelphia.

In the 1960s, the United States devoted nearly 17% of discretionary spending to research and development, reaping decades of economic growth.

It is nearly identical to our own planet in bulk properties, such as mass, density and size.

Leadership of the planning corporation has changed hands nearly as many times as the opening date has been pushed back.

Mott survey found among the 56 percent of mothers and 34 percent of fathers who discussed parenting on social media, 72 percent of them said sharing made them feel less alone, and nearly as many said sharing helped them worry less and gave them advice fro

Nearly 2.2 million people die a year because of diarrhea-related diseases, according to WHO statistics.

Nearly 700 miles long, the earthquake zone is located by the North American Plate off the coast of Pacific British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Northern California.

Nearly a billion people are illiterate.

Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of "Friends", a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on their remote control.

Nearly half of high-earning, college-graduate parents enrolled their children in arts classes before they were 5, compared with one-fifth of low-income, less-educated parents.

The ability to work well with others and collaborate on projects is a sought-after ability in nearly every position.

The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group.

The idea was to test the machines on a database that included up to 1 million different images of nearly 700, 000 different people—and not just a large database featuring a relatively small number of different faces, more consistent with what's been used

The lake's landscape is bizarre and deadly—and made even more so by the fact that it's the place where nearly 75 percent of the world's flamingos are born.

The National Association of Social Workers represents nearly 145, 000 social workers across the country.

There's little doubt that nearly everyone who comes in contact with the Net has difficulty disconnecting.

Today, energy storage is a $33 billion global industry that generates nearly 100 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year.

We're looking at roughly 80 percent loss of ice cover on the Arctic Ocean in 10 years, roughly 10 years, and 100 percent loss in nearly 20 years.

When looking at how women are depicted, the study found female characters were four times more likely to be shown in sexy clothing, and nearly four times as likely to be referred to as physically attractive.

with fertilizer prices jumping nearly 50% per metric ton over the last year in some places, human waste is an attractive, and often necessary, alternative.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADV-GRADED

几乎;差不多

Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case.

例句

ADV-GRADED

即将;就要

Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case.

例句

PHRASE

远远不;根本不;远非

You use not nearly to emphasize that something is not the case.

例句

英汉词典释义

adv.

几乎; 差不多

英英词典释义

Adverb

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';

2. in a close manner;