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well-nigh是什么意思？

well-nigh

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相关单词 wellnigh
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • ADV
    几乎;差不多
    Well-nigh means almost, but not completely or exactly.
    例句
    Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible. 找到一块颜色、尺寸和价格都符合你要求的毛毯几乎是不可能的。 ...a hierarchical structure that was well-nigh unassailable. 几乎不可撼动的等级制度
英英词典释义
  • Adverb
    1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
    "the job is (just) about done""the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded""we're almost finished""the car all but ran her down""he nearly fainted""talked for nigh onto 2 hours""the recording is well-nigh perfect""virtually all the parties signed the contract""I was near exhausted by the run""most everyone agrees"