well-nigh

中文詞源

well-nigh幾乎，差不多

well,好的，nigh,幾乎，接近，比較級near,最高級next.

詞組搭配

well nigh幾乎

She cried herself well-nigh blind她眼睛都快哭瞎了

雙語例句

1. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.

漢他對于法國、德國和荷蘭的文學了如指掌。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.

漢好吧，不管怎樣，還是要感謝你所做的一切。

來自柯林斯例句

3. His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university.

漢他那本帶有精美插圖的書見證了他對大學的熱愛。

來自柯林斯例句

4. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.

漢他的妻子感到有些不舒服，想要回家。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?

漢好吧，關于生產商就講這么多，那關于消費者呢？

來自柯林斯例句

英英釋義

1. (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"