well-nigh

adv.

几乎，可谓；

1. My patience is pretty well exhausted.
   我几乎忍无可忍。
2. He could order a dinner almost as well as Mr. Luce.
   他点菜的本领几乎可以与卢斯先生媲美。
3. Emerson did well to emphasize the isolation of these people.
   爱默生着重说明这些人各自为政，这一见解可谓精辟。
4. One may well say that the teacher has done his very best to educate and save him.
   老师对他的教育挽救可谓仁至义尽。

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