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nigh 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adverb
/nī/,
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Near,
  1. Near
    • - departure time was drawing nigh
    • - they drew nigh unto the city
  2. Almost
    • - a car weighing nigh on two tons
    • - recovery will be well nigh impossible
  1. near: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
  2. near(a): being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
  3. about: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "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 ...
  4. near in time or place.
  5. (adj.) Nice, but said in such a way that the speaker sort of sounds like Borat. Alt. sp.: s’nigh