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adverb [地点副词]距离不远，在附近；不久，很快；差不多，几乎

• The time for my departure from Japan was drawing nearer every day.  ^{我离开日本的时间一天天临近了。}

preposition [位置和方向]在......附近，靠近；接近（某时间、某事件）；（用于数字前）接近；与......相似；近乎（一种状态），就要

• Performance is lowest between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., and reaches a peak near midday.  ^{工作状态凌晨3点到5点最差，近中午时分达到最高点。}

adjective [原级]近，在附近；差不多的；与……相似；不久以后；随后，接近；近亲的；（车辆）近路缘一侧的；<古>（人）吝啬的，小气的

• She was believed to have died in near poverty.  ^{人们相信，她死时几乎一贫如洗。}