Nearly all the sports practised nowadays are competitive.
现在开展的体育运动几乎都是竞争性的。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 6 The sporting spirit
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 几乎，差不多;险乎;
💡 near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多；密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
adv. 现在，当今;
n. 当今，现在;
💡 nowaday现在+s表副词→现今，当今
"Nowadays most kids prefer watching TV to reading."
现在大多数孩子都喜欢看电视而不喜欢读书。
近义：lately, now, presently, recently, today, currently
adj. 竞争的，比赛的;（价格等）有竞争力的;（指人）好竞争的;[生化] 抑制酶作用的;
💡 compet=compete竞争+itive..的→有竞争力的
"Some kinds of business are competitive."
有些商业是要竞争的.
近义：vying, competitory, contending, emulous
sports
[['spɔ:ts]]
n. (英)运动会, 运动的, 适用于运动的, 运动会的, 与运动会有关的
近义：athletics, games, informal, sport, sporting, sportsman