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You’ve been standing nearly all the evening. 你已经站了快一个晚上了。
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It’s nearly Christmas. 已经快到圣诞节了。
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在不少情况下两者几乎可以换用:
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The girl nearly (almost) fainted. 这姑娘差点(几乎)晕倒了。
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They have almost (nearly) run out of food. 他们的食品几乎(差不多)已经吃完了。
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He went out almost (nearly) every evening. 他几乎(差不多)每天晚上都出去。
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It was nearly (almost) five thirty. 几乎已经五点半了。
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但也有一些差别。例如almost可以和no,nothing,never这类否定词连用:
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Almost no one believed her. 几乎没有人相信她的话。
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She almost said nothing. 她几乎什么都没说。
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I almost never spoke to her. 我几乎从未和她说过话。
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这时却不宜用nearly,但not nearly可表示“远远不(够)”:
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There are not nearly enough people to do the job. 干这工作人手远远不够。
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We don’t do nearly enough to help. 我们远没给予足够的帮助。
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50 alone—lonely—lonesome
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alone作为形容词,有两个意思:
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独自一人:
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I’m all alone here. 在这里我只独自一人。
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She would weep when alone. 她独自一人时会哭泣。
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单独在一起(没人在旁边):
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They were alone; so he could speak frankly. 他们单独在一起,因此他可以坦率讲话。
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We are not alone in thinking that. 不单是我们这样想。
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但偶尔有“孤独”的意思:
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Pemela felt hopelessly alone. 帕米拉感到异常孤独。
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