wellnigh

英['wel'naɪ] 美['wel'naɪ]
  • adv. 几乎
1. Presently she stepped into the kitchen, and Sid, happy in his immunity, reached for the sugar–bowl—a sort of glorying over Tom which was wellnigh unbearable.
过了一会,她走到厨房去了;希德因为得到了特权,非常高兴,伸手去拿糖罐——这是故意对汤姆表示得意的一种举动,令汤姆非常难受。

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2. Presently she stepped into the kitchen, and Sid, happy in his immunity, reached for the sugar–bowl—a sort of glorying over Tom which was wellnigh unbearable.
过了一会,她走到厨房去了;希德因为得到了特权,非常高兴,伸手去拿糖罐——这是故意对汤姆表示得意的一种举动,令汤姆非常难受。

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    1. The party was wellnigh over by the time we arrived.
      我们到达时,聚会差不多快结束了。
    2. The task is, wellnigh impossible.
      这项任务几乎无法完成。

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