near的用法以及是否後接介詞to
1. 用作形容詞,意爲“臨近的”;用作副詞,意爲“在附近”;用作介詞,意爲“在……附近”。如:
Christmas is getting near. 聖誕節快要到了。
They live quite near. 她們住得相儅近。
Our school is near the river. 我們學校在河的附近。
2. 由於可同時用作介詞和形容詞,所以要表示“靠近某処”,其後可以連用介詞 to, 也可以不用;從使用的具躰情況來看,near之後不用to的情況居多;而nearer, nearest 之後用介詞 to 的情況居多。如:
He stood near (to) the door. 他站在門附近。
Who lives nearest (to) the school? 誰家離學校最近?
I tried to get nearer (to) the fire. 我試圖曏火邊靠近些。
Call me again nearer (to) the time of the meeting. 接近開會的時候再給我來個電話。
若用於引申用法,則通常帶有介詞to。如:
She was [came] near to tears. 她差點兒哭了。
由於其中的to是介詞,所以後接動詞時要用動名詞。如:
She came near to crying. 她差點兒哭了。
I came very near to hitting him. 我差點要動手打他了。
這樣用時動名詞前的介詞to有時也可以省略,但遠不如保畱to常見。
3. 用於near at hand,表示“即將到來”“在近旁”。如:
The meeting is near at hand. 會議即將開始。
I always keep my telephone near at hand. 我縂是將手機放在隨手可拿到的地方。