(1)差不多;几乎(almost,not quite):He very~died. 他差点儿死了。The train was~full. 火车几乎满员了。N~everyone knows it. 几乎谁都知道这个。It's~five o'clock. 差不多5点钟了。〖同〗about,almost,near,practically;
(2)密切地;亲密地(closely):They are~related. 他们的关系非常密切。The matter~concerns him. 这件事与他密切相关。
not nearly 远非;相差甚远;远远不是:I'm not~finished!我离完成还差得远哪! We don't have~enongh food for all these people. 我们根本没有足够的食品供所有这些人。
【辨异】 1)nearly与practically和almost的区别见ALMOST。 2)nearly与hardly、scarcely和almost的区别见ALMOST。