nigh

1. ADV If an event is nigh, it will happen very soon. 接近[老式] ['be' ADV] →see also well-nigh

The end of the world may be nigh, but do we really care?

世界末日即將來臨，但對此我們真的關(guān)心嗎？

2. PHRASE Nigh on an amount, number, or age means almost that amount, number, or age. 接近[老式] [PHR amount]

I had to pay nigh on forty dollars for it. 我不得不為它支付了近40美元。