near/adjacent/close/next.导航词义：近的，邻近的

1. near:adj. 近的.指物理距离不远的，也指有近亲关系的。

The post office is 10 miles from the nearest town.

邮局离最近的城镇有10英里。

They are near relatives.

他们是近亲。

2. adjacent:adj. 邻近的，毗连的.指房屋、建筑物、土地等相距很近的，或紧挨在一起的。

They stayed in adjacent rooms.

他们住在毗连的房间里。

The school is adjacent to the church.

那所学校与教堂毗邻。

3. close:adj. 近的，接近的；亲近的.指距离、时间接近的，也可指人与人之间亲密的，可后接介词 to。

She sat on a chair close to the window.

她坐在靠窗口的一把椅子上。

The closest shop is about 2 miles away.

最近的商店大概有2英里远。

It was close to 3 a.m.

时间已接近凌晨3点。

I believe you and he were very close friends.

我相信你和他曾是非常亲密的朋友。

4. next:adj. 紧邻的.指位置、时间、次序等最为接近的。

Turn right at the next corner.

下一个拐角向右转。

When is the next flight to Chicago?

飞往芝加哥的下一趟航班是几点？

Read the next two chapters before Saturday.

星期六之前看完下两章。

全部

1·A bomb exploded somewhere near.

一颗炸弹在附近爆炸。《牛津词典》

2·Can you drop me near the bank?

你可以让我在银行附近下车吗？《牛津词典》

3·I'm as near certain as can be.

我几乎完全可以确定。《牛津词典》

4·His stables are near Oxford.

他的养马场在牛津附近。《牛津词典》

5·Is there a gents near here?

附近有男厕所吗？《牛津词典》

6·Is there a stationer's near here?

这附近有没有文具店？《牛津词典》

7·The exams are drawing near.

考试越来越近了。《牛津词典》

8·We camped near the beach.

我们在海滩附近宿营。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

9·My birthday is very near Christmas.

我的生日离圣诞节很近。《牛津词典》

10·His house is very near.

他的房子就在附近。《牛津词典》

近

1·My birthday is very near Christmas.

我的生日离圣诞节很近。《牛津词典》

2·We won in the end but it was a near thing.

我们最后赢了，但比分很近。《牛津词典》

3·Don't stand so near the fire—your coat is scorching!

别站得离火那么近—你的外衣都快烤焦了！《牛津词典》

4·It was a great convenience to have the school so near.

学校这么近真是太方便了。《牛津词典》

5·There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.

一个著名的希腊神话中说，伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳太近了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

靠近

1·They went over to the aeroplane and stood near its nose.

他们朝飞机走了过去并站在靠近机头的地方。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·The general does not like noncombatant personnel near a scene of action.

这位将军不喜欢非战斗人员靠近战争现场。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·She said stations should be in the open, near housing, not overshadowed by trees or walls.

她说车站应该建在开阔、靠近住宅区的地方，不要被树木或墙遮挡。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·Traffic on the Pacific Highway near Yatala was delayed early yesterday after a semi-trailer jackknifed and left the road.

昨天早些时候在太平洋高速公路靠近亚塔拉的地方，一辆半挂卡车弯折并冲出道路后，交通发生了堵塞。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·The road will be near somewhere people live.

这条路将靠近人们居住的地方。

接近

1·His estate is now appraised at a figure near $1,000,000.

他的财产现在被估价的数额接近$1000000。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·The repairs to the Hafner machine were near to completion.

哈芙纳牌机器的维修工作已接近尾声。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

3·Virtually every river in northwestern Oregon was near flood stage.

俄勒冈西北部的差不多每条河都接近洪涝阶段了。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

4·I was bitterly disappointed to have lost yet another race so near the finish.

我感到痛心沮丧，在那么接近终点的情形下又输掉了一场比赛。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5·Doctors have decided the only way he can live anything near a normal life is to give him an operation.

医生们已经确定了他能过任何接近正常生活的惟一方法是给他做个手术。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

不久

1·The team hopes to make it to market in the near future.

这个团队希望在不久的将来将产品上市。

2·We will be able to see the whole green wall across Africa in the near future!

在不久的将来，我们就可以看到横跨整个非洲的绿色墙了！

3·That's one reason why we have launched Arc, a new publication dedicated to the near future.

这就是我们推出 Arc 的原因之一，因为这是一份为不久的将来而创造的新出版物。

4·His own work showed that although the narrow winners did get much more money in the near future, the actual performance of the close losers was just as good.

他自己的研究表明，虽然险胜者在不久的将来确实会得到更多的钱，但惜败者的实际表现也一样好。

5·How will IT meet these challenges today and in the near future?

