nigh 音标拼音: [n'ɑɪ]
a . 在附近的
ad . 在附近地
prep . 近于
在附近的在附近地近於
nigh adv 1 :
near in time or place or relationship ; "
as the wedding day drew near "; "
stood near the door "; "
don '
t shoot until they come near "; "
getting near to the true explanation ";
"
her mother is always near "; "
The end draws nigh "; "
the bullet didn '
t come close "; "
don '
t get too close to the fire " [
synonym : {
near }, {
nigh }, {
close }]
2 : (
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 well -
nigh perfect "; "
virtually all the parties signed the contract "; "
I was near exhausted by the run "; "
most everyone agrees " [
synonym : {
about }, {
almost }, {
most }, {
nearly }, {
near },
{
nigh }, {
virtually }, {
well -
nigh }]
adj 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
near }, {
close }, {
nigh }] [
ant : {
far }]
2 :
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 "
[
synonym : {
near (
a )}, {
nigh (
a )}]
Nigh \
Nigh \,
v .
t . &
i .
To draw nigh (
to );
to approach ;
to come near . [
Obs .] --
Wyclif (
Matt .
iii .
2 ).
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Nigh \
Nigh \,
prep .
Near to ;
not remote or distant from . "
was not this nigh shore ?" --
Shak .
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Nigh \
Nigh \ (
n [
imac ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Nigher } (
n [
imac ]"[~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Nighest },
or {
Next } (
n [
e ^]
kst ).] [
OE .
nigh ,
neigh ,
neih ,
AS .
ne ['
a ]
h ,
n [=
e ]
h ;
akin to D .
na ,
adv .,
OS .
n [=
a ]
h ,
a .,
OHG .
n [=
a ]
h ,
G .
nah ,
a .,
nach to ,
after ,
Icel .
n [=
a ] (
in comp .)
nigh ,
Goth .
n [=
e ]
hw ,
n [=
e ]
hwa ,
adv .,
nigh .
Cf . {
Near },
{
Neighbor }, {
Next }.]
1 .
Not distant or remote in place or time ;
near .
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The loud tumult shows the battle nigh . --
Prior .
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2 .
Not remote in degree ,
kindred ,
circumstances ,
etc .;
closely allied ;
intimate . "
Nigh kinsmen ." --
Knolles .
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Ye . . .
are made nigh by the blood of Christ .
--
Eph .
ii .
13 .
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Syn :
Near ;
close ;
adjacent ;
contiguous ;
present ;
neighboring .
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Nigh \
Nigh \,
adv . [
AS .
ne ['
a ]
h ,
n [=
e ]
h .
See {
Nigh },
a .]
1 .
In a situation near in place or time ,
or in the course of events ;
near .
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He was sick ,
nigh unto death . --
Phil .
ii .
27 .
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He drew not nigh unheard ;
the angel bright ,
Ere he drew nigh ,
his radiant visage turned .
--
Milton .
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2 .
Almost ;
nearly ;
as ,
he was nigh dead .
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96 Moby Thesaurus words for "
nigh ":
about ,
all but ,
almost ,
along toward ,
approach ,
approaching ,
approximate ,
approximating ,
arm -
in -
arm ,
around ,
as good as ,
aside ,
at close quarters ,
at hand ,
at next hand ,
beside ,
bordering on ,
burning ,
by ,
cheek -
by -
jowl ,
circa ,
close ,
close about ,
close at hand ,
close by ,
close to ,
close upon ,
closely ,
come near ,
converge ,
counterclockwise ,
draw near ,
draw nigh ,
fast by ,
hand -
in -
hand ,
hard ,
hard by ,
hard on ,
hereabout ,
hereabouts ,
hot ,
immediate ,
in spitting distance ,
intimate ,
just about ,
larboard ,
left ,
left -
hand ,
left -
wing ,
left -
wingish ,
levorotatory ,
liberal ,
near ,
near at hand ,
near the mark ,
near to ,
near upon ,
nearabout ,
nearabouts ,
nearby ,
nearing ,
nearish ,
nearly ,
next door to ,
nigh about ,
nighhand ,
nighish ,
not far ,
not far from ,
not quite ,
only a step ,
port ,
pretty near ,
propinque ,
proximal ,
proximate ,
radical ,
round ,
side -
by -
side ,
sinister ,
sinistral ,
sinistrocerebral ,
sinistrocular ,
sinistrogyrate ,
sinistrorse ,
thereabout ,
thereabouts ,
verging on ,
verging upon ,
vicinal ,
warm ,
well -
nigh ,
within call ,
within earshot ,
within hearing ,
within reach NIGHT .
That space of time during which the sun is below the horizon of the earth ,
except ,
that short space which precedes its rising and follows its setting ,
during which ,
by its light ,
the countenance of a man may be discerned .
I Hale ,
P .
C .
550 ;
3 Inst .
63 ;
4 Bl .
Com .
224 ;
1 Hawk .
P .
C .
101 ;
3 Chit .
Cr .
Law ,
1093 ;
2 Leach ,
710 ;
Bac .
Ab .
Burglary ,
D ;
2 East ,
P .
C .
509 ;
2 Russ .
Cr .
32 ;
Rosc .
Cr .
Ev .
278 ;
7 Dane '
s Ab .
134 .
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