"close on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 將近
• 接近

Definition

'Close on' 用於數量、數字或時間前，表示『幾乎』或『接近』。表示某事物只差一點到某個標準或點。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Close on' 多用於英式英語，在正式或半正式語境常出現，總是用在數字或數量之前。美式英語則常用 'almost' 或 'nearly'。

Examples

There were close on fifty people at the meeting.

會議上有**將近**五十人。

She has lived here for close on twenty years.

她在這裡住了**將近**二十年。

The repairs took close on three hours to finish.

維修花了**將近**三小時才完成。

It’s been close on a decade since I last saw him.

自從我上次見他已經**將近**十年了。

We waited close on an hour before the bus arrived.

我們等了**將近**一個小時公車才來。

That book cost me close on thirty pounds—pretty expensive!

那本書花了我**將近**三十英鎊，真貴！