橘子朗文词典

nigh

N 开头单词专八核心词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [naɪ]
  • 美式音标 [naɪ]
  • 国际音标 [nai]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.近的；直接的；左侧的
  • adv.在附近地；即将发生
  • prep.近于
  • v.接近

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • I had to pay nigh on forty pounds for it.
    我不得不为它花了将近40英镑。
  • The storm must still be nigh, she thought.
    她想暴风雨必定仍会到来。
  • They've lived in that house for nigh on 30 years.
    他们在那所房子里住了差不多30年了。
  • They've lived in that house for nigh on 30 years.
    他们在那所房子里住了差不多30年了。
  • The end of the world may be nigh, but do we really care?
    世界末日可能不远了，但我们真的在意吗？

词组短语

    短语

  • stick nigh 在附近逗留或等待
  • killing nigh 其十九
  • kiing nigh 其十九
  • nigh prep 近于
  • drawing nigh 人间沧桑

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • near

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If an event is nigh, it will happen very soon. &rarrsee also well-nigh
  • Nigh on an amount, number, or age means almost that amount, number, or age.