| 词汇 | well-nigh |
| 释义 | well-nigh adverb uk /ˌwelˈnaɪ/ us /ˌwelˈnaɪ/ almost or very nearly: 几乎；非常接近 With no help, finishing the job in a day was well-nigh impossible.没有帮助的话，在一天内完成这项工作几乎是不可能的。 Synonyms about almost near nearly nighold-fashioned or literary virtually not completely almostWe need to hurry up - it's almost time to go. nearlyIt's nearly midnight. nearHe was near tears (= almost crying). aboutAre you about ready to leave? all butThe concert was all but over by the time we arrived. well-nighIt was well-nigh impossible to get a person on the phone these days. Almost a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom about almost as good asidiom as much asidiom be on the way to somethingidiom going on intent more more or lessidiom much scant strike sub that was close!idiom to the brink of something to/for all intents and purposesidiom up to (doing) somethingidiom virtual way well-nigh | American Dictionarywell-nigh adjective us/ˈwelˌnɑɪ/ almost: Once you get behind, it is well-nigh impossible to catch up. Examples of well-nighwell-nigh Conversely, if government does establish schools that address such subjects, it becomes well-nigh impossible for government to remain neutral with respect to that controversy. It was well-nigh impossible to assign them to any definite species on the basis of external characters alone. This fact is inescapable; it is well-nigh oppressive. However, this futuristic scenario is well-nigh unintelligible. Think about it: more than half of the total set of moments which go to make up someone's conscious waking life occupied with inner speech - that's well-nigh continuous! The difficulty of stopping duelling was compounded by the fact that ' to end a quarrell between two men of worth and valour ' by any other means was well-nigh impossible. This made planning well-nigh impossible, and produced a stagnant market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In those days there were moments when the problem seemed well-nigh insoluble. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both you and we knew that you were taking on a well-nigh impossible task. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They have not proved the cause or connection, although their verdict is well-nigh conclusive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is well-nigh impossible to continue considering this subject if the data are not made available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The task of the police and the park-keeping staff, already very heavy, would be made well-nigh impossible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It clears away a measure of the cluttered confusion of procedures of well-nigh a century ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I, for one, look upon such a future as something well-nigh appalling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be much better to leave the matter on the terms of the last well-nigh 900 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of well-nigh 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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