nearby通常做空间上的接近,如nearby room。near指时间、空间、年龄上的接近;nearby用作形容词,意思为“附近的”。用作定语时,可以放在所修饰的名词之前或之后;而near既可作表语,又可作定语,用作定语时一般不后置。
near的用法1.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。
2.near作“近似,相似”解时在句中作表语,但nearest除外。
3.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。
4.near多用于诗歌中,而少用于日常口语。
near的常用短语用作副词 (adv.)
as near as
as near as make no differences
near的用法例句:
1.She is not herself. She came near to a breakdown.
她身体不舒服,简直要崩溃了。
2.Southbound traffic tailed back for twenty miles on the M5 near Bristol.
在布里斯托尔附近的5号高速公路上,南行的车辆排成了绵延20英里的长龙。
3.He awoke to find Charlie standing near the bed.
他醒了过来,发现查利正站在床边。
4.As we drew near, I saw that the boot lid was up.
我们靠近时,我看见汽车行李箱的盖子翘了起来。
5.The General does not like non-combatant personnel near a scene of action.
将军不喜欢非战斗部队人员靠近战场。
6.He was near to death after a car smash.
他差点在一场撞车事故中丧命。
7.The repairs to the Hafner machine were near to completion.
对哈夫纳机器的修理即将结束。
8.Joanne had a small dark birthmark near her hairline.
乔安妮的发际线旁有个小小的深色胎记。