| 词汇 | nearing |
| 释义 | nearing present 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 nearingnearing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. My first graduate students are nearing 50 and have tenure and more. Both large scale laser facilities designed to achieve ignition soon after 2010 are nearing completion. The construction of the experimental apparatus is nearing completion. The advent of laser-produced plasmas and laser-based plasma diagnostics have fueled interest in the formation of plasmas at densities nearing solid density. By 1970, my phase of the witchweed research program was nearing an end. Some, though not all, were unlikely to be females nearing the end of their natural life span. The development of a practical device is nearing completion. Many union members and leaders may heavily discount the future, particularly since some of them may be nearing retirement. The table shows that female leadership of this particular change is assumed only when the diffusion of those is nearing completion in the 18th century. Reviews of six more technologies are nearing completion, and eight others are planned to start in 2007. For instance, a standard management information system for public hospitals is nearing completion. Emboldened by these successes, as the war was nearing its end, both labor federations announced large-scale organizing drives. But a defined benefit plan does offer a valuable alternative to workers nearing retirement. Accompanying text informs us that the woman who slept there not only had been "dangerously ill" from a fever, but also was nearing her confinement. However, little research has addressed the issue of burden to others among patients nearing death. 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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