near

（常与to连用）近地，不远地；近，接近

亲密的；近亲的

左边的，左侧的；邻近的，接近的

靠近，接近，走近

near

亲近的, 亲密的, 近, (车, 马等)左侧的, 吝啬的

(时间, 空间方面)近, 不远

在...近旁, 近...

接近, 走近

near

1. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

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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"

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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"

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3. closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"

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4. giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

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5. with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

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6. very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

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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"

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2. (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"

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