1、near, nearly
near用作副词时，有nearly（几乎，差不多）的意思，等于almost, 这时候可以通用。不过，往往在表示这一层意思时，人们习惯用nearly，而很少用near,尤其是用来修饰数词时。例如：It is nearly ten o'clock. 差不多十点钟了。Dinner is nearly ready. 晚饭就要好了。I was near (or: nearly) being killed; it was a very near thing. 我几乎丧命，真悬。There are nearly enough people here to do the job. 干这项活，这里人手差不多够了。
near在作形容词时，主要用来表示场所、时间，有“在附近”和“逼近”的意思。例如：Don't go far away; stay somewhere near. 别走远，就在附近呆着。The Spring Festival is drawing near. 春节即将来临。
