near
单词辨析：
指物理距离不远的，也指有近亲关系的。
The post office is 10 miles from the nearest town.
邮局离最近的城镇有10英里。
They are near relatives.
他们是近亲。
指房屋、建筑物、土地等相距很近的，或紧挨在一起的。
They stayed in adjacent rooms.
他们住在毗连的房间里。
The school is adjacent to the church.
那所学校与教堂毗邻。
指距离、时间接近的，也可指人与人之间亲密的，可后接介词 to。
She sat on a chair close to the window.
她坐在靠窗口的一把椅子上。
The closest shop is about 2 miles away.
最近的商店大概有2英里远。
It was close to 3 a.m.
时间已接近凌晨3点。
I believe you and he were very close friends.
我相信你和他曾是非常亲密的朋友。
指位置、时间、次序等最为接近的。
Turn right at the next corner.
下一个拐角向右转。
When is the next flight to Chicago?
飞往芝加哥的下一趟航班是几点？
Read the next two chapters before Saturday.
星期六之前看完下两章。
相关例句：
I bought them for a pound apiece, near enough
我几乎是以一英镑一件的价钱买下了它们。
The controversy regarding vitamin C is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.
关于维生素C的争议短期内不可能平息。
He will absolutely not go near a hospital
他绝对不会去医院。
As he neared the stable, he slowed the horse and patted it on the neck
接近马厩时，他勒马缓行，轻拍它的脖颈。
As half time neared, Hardyman almost scored twice
临近中场休息时，哈迪曼差点梅开二度。
'Since I retired to this place,' he wrote near the end of his life, 'I have never been out of these mountains.'
“自从隐居到这里，”他在生命即将结束时写道，“我一直没有离开过这些大山。”