/'nɪəlɪ; `nɪrlɪ/
adv
1 not completely; almost; very close to 不完全地; 几乎; 很接近地
*nearly empty, full, finished, etc 近于空的、满的、结束等
* It's nearly one o'clock. 将近一点钟了.
* It's nearly time to leave. 差不多是该走的时候了.
* We're nearly there. 我们离那儿很近了.
* There's nearly
1000 here. 这儿差不多有1000英镑.
* She nearly won first prize. 她几乎得到头奖.
2 (idm 习语) not nearly far from; much less than 相差很远; 远远少于
*There isn't nearly enough time to learn all these words. 要把这些新词都学会了, 时间远远不够.
* We aren't nearly ready for the inspection. 对检查一事, 我们还远未准备好. pretty much/nearly/well => pretty.=>Usage at almost 用法见 almost.

adv
especially BrE almost, but not quite or not completely
= almost
　It took nearly two hours to get here.
　Michelle's nearly twenty.
　Is the job nearly finished?
　Louise is nearly as tall as her mother.
　I nearly always go home for lunch.
　He very nearly died.
not nearly
not at all
　He's not nearly as good-looking as his brother.
　We've saved some money, but it's not nearly enough .