nearby

close, near, nearby

这些形容词均有“接近的”之意。
close: 语气强于near。指时间、地点或程度方面的接近，有紧靠、相邻的意味。
near: 语气弱于close，也指时间或空间上的接近，但无“紧接，接触”的含义。
nearby: 指距离上很近，近在咫尺。

形容词 nearby:

1. close at hand

副词 nearby:

1. not far away in relative terms

1. He usually trades at the nearby supermarket.
   他通常在附近的超市购物。
2. The fleeing rebels found a sanctuary in the nearby church.
   叛乱後逃跑的人躲入附近教堂寻求庇护。
3. The whole village is up in arms about the proposal to build an airport nearby.
   全村强烈反对在附近修建机场的计划。
4. I can hear the hymn from the nearby church.
   我能听到从附近的教堂传来的圣歌。
5. Eight metallic strokes shiver the morning air and from a nearby hill a stricken figure rivets involuntary eyes on the flag-staff of a sullen cage of a building.
   八下金属的敲击声在清晨的空气中颤抖，附近小山上的一个精神恍惚的人木然凝视着一座建筑物的一间阴沉的牢房上的旗杆。
6. We/Our ears are becoming attuned to the noise of the new factory nearby.
   我们[我们的耳朵]逐渐适应了附近新工厂的噪声。
7. It happened that there was a telephone booth nearby.
   碰巧在附近有个公用电话亭。
8. He roped his horse on a nearby tree.
   他把马拴到附近的一棵树上。