| 词汇 | neared |
| 释义 | neared past simple and past participle ofnear near verb[ I or T ] uk /nɪər/ us /nɪr/ to get close to something in distance, time, or state: 靠近;临近;接近 I'm pleased to say the project is nearing completion.我很高兴地宣布这项工程即将竣工。 As the wedding day neared, I started to have second thoughts about getting married.随着婚期日益临近，我开始对结婚犹豫起来。 The captain switched on the seat belt sign as we neared the airport.当我们靠近机场时机长打开了安全带信号灯。 Synonym approach Closeness in distance and time a few stepsidiom a hair's breadthidiom about anywhere anywhere nearidiom approachable around float float around hand to handidiom hard by proximate proximately proximity roof round the corneridiom shadow shout spit step Examples of nearedneared In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The board of trade's opposition to the control of prices in war became increasingly firm as war neared. Beginning in 1983, the country experienced annual record-breaking trade deficits; by the summer of 1985 the deficit neared an unprecedented $150 billion. Put simply, something different was happening as the process neared its end. Over this water potential range, the rate of after-ripening slowed as seeds neared completion of after-ripening. The level of detail was high : estimates for each sprayer's daily chores neared 8.6 houses (an average that subsequently increased). The joint family household form became more predominant as heads neared the age of 60. As the 1984 elections neared, the 'fairness issue' began to play an increasingly significant role in policy decisions. Almost all of these advance directives requested that life-sustaining treatments be f orgone as death neared, and treatment was f orgone in 98% of the deaths. The stay at the monastery had brought no definitive agreement over libretto or music for the work's final scene, and, as the performances neared, the arguments intensified. I was going to argue with him more strongly, if he had not seemed, so to speak, to join us as he neared the tape. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The vehicles were travelling together but became separated, and the second vehicle was ambushed by bandits as it neared a road bend. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such an arrangement meant in effect that the vast majority of prison officers, as they neared retirement, had no house of their own and little prospect of obtaining a mortgage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has now neared the border. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As the starship neared its destination, the outer portion of the sail would detach. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the reservoir neared completion, run-down of the line started in 1904. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. |
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