"close on" in Chinese (Simplified)
将近接近
Definition
'Close on' 用于数量、数字或时间前，表示‘几乎’或‘接近’。表示某事物就差一点达到某一标准或点。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Close on' 多用于英式英语，在正式或半正式语境中，常位于数字或数量前。美式英语多用 'almost' 或 'nearly' 代替。
Examples
There were close on fifty people at the meeting.
会议上有**将近**五十人。
She has lived here for close on twenty years.
她在这里住了**将近**二十年。
The repairs took close on three hours to finish.
维修花了**将近**三小时才完成。
It’s been close on a decade since I last saw him.
自从我上次见他已经**将近**十年了。
We waited close on an hour before the bus arrived.
我们等了**将近**一个小时公交车才来。
That book cost me close on thirty pounds—pretty expensive!
那本书花了我**将近**三十英镑，真贵！