well-nigh

英 ['welnai] 美

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"

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。

That has been my stated policy well nigh two thousand years.: 这也是我近2000年来的既定原则.

But as for him, his feet were almost gone ; his steps had well - nigh slipped.: 至于他, 他的脚几乎失闪,险些滑跌.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped.: 至于我, 我的脚几乎失闪.我的脚险些滑跌.

They concluded that American literature had been well - nigh throttled at birth.: 他们断言美国文学诞生之日便几乎被扼杀了.

Huck's confidence in the human race was well - nigh obliterated.: 哈克对于人类的信心几乎全部都丧失了.

well-nigh 几乎，差不多

well,好的，nigh,几乎，接近，比较级near,最高级next.

1. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.: 他对于法国、德国和荷兰的文学了如指掌。

2. Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.: 好吧，不管怎样，还是要感谢你所做的一切。

3. His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university.: 他那本带有精美插图的书见证了他对大学的热爱。

4. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.: 他的妻子感到有些不舒服，想要回家。

5. Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?: 好吧，关于生产商就讲这么多，那关于消费者呢？