nearby

柯林斯詞典

1. ADV If something is nearby, it is only a short distance away. 在附近
He might easily have been seen by someone who lived nearby. 他可能很容易被住在附近的人看到。
The helicopter crashed to earth nearby. 直陞機(jī)墜燬在附近的地麪上。
2. ADJ Nearby is also an adjective. 附近的[ADJ n]
At a nearby table a man was complaining in a loud voice. 附近的一張餐桌旁一個(gè)男子在高聲抱怨著。

Water was pumped from a nearby lake in an attempt to damp down the flames .
Thousands of fish were killed as a result of a discharge of poisonous chemicals from a nearby factory .
The injured were taken to several nearby hospitals .
A passing motorist stopped and gave her a lift to the nearby town .
The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars .