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nowhere near

核心问题

One visit is nowhere near enough. nowhere near 是什么意思?能否用 not 来代替?

词典解答

nowhere nearnot 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:

  1. Lions are nowhere near as fast as the cheetah ... (EED) 狮子远不如非洲猎豹跑得快……

  2. 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》)

  3. 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。

  4. 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》)。

练习题

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)

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