near-the-money

基本解释

When money is available in near-limitless quantities, the victim sinks into a kind of 7)inertia.
当他们拥有着近乎无限量的金钱以后，就会沉迷于消费的惯性中。
As Prof. Dimson puts it, 'If your children will have a wedding in the near future and you absolutely must pay for it, keep your money risk-free.
正如迪姆森教授所言：“如果你的孩子快要结婚，你肯定要为婚礼掏钱，那就把钱放在稳妥的地方。
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Not even the short-seller Mr. Chanos was able to profit from AIG's near-collapse. The company didn't fail quickly enough, and he exited his money-losing short positions in 2007.
但即便是做空的高手查诺斯也没能从美国国际集团几近崩溃的局面中赚到钱，因为这家公司没有他预想中那么快地崩盘，所以他在2007年的时候就把钱给转移出来了。

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