nearby
adverb,adjective
uk/ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/us/ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/B1
notfaraway:
在附近;附近地If there's acafénearby, we couldstopfor asnack.如果附近有小餐馆的话,我们可以停下来吃点东西。
Inoticedapolicemanstandingnearby.我注意到有一名警察站在近旁。
Westoppedat some nearbyshopstobuysomefood.我们顺路在附近的一些商店里买了些吃的。
- Water waspumpedfrom a nearbylakein anattempttodampdown theflames.
- Thousands offishwerekilledas aresultof adischargeofpoisonouschemicalsfrom a nearbyfactory.
- Theinjuredwere taken to several nearbyhospitals.
- Apassingmotoriststoppedand gave her aliftto the nearbytown.
- Theexplosionshatterednearbywindowsandwreckedtwocars.
Closeness in distance and time
- a hair's breadthidiom
- a stone's throwidiom
- about
- ace
- anywhere
- anywhere nearidiom
- approachable
- around
- float around
- hand to handidiom
- hard by
- here
- roof
- round the corneridiom
- shadow
- shout
- step
- stick together
- super-convenient
- tailgating
Grammar
Nearby
Nearby is an adverb or an adjective meaning ‘not far away’:…