One visit is nowhere near enough. nowhere near 是什么意思?能否用 not 来代替?
nowhere near 是 not 的强调说法,在语气上相当于 not at all。通常译为“远不是”“远不如”“根本不”(参见 anywhere near)。请看下面的例句:
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Lions are nowhere near as fast as the cheetah ... (EED) 狮子远不如非洲猎豹跑得快……
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Monsieur Delacour was nowhere near as attractive as his wife. (J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) 德拉库尔先生远没有他妻子那样有魅力。(《哈利·波特与死亡圣徒》)
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Today's game was nowhere near as exciting as yesterday's game. (DAI) 今天的比赛一点儿也不像昨天那么精彩。
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When the summer ended, Hillary and I were nowhere near finished with our conversation... (B. Clinton, My Life) 夏天就这样过去了,可我和希拉里之间的话还远远没有说完……(《我的生活》)。
请做下面的英语试题: Help will come from the U. N., but the aid will be ____ near what's needed. A. everywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere D. anywhere(全国研考,97-5)