The lotus, a near relative of the water lily, is such a plant.

与睡莲同科属的荷花就是这样一种植物。

The genetic structures of these organisms are 10 percent different from those of their nearest relatives.

这些微生物的遗传结构同其近亲的遗传结构有10%的差异。

The death of a near relative is a terrible trauma for a child.

【near，nearness】某位近亲去世会对孩子造成巨大的心灵创伤。

" Called out of town" ! he grumbled. " Sudden illness of near relative! What near relatives has he got" ?

“叫出城” ！他抱怨道。“近亲急病！有什么近亲” ？

The near kin, that is the near relatives, of both bride and groom contribute and so do friends, neighbours and workmates.

新娘和新郎的近亲， 即近亲，朋友、 邻居和同事也有贡献。

If you are an only child and your parents die, your nearest relative might be an uncle or an aunt or a cousin.

如果您是独生子女并且父母双亡，那么您最近的亲属可能是叔叔、阿姨或表亲。

They can be paid to his what we would call " next of kin" – that is, his nearest relative, a husband, a wife a daughter or a son.

他们可以支付给我们称之为“近亲”的人——即他最近的亲属、丈夫、妻子、女儿或儿子。

It is a rule which Christians should always follow, in their judgments of one another; and especially is it right and wise among near relatives, whose characters have necessarily a degree of mutual dependence.

这是基督徒在判断彼此时应始终遵循的规则； 尤其是在近亲之间这样做是正确和明智的， 他们的性格必然有一定程度的相互依赖。

Why did he come to fish near Silverthorn? That was never explained. As far as was known he had no relatives near; the fishing there was not exceptionally good; the society thereabout was decidedly meagre.

他为什么要来银索附近钓鱼？那从未被解释过。据了解，他附近没有亲戚。那里的钓鱼不是特别好；那里的社会绝对贫乏。

" Near" can also be used, especially in the form " nearest, " to mean directly related, usually related in terms of being a member of the family: " Who is your nearest living relative" ?

也可以用“Near” ，尤其是用“nearest” 表示直接相关，通常是家庭成员相关：“Who is your nearest living relative” ？

You might also point out correctly that chimps are our nearest evolutionary relatives, which is right, so you--one would expect on the face of it--it's not unreasonable to expect us to share a lot of abilities with them.

你也可能正确地指出， 黑猩猩是我们进化上最近的亲戚，这是正确的， 所以你——从表面上看， 你会期望——期望我们与它们分享很多能力并不是没有道理的。