在今日和不久的未来，IT界将如何面对这些挑战？

不远

1·I believe that in the near future, no work can be done without the aid of computer.

我相信，在不远的未来，任何工作都需要电脑的帮助才能完成。

2·Many a climb, they had together that took them far up, to the bare cliffs near the eagle's haunt.

他们一起爬了很多次山，爬到了离老鹰出没的地方不远的悬崖上。

3·This is not likely to chance in the near future, though people at Microsoft are talking about it.

尽管微软中的很多人也在谈论它，但是在不远的将来这还是不太可能出现。

4·But we also recognize that we are facing some very important milestones in the near future, which will determine the path of the future.

他说：“但是我们同时也承认，我们在不远的未来会面临一些非常重要的事件，它们将决定未来的道路。”

5·But I believe, in the near future, my above points will be comprehensively verified.

但我相信，在不远的将来，我的这些看法一定会得到全面的验证。

临近

1·It was near Christmas during my first semester teaching at a new school.

那是我在一所新学校教的第一个学期，临近圣诞节的时候。

2·Near evening, he suddenly found a raccoon on a very tall beech tree.

临近傍晚的时候，他忽然在一棵很高的山毛榉树上发现了一只浣熊。

3·A new lycée will open in Kentish Town (near grungy Camden Town) this year.

今年肯特城（临近康登镇的穷乡僻野）将设立一个新的高中。

4·The freedom which you are all craving is near.

你们都渴望已久自由已经临近了。

5·Xia found out that the price of the unit, near his daughter's school, had dropped 20%, he signed the deal.

当夏风发现临近他女儿学校的那套房子价格下跌了20%的时候，他随即就决定签约购房。

几乎

1·One time, however, we were near quarrelling.

可是有一次，我们几乎吵起来。

2·But at least when he died, he knew that he was loved, not only by his parents, but even by me, a near stranger, I also loved him.

但至少，在他离开时，他知道自己是被深爱着的，不仅被父母亲，甚至还有几乎是个陌生人的我也同样爱他。

3·Instead, some features shift to the advanced form at the beginning of the process, while others stay resolutely primitive until near the end.

相反地，有些特点从最初阶段变化到高级的同时，另外一些特点却毅然停留在几乎是原始的阶段。

4·With this intelligence, you can respond to opportunities and risks as they happen, in near real-time.

有了这项智能，您可以在机会和风险产生时，几乎实时地对它们做出反应。

5·This further affirms my belief that it is near impossible to judge anyone through a few encounters; and in my case, not even if these encounters are regular!

这让我更一步确信：仅通过一些会面判断一个人几乎是不可能的。 在我的例子中，如果这些会面是一成不变的，更是如此。

在附近

1·His house is very near.

他的房子就在附近。《牛津词典》

2·Home is near, and I'm going where Father is waiting for me.

家就在附近，我要去爸爸等我的地方。

3·My elder son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here.

我的大儿子汤米去年在附近骑自行车时被一个醉酒的司机撞死了。

4·Prabhan says one day tea associations could own their own factories to process and package their teas and make even better profits from the tea headed for the shelves of a market near you.

普拉翰表示，茶叶行业协会组织将来有一天会拥有自己的茶叶加工厂和包装厂，其产品会在附近商店的货架上卖出更好的价格，产生更多的利润。

5·It sounds like they'd like to stay somewhere in or near the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge, which towers over the restaurant now, but nothing's on paper yet.

听起来她们像是已经选好了新地方，应该还是在附近，在威廉斯堡大桥的庇护下，但是并没有这方面的消息。

邻近

1·Where is she sitting? She's sitting near the tree.

她坐在何处？她邻近树坐着。

2·The bus line comes near the school.

这条公共汽车线一直延伸到那座学校邻近。

3·Coming to a city near you?

来到你邻近的城市？

4·A stepped waterfall and pool near the building also serve to make a connection between the museum and the scenery of the lake.

一道阶梯式的瀑布和一座邻近建筑的水池同样将博物馆与湖光山色联系起来。

5·The patients are residents of Sanliurfa Province, near the southern border with Syria, and Siirt Province, which is adjacent to Van in the eastern part of the country.

这两名患者是桑尼乌法省(邻近与叙利亚接壤的南部边界)和锡尔特省(与该国东部的凡湖毗连)的居民。

(1)come near走进；险些；可与…相比（多用于否定句）

(1)far and near远近；四面八方；到处

(1)near by接近；在…附近

(1)nowhere near远不及；离…很远

(1)near at hand在手边，在附近

(1)nearest and dearest最亲近的(人)