Near 词性丰富，可以作形容词、副词或介词等，是一个用法非常广泛的单词，主要表示不久或不远，因此它既可以用来表示空间上的距离，也可也表示时间上的跨度，也是考研或 CET4 考试中会出现的一个单词。 只有在个别一些情况下，near 才可以作前置定语，此时它通常不用来修饰地点或位置，常见的如下：一、意思有“接近的，差不多的，几乎”等，相当于 close to being sb/sth，此时的 near 没有比较级和最高级，是一个不可分级形容词，因为没有“一点差不多”或“非常差不多”等类似的说法，例如：The runners looked near exhaustion.赛跑者看上去几乎筋疲力尽。A climb in the mountains led to near disaster.攀登这座山差点导致一场灾难。The election proved to be a near disaster for the party.这次选举对这个党派来说几乎是一场灾难。二、意为“近亲”，表示亲属关系，例如：We invited all our near relatives to the party.我们邀请了所有的近亲参加聚会。Only the nearest relatives were present at the funeral.只有几位近亲参加了葬礼。三、意为“不久的”，常出现在类似于 in the near future 等表时间的短语中，且通常这类短语置于句尾，例如：Bank interest rates are expected to rise in the near future.银行利率预计在不久的将来会上升。The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.冲突短期内不可能解决。
四、意为“近侧的”等，用于指某物最靠近你所在位置的一侧，例如：I got into the near side of the bed.我从自己这边上了床。He got out of the near side of the car.他从汽车的近侧下车。但是其他情况 near 以及 nearer 通常不用于名词前，但是 nearest 可以置于名词的前面或后面，特别是在修饰一个位置时，例如：晚上我们去了附近的一家餐馆。We went to a nearby restaurant in the evening. (正确)We went to a near restaurant in the evening. (错误)她母亲住在附近一个小镇上。Her mother lived in a nearby town. (正确)Her mother lived in a near town. (错误)I went into the nearest room.我走进最近的房间。They live in a small cottage 15 miles from the nearest village.他们住在离最近村庄15英里的一间小屋里。The nearest star to earth is about 4 light years away.地球离最近的恒星大约为4光年。那么 near 在距离上表示“近”时，怎么使用它呢？通常它在句中作表语，表示某个地方近，此时相当于 close，例如：The shops are quite near.商店离我们很近。His house is very near.他的房子就在附近。您的支持最重要！！！如果您觉得这篇文章对您有帮助，请不要吝啬在右下角点“在看”和点赞。为了防止迷路，请设置为”星标“，我们将一如既往地输出更多优质的此类文章。
