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- Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。
- Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
柯林斯词典
- ADV 几乎;差不多
Well-nighmeans almost, but not completely or exactly.- 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。 - ...a hierarchical structure that was well-nigh unassailable.
几乎不可撼动的等级制度
- Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.
英英释义
adv
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
- the job is (just) about done
- the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
- we're almost finished
- the car all but ran her down
- he nearly fainted
- talked for nigh onto 2 hours
- the recording is well-nigh perfect
- virtually all the parties signed the contract
- I was near exhausted by the run
- most everyone agrees
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - Their supply of spices was well-nigh exhausted.
他们的香料供应已经枯竭。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - There will be a merry company in the forest; and I well-nigh promised the Black Man that comely Hester Prynne should make one.
树林里要举行一次联欢,我已经答应过那黑男人,海丝特白兰要来参加呢。 - No man who has endeavored to carry out an enterprise where many hands were needed, but has been well-nigh appalled at times by the imbecility of the average man-the inability or unwillingness to concentrate on a thing and do it.
没有人能够经营好这样的企业&在那里虽然有众多人手,但是令人惊讶的是,其中充满了许多碌碌无为的人,这些人要么没有能力,要么不情愿去集中精力做好一件事。 - It would be well-nigh impossible to get there in less than an hour.
在1小时以内赶到那里几乎是可能的。 - Defence was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.
遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。