"接近五年"可以用英语表示为"nearly five years"或者"almost five years"。

这两个表达的来源都是英文中的副词"nearly"和"almost",它们的意思分别是"几乎、差不多"。

例句:

I have been pving in this city for nearly five years. (我在这个城市住了差不多五年了。)
She has been working at this company for almost five years. (她在这家公司工作了几乎五年了。)

注意:"nearly"和"almost"都表示"差不多、几乎",但是它们有一点细微的差别。"nearly"更强调"几乎、差不多",而"almost"则更强调"几乎"。因此,在表达时间的时候,"nearly"更常用。