nigher

1. He made a step nigher, and discovered the scarlet letter.
   他向前迈了一步，发现了红字。
2. Face to face, silent, drawing nigh and nigher.
   面对面，默默地，越来越靠近。
3. The measuring apparatus is simple, its price is lower, operation is easy, the precision is nigher.
   设备简单、价廉，操作容易，精度较高。
4. The global A ( b) value with constant b value in 1992 was higher by 0. 1 than that of 1991; and the seismicity in the later half of the year 1993 will be nigher than that of the first half of the year.
   1992年全球常b值A（b）值比1991年高0.11993年下半年地震活动将高于上半年。

adv

1. (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
   1. come closer, my dear!
   2. they drew nearer
   3. getting nearer to the true explanation

   Synonym:    nearercloser