nearly
'niәliadverb
A11,557th most heard wordIn 87 of 2278 videos (4%)heard 132 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- adv. in a close manner
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- 19:47So the workers at the Cadbury's chocolate factory had much better working conditions than nearly anywhere else at that time.所以吉百利巧克力工厂的工人们在当时的工作条件比几乎所有其他地方都要好得多。Learn Real -Life British English - Birmingham! | Comprehensible Input B2
- 5:48Okay, so I have now been using SteamOS for nearly two weeks, and the experience has been very positive.好的，我现在已经使用 SteamOS 将近两周了，体验非常积极。I Tried Daily Driving SteamOS
- 12:12I've been working in this field for nearly five years, and I'm always looking for opportunities to improve my communication skills and grow professionally." Woo, that's mouthful, huh?我从事这个领域已经快五年了，我一直在寻找机会来提升我的沟通技巧并实现职业成长。” 哇，这很拗口，对吧？English SPEAKING Practice: Fluent Patterns: Common, Everyday Conversational English
- 0:30They suspected she had been stuck there for nearly three whole days.他们怀疑它被困在那里将近整整三天了。Rescuers Find Hedgehog Bloated Like A Balloon And Discover Why | The Dodo
- 9:42And then and they get when they get so excited when they go to traitor off in the round table, I nearly fell off.当他们在圆桌会议上得知谁是叛徒时，他们太兴奋了，我差点从椅子上摔下来。Alan Cumming Thinks He Can Beat Drake in Boxing, Talks Avengers: Doomsday & The Traitors: New Blood
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library'laibrәrin. a room where books are keptworker'wә:kәn. a person who works at a specific occupationchocolate'tʃɒkәlitn. a food made from roasted ground cacao beanscompany'kʌmpәnin. an institution created to conduct businesscity'sitin. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districtssteamsti:mn. water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
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