nearest
- adv.在附近;几乎;差不多;距离不远;不久以后
- adj.接近;随后;不远;距离近;不久以后
- near的最高级
nearest( The ) next means ‘after this/that one’ in time or in a series of events, places or people. * (the) nearest指空间上最近：
When is your next appointment?
你下一次预约时间是什么时候？
Turn left at the next traffic lights.
在下一个红绿灯处向左拐。
Who’s next?
下一个是谁？
Where’s the nearest supermarket?
最近的超市在哪儿？
Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to and next to .在非正式的英国英语中，nearest可用以代替nearest to：
Janet’s sitting nearest to the window (= of all the people in the room) .
珍妮特坐在（屋里所有人中）离窗户最近的地方。
Sarah’s sitting next to the window (= right beside it) .
萨拉坐在窗户旁边。
Who’s sitting nearest the door?
谁坐在离门最近的地方？
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When you 're done with it , simply throw it into the nearest canal .
当你使用完毕时，把车丢在附近的河里就行。
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They disappeared from the lane between the two stone posts which flanked the nearest field-gate .
在附近麦地的栅栏门两边，有两根石头柱子，割麦子的人就从它们中间走进去不见了。
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We 've found a great new restaurant near the office .
我们在办公处附近发现了一家挺好的新餐馆。
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There are many places of interest near the city .
这座城市附近有许多有意思的地方。
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I specifically told you not to go near the water !
我明确告诉过你不要靠近水边！
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It was a great convenience to have the school so near .
学校这么近真是太方便了。
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The kids were playing on waste ground near the school .
孩子们在学校附近的荒地玩耍。
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We 've been here twenty years , near enough .
我们在这里待了差不多二十年了。
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The job doesn 't pay anywhere near enough for me .
这份工作付给我的报酬远远不够。
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Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy reference .
把电话号码表放在电话旁边，方便查找。
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We 're looking for a new house , preferably one near the school .
我们正在找新房子，最好是靠近学校的。
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There were about 3 000 people there , as near as I could judge .
据我判断，大约有3000人在那里。
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It was near the junction of City Road and Old Street .
那是在城市路与老街的交叉路口附近。
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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。
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He scored two goals and had another two near misses .
他攻进两球，另有两球也险些破门。
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Don 't put that glass so near the edge of the table .
别把那只玻璃杯放在离桌边太近的地方。
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Time was cracking on and we were nowhere near finished .
时间飞逝，可我们却远远没有完成。
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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。
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There was a shooting incident near here last night .
昨夜这附近发生了枪击事件。
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The house was near a park but there was a road in between .
房子在一处公园附近，但两者之间隔着一条马路。
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Can you drop me near the bank ?
你可以让我在银行附近下车吗？
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We calculated the cost to the nearest 50 dollars .
我们计算费用约为50元。
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The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future .
冲突短期内不可能解决。
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Where 's the nearest bridge across the river ?
过河最近的桥在哪儿？
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Police found fragments of glass near the scene .
警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。
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He should have won the match ─ it was a near miss .
这场比赛本该是他赢的——真是功亏一篑。
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His house is very near .
他的房子就在附近。
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The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road .
最近的银行沿着这条路要走半英里。
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The path joins the road near the trees .
这条小路在树林旁与公路汇合。
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She supervised the children playing near the pool .
她照料着在水池附近玩的几个孩子。