near /niə/ I. prep.在…附近：She sits near the window in the classroom.她坐在教室里靠窗户的地方。It’s near 6 o’clock.快六点了。‖II. adj.接近的，近的（to）：The station is near so we shall get there soon. 车站很近，所以我们很快就能到那儿。We came by the nearest route. 我们从最近的路线来。She was near to tears.她快要流泪了。［考句］The animal has a brain which is nearest in size to man’s.这种动物有一个非常近似于人脑大的脑袋。(in size表示“在大小尺寸方面”，to man’s即to man’s bain）‖III. adv.附近，邻近：A train is coming near quickly.一列火车飞快地开过来。Christmas is drawing near. 圣诞节就要到了。
［辨析］见by
nearby /ˈniəbai/ I. adj.附近的：He lives in a nearby village.(=He lives in a village nearby.) 他住在附近的一个村庄。‖II.adv.附近: The plane landed nearby. 飞机在附近着陆。‖III.prep.在…附近： We are going to build a power station nearby the mountain.我们打算在大山附近建一座发电站。
nearly /ˈniəli/ adv.几乎；将近： It is nearly five o’clock.快五点了。Nearly everyone knows him.几乎每个人都认识他。not nearly远非；相差很远：It is not nearly so easy as we thought. 这远不像我们原来所想的那么简单。Twenty dollars isn’t nearly enough for my journey. 20美元远不够我旅行用的。
［辨析］见almost
