It was already nearly eight o'clock...是什么意思？

It was already nearly eight o'clock...

已经快8点了。

it

pron. 它，他，正好是所需的，事实[情况]；n. <美俚>傻瓜，笨蛋，<俚>绝妙的人，理想的东西，登峰造极；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

already

adv. 早已，已经，先前；

例句
He has already voted by absentee ballot...
他已进行了缺席投票。

nearly

adv. 几乎，差不多，险乎；

例句
His increasing alignment with the Reagan administration nearly cost him re-election.
与里根政府日益紧密的关系差点让他失去了连任的机会。

eight

num. 八，八个，第八；n. 八，八人（或物）一组，八人划船队；adj. 八个的；

例句
One in eight women lives in an abusive relationship.
每八位女性中就有一位遭受伴侣的虐待。

clock

n. 钟，时钟，计时器，秒表，仪表；vt. 记录（时间或速度），测…的速度；vi. 打卡，记下时间；

例句
When the clock stopped he took it apart to find out what was wrong...
钟一不走了，他就把它拆开看看哪儿出毛病了。