well-nigh

英 [ˌwel ˈnaɪ]

美 [ˌwel ˈnaɪ]

adv.  几乎; 差不多; 可谓

牛津词典

adv.

• 几乎；差不多；可谓
  almost
  1. Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
     遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 几乎;差不多
  Well-nighmeans almost, but not completely or exactly.
  1. Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.
     找到一块颜色、尺寸和价格都符合你要求的毛毯几乎是不可能的。
  2. ...a hierarchical structure that was well-nigh unassailable.
     几乎不可撼动的等级制度

英英释义

adv

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
  1. the job is (just) about done
  2. the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
  3. we're almost finished
  4. the car all but ran her down
  5. he nearly fainted
  6. talked for nigh onto 2 hours
  7. the recording is well-nigh perfect
  8. virtually all the parties signed the contract
  9. I was near exhausted by the run
  10. most everyone agrees
  Synonym:aboutalmostmostnearlynearnighvirtually

双语例句

• Woman, I could well-nigh pity thee!
  女人，我满可以可怜你的！
• Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.
  找到一块颜色、尺寸和价格都符合你要求的毛毯几乎是不可能的。
• Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
  遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。
• That innate love of melody, which she had inherited from her ballad-singing mother, gave the simplest music a power over her which could well-nigh drag her heart out of her bosom at times.
  她生来就喜爱音乐，那是她那位喜欢唱民歌的母亲遗传给她的，她这种爱好使最简单的音乐也具有了一种力量，有时候差不多能把她的心从胸膛里给掏出来。
• It is well-nigh impossible to separate desirable risk-taking from undesirable until either interest rates rise, or new bank regulations such as higher capital requirements are in place.
  在提高利率或出台提高资本金要求等新的银行监管措施之前，要将有益的冒险行为与有害的冒险行为区分开，几乎是不可能的。
• The otter is well-nigh extinct in most of britain.
  水獭在英国绝大部分地区已近乎绝迹。
• There will be a merry company in the forest; and I well-nigh promised the Black Man that comely Hester Prynne should make one.
  树林里要举行一次联欢，我已经答应过那黑男人，海丝特白兰要来参加呢。
• With no help, finishing the job in a day was well-nigh impossible.
  没有帮助，在一天之内干完这份工作几乎是不可能的。
• It believes that Japan is well-nigh exhausted and will change her basic policy, voluntarily withdrawing from central, southern and even northern china, and that China can thus win without doing any more fighting.
  他们认为日本已经不行了，它将改变其根本政策，自动地退出华中、华南甚至华北，中国可以不要再打而取得胜利。
• It's difficult or well-nigh impossible to systematically predict what's going to happen. You may think you know you're in a bubble, but you still can't tell whether things are going up or down the next day.
  要系统性地预测未来会发生什么，是一件很难，甚至是几乎不可能的事。或许你认为知道自己处于泡沫之中，但你仍然无法断定第二天的涨跌。