英语单词短语词组“nigh”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

nigh

adverb,preposition

old-fashionedorliterary

/naɪ/us

/naɪ/

near:

临近，接近

She must have written nighon(=nearlybut notquite)50books.她肯定已经写了接近50本著作了。

Thetimeisnigh(= it isnearlytime)for us to make adecision.快到我们作决定的时候了。

Synonyms

almost
nearly
virtually(ALMOST)

See also

well-nigh

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Almost

a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom
about
almost
as good asidiom
as much asidiom
be on the way tosomethingidiom
going on
intent
more
more or lessidiom
much
part
sub
that was close!idiom
to/for all intents and purposesidiom
up to(doing) somethingidiom
verge
verge onsomething
virtual
way

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(Definition ofnighfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

nigh| American Dictionary

nigh

preposition,adverb[not gradable]

dated

/nɑɪ/

literature

near intimeorspace:

Shebelievesthat the end of theworldis nigh.

(Definition ofnighfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnigh

nigh

The time isnighas well for concerted efforts to refine theory on resilience.

From theCambridge English Corpus

That the time for this is now drawingnigh, seems probable.

From theCambridge English Corpus

Acquisition would benighon impossible if the child misconstrued every adult utterance in this way.

From theCambridge English Corpus

Nighconfused about mistake - could be soused!

From theCambridge English Corpus

I have heard forecasts that the end isnigh, that there will be no recovery, that there will be oblivion for the entire nation.

From the

Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0

After all, blunt military repression of opposition forces only leads to anighhopeless spiral of violence.

FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English

This lack, or calculated omission, allows escape from the more immediate problems, though the day of reckoning is drawingnigh.

From the

Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0

After all, it isnighon impossible to prove that something is not the case and far easier to prove that something is the case.

FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English

It would benighon impossible to regulate his viewing habits.

FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English

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单词	nigh
释义	nigh adverb,preposition old-fashionedorliterary uk /naɪ/us /naɪ/ near: 临近，接近 She must have written nighon(=nearlybut notquite)50books.她肯定已经写了接近50本著作了。 Thetimeisnigh(= it isnearlytime)for us to make adecision.快到我们作决定的时候了。 Synonyms almost nearly virtually(ALMOST) See also well-nigh SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Almost a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom about almost as good asidiom as much asidiom be on the way tosomethingidiom going on intent more more or lessidiom much part sub that was close!idiom to/for all intents and purposesidiom up to(doing) somethingidiom verge verge onsomething virtual way See more results » (Definition ofnighfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) nigh\| American Dictionary nigh preposition,adverb[not gradable] dated us /nɑɪ/ literature near intimeorspace: Shebelievesthat the end of theworldis nigh. (Definition ofnighfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press) Examplesofnigh nigh The time isnighas well for concerted efforts to refine theory on resilience. From theCambridge English Corpus That the time for this is now drawingnigh, seems probable. From theCambridge English Corpus Acquisition would benighon impossible if the child misconstrued every adult utterance in this way. From theCambridge English Corpus Nighconfused about mistake - could be soused! From theCambridge English Corpus I have heard forecasts that the end isnigh, that there will be no recovery, that there will be oblivion for the entire nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, blunt military repression of opposition forces only leads to anighhopeless spiral of violence. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This lack, or calculated omission, allows escape from the more immediate problems, though the day of reckoning is drawingnigh. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, it isnighon impossible to prove that something is not the case and far easier to prove that something is the case. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It would benighon impossible to regulate his viewing habits. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/nigh##
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