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

• 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。
• Still higher, on their left, the elevation called Bulbarrow or Bealbarrow, well-nigh the highest in South Wessex, swelled into the sky, engirdled by its earthen trenches.
  在左边还要高一些的地方，是一处被叫做野牛坟或比尔坟的高地，它几乎就是南威塞克斯的最高点，迎天耸立，四周被土沟围绕着。
• 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。
• Full of hope, Edmond swallowed a few mouthfuls of bread and water, and, thanks to the vigor of his constitution, found himself well-nigh recovered.
  满怀着希望，爱德蒙吃了几口面包，喝了一点水，仗着自己良好的体质，他发觉自己已差不多完全恢复了。
• Woman, I could well-nigh pity thee!
  女人，我满可以可怜你的！
• 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。
• Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
  遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。
• Their supply of spices was well-nigh exhausted.
  他们的香料供应已经枯竭。
• 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。
• He added, Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence. But we are compelled to recognise it as a means to well-nigh every desirable achievement.
  当然积累财富并不能作为生存的主要目的，但是我们却必须认识到，它作为一种方法几乎可以是我们获取任何想要的成就。