Near East
近───near;东───east
He was near to death after a car smash.───他差点在一场撞车事故中丧命。
"I actually live near Chester." — "Whereabouts?"───“我实际上住在切斯特附近。”——“具体在哪里?”
He should have won the match—it was a near miss.───这场比赛本该是他赢的—真是功亏一篑。
Singapore is near the equator.───新加坡位于赤道附近.
His stables are near Oxford.───他的养马场在牛津附近。
He faced it out that he was nowhere near the spot when the crime was committed.───他始终坚持案发时他不在现场附近.
I got there just after you'd left — such a near miss.───我到那里时你刚好离开,只差一点儿我们就碰上了.
They were unaware that war was near.───他们不知道战争即将爆发.
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
He looked mournful, even near to tears.
Anne is a Lancashire lass from Longton, near Preston.
There is a bush near the school playground.
He who lives near the woods is not frightened by owls.