nearer 音标拼音: [n'ɪrɚ]
adj . 较近
较近
nearer adv 1 : (
comparative of `
near '
or `
close ')
within a shorter distance ; "
come closer ,
my dear !"; "
they drew nearer ";
"
getting nearer to the true explanation " [
synonym : {
nearer },
{
nigher }, {
closer }]
Near \
Near \,
a . [
Compar . {
Nearer };
superl . {
Nearest }.] [
See {
Near },
adv .]
1 .
Not far distant in time ,
place ,
or degree ;
not remote ;
close at hand ;
adjacent ;
neighboring ;
nigh . "
As one near death ." --
Shak .
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He served great Hector ,
and was ever near ,
Not with his trumpet only ,
but his spear . --
Dryden .
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2 .
Closely connected or related .
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She is thy father '
s near kinswoman . --
Lev .
xviii .
12 .
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3 .
Close to one '
s interests ,
affection ,
etc .;
touching ,
or affecting intimately ;
intimate ;
dear ;
as ,
a near friend .
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4 .
Close to anything followed or imitated ;
not free ,
loose ,
or rambling ;
as ,
a version near to the original .
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5 .
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss ;
close ;
narrow [
3 ];
as ,
a near escape ;
a near miss .
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6 .
Next to the driver ,
when he is on foot ;
in the Unted States ,
on the left of an animal or a team ;
as ,
the near ox ;
the near leg .
See {
Off side },
under {
Off },
a .
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7 .
Immediate ;
direct ;
close ;
short . "
The nearest way ."
--
Milton .
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8 .
Close -
fisted ;
parsimonious . [
Obs .
or Low ,
Eng .]
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Note :
Near may properly be followed by to before the thing approached ;
but more frequently to is omitted ,
and the adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition .
The same is also true of the word nigh .
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Syn :
Nigh ;
close ;
adjacent ;
proximate ;
contiguous ;
present ;
ready ;
intimate ;
familiar ;
dear .
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nearer \
nearer \
adj .
less distant in space ;
as ,
we walked to the nearer house .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
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