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Although he's nearly fifty, he can still play tennis with the best.
尽管他已年近五十，可是他网球还是打得不比别人差。
Nearly all of them kept aloof from such doctrines.
他们几乎都不接受这种教条。
The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.
这条新跑道将近六英里长。
He had a high fever which nearly finished him off.
他发了一次高烧，差点把命送了。
The tree was nearly sawn through.
这棵树几乎被锯断了。
That fever nearly finished him off.
那场热病几乎送了他的命。
Nearly all of them speak passably.
他们差不多所有的人都讲得还不错。
I cycled for nearly ten miles before I ran out of steam.
我骑了约10英里的车便感到筋疲力尽了。
He kept me waiting for nearly an hour while I twiddled my thumbs.
他让我等了差不多一个小时，我闲得无聊。
The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the world's surface.
海洋几乎占地球表面的四分之三。
I had nearly finished chapter 8.
我就要把第8章看完了。
I nearly fell but managed to recover myself.
我差一点倒下,但最后还是站稳了脚根。
I nearly hit the ceiling when you spoke.
你一开口就吓了我一大跳。
He nearly poked me in the eye with his stick.
他的竿子几乎扎着我的眼睛。
Old Jim has nearly done his nut over his son.
老吉姆为了儿子的事几乎发疯了。
The book will run to nearly 2,000 pages.
这本书将厚达两千页之多。
Her hair nearly reached down to her waist.
她的头发几乎垂到了腰部。
The meeting dragged on for nearly four hours.
会议单调乏味地持续了近4个小时。
His grandfather is nearly seventy.
他爷爷快七十岁了。
The truck nearly ran over cyclist.
那辆卡车差点把一个骑自行车的人压着了。
Though nearly twenty he was barely literate.
他都快二十了，还是睁眼瞎子。
Let's push on it's nearly nightfall.
咱们继续往前走吧--天快黑了。
We're nearly always at church on Sundays.
我们星期日几乎都在教堂做礼拜。
I nearly run into a bus when it stop suddenly in front of me.
前面一辆公共汽车突然停住，我险些撞上。
John nearly broke his neck trying not to be late to school.
为使上学不迟到，约翰费了九牛二虎之力。
That was a close thing! I was nearly run down by the car.
那真是千钩一发啊！我差点被那车给压了。
My son has been pining over his dead cat for nearly a week now.
我儿子几乎有一个星期为他那只死去的猫而闷闷不乐。
The fishing junk nearly keeled over in the crosswind.
渔船由于侧面吹来的风，几乎倾覆。
After three scoops the jar was nearly empty.
舀了三勺後，罐子就快空了。
His eyes nearly jumped from their sockets in surprise.
他惊讶得眼珠子差一点跳出来。
It was so funny, I nearly died laughing.
太好玩了，我差点笑死了。
We aren't nearly ready for the inspection.
对检查一事，我们还远未准备好。
Though nearly 50, he was exceptionally vigorous in work.
别看他快五十岁了，工作却是雷厉风行。
He nearly always wears a bow tie.
他差不多总是系著蝴蝶领结。
A car suddenly shot out of a side road and nearly hit me.
有一辆汽车冷不防从岔道上冲出，险些撞著我。
Her attempt to break the world record nearly came off.
她想要打破世界纪录，已接近成功。
It snows nearly every day and the snow is high around their little farm house.
几乎每天都在下雪，而且积雪高高地堆积在他们的小农舍周围。
I've lived here for nearly sixty years, man and boy.
我在这里生活近60年，我一生都在此地。
During the National Day, nearly all the units stick flags out.
国庆节期间，几乎所有的单位都在外面挂上了旗子。
The descent down the mountain took nearly two hours.
下山差不多花了两个小时。
Nearly fifty exhibitors have provided pictures for the display.
有近五十名参展者为画展提供了展品。
You've been sold a pup -- that house is nearly falling down!
你上当了--那所房子都要塌了！
There isn't nearly enough time to learn all these words.
要把这些新词都学会了，时间远远不够。
There were going on for (ie nearly) fifty people at the party.
参加聚会的将近五十人。
A car suddenly shoot out of a side road and nearly hit me.
有一辆汽车冷不防从岔道上冲出，险些撞著我。
They've been gabbing (away) on the phone for nearly an hour.
他们通过电话聊天已经快一小时了。
He has$20, but that is not nearly enough for the trip.
他有二十元，但这远远不够旅途费用。
I was nearly bankrupt, but your loan saved my bacon.
我已濒於破产，是你借给我的钱使我幸免於难。
By midnight he had put back nearly two bottles of wine.
到半夜时分他已喝了近两瓶酒。
The correction of all my mistakes took nearly an hour.
我用了近一个小时才改完我的全部错误。