adj.近的；近似的；亲近的；吝啬的

adv.在附近；不久以后；几乎；[罕]吝啬地

prep.附近；接近；临近；大约；(质量、大小等)相仿；濒临

v.接近；靠近

英式：[nɪəz]
美式：[nɪr]

用作形容词 (adj.)

His flat's very near. 他的公寓就在附近。

We will meet in Beijing in the near future. 在不久的将来，我们将在北京见面。

The supermarket is very near to the station. 超级市场离车站很近。

Can you tell me the nearest way to the railway station? 你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗？

We don't have that color in stock, this is the nearest. 我们现货中没有那种颜色,这是最近似的。

He is very near and dear to her. 他和她很亲近。

He is very near with his money. 他花钱很吝啬。

用作副词 (adv.)

I found some shops quite near. 我发现附近有几个商店。

The Mid Autumn Festival is drawing near. 中秋节快到了。

I was near dead with fright. 我几乎给吓死了。

Lisa lives near. 丽莎生活地很节俭。

用作介词 (prep.)

His clinic is near the newly-built railway station. 他的诊所在新建的火车站附近。

He is near forty. 他年近四十。

My birthday is very near Christmas. 我的生日离圣诞节很近。

Share prices are near their record high of last year. 股票价格接近去年的最高纪录。

Nobody else comes near her in intellect. 谁也赶不上她聪明。

The company had staged a strong recovery from a point of near bankruptcy. 该公司已从濒临破产的状态中强劲地恢复过来。

用作动词 (v.)

He must be nearing home by now. 他现在一定已经快到家了。

The ship is nearing the land. 这条船快要靠陆地了。

adj.(形容词)

near用作形容词时,一般指在时间和空间相近或程度上相似,可引申表达感情上“亲密的,亲近的”等。

near作“近似,相似”解时在句中作表语,但nearest除外。

v.(动词)

near指人或事物在时间或空间上挨近或靠近,多用于进行体。可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

near多用于诗歌中,而少用于日常口语。

nearsightedness

n.近视眼；眼光短浅

nearsighted

adj.近视的

nearside

n.靠近的一边

adj.左侧；靠人行道的

nearshore

adj.(研究)近岸水域的