词汇精选:nearby的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
adj.
附近的,邻近的
例句:
The sparrow alighted on a nearby branch.
那只麻雀飞落在附近的树枝上。
例句:
At a nearby table a man was complaining in a loud voice.
邻桌的一位男士当时正高声地抱怨着。
adv.
在附近,不远地
例句:
There is less expensive accommodation nearby.
附近有不太贵的住处。
例句:
He spoke softly to a couple standing nearby.
他轻声和站在旁边的一对夫妇说话。
二、词义辨析:
close,near,nearby
这些形容词均有“接近的”之意。close语气强于near。指时间、地点或程度方面的接近,有紧靠、相邻的意味。near语气弱于close,也指时间或空间上的接近,但无“紧接,接触”的含义。nearby指距离上很近,近在咫尺。
三、参考例句:
He usually trades at the nearby supermarket.
他通常在附近的超市购物。
The sparrow alighted on a nearby branch.
那只麻雀飞落在附近的树枝上。
There is less expensive accommodation nearby.
附近有不太贵的住处。
The nearby mountains are clothed in snow.
附近的山峦盖上了白雪。
Is there a police station nearby?
附近有警察局吗?
We went out to a nearby restaurant.
我们去附近的一家餐馆吃饭。
They went swimming in the nearby river.
他们去附近的河里游泳。
A football match was being played nearby.
附近正在举行一场足球赛。
It also drew waves of jihadist fighters from nearby Pakistan.
这也引起了邻近的巴基斯坦圣战战士的爆发。
The pickpocket was brought to the nearby police station.
小偷被带到附近的警察所。