almost
英 [ˈɔːlməʊst]
美 [ˈɔːlmoʊst]
adv. 几乎; 差不多
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.280 / COCA.291
同义词辨析
nearlyadv. 〈尤英〉几乎，差不多
〔辨析〕
常与数字连用，表示在数量、时间、面积等方面的接近；与副词、动词等连用时，多表示程度上的接近。
〔例证〕
The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the world's surface.
海洋几乎占地球表面的四分之三。
It was nearly six o'clock.
快6点钟了。
She was nearly drowned.
她差点儿被淹死。
海洋几乎占地球表面的四分之三。
It was nearly six o'clock.
快6点钟了。
She was nearly drowned.
她差点儿被淹死。
almostadv. 几乎，差不多
〔辨析〕
指在程度、数量等方面十分接近。
〔例证〕
Our work is almost completed.
我们的工作差不多完成了。
Almost everybody spoke.
几乎每个人都发了言。
There was almost no snow that winter.
那年冬天几乎没有下雪。
我们的工作差不多完成了。
Almost everybody spoke.
几乎每个人都发了言。
There was almost no snow that winter.
那年冬天几乎没有下雪。
牛津词典
adv.
- 几乎；差不多
not quite- I like almost all of them.
我差不多所有的都喜欢。 - It's a mistake they almost always make.
这是他们几乎总要犯的错误。 - The story is almost certainly false.
这个故事几乎肯定是虚构的。 - It's almost time to go.
是差不多该走的时候了。 - Dinner's almost ready.
饭就要做好了。 - He slipped and almost fell.
他滑了一下，险些跌倒。 - Their house is almost opposite ours.
他们的房子几乎正对着我们的房子。 - They'll eat almost anything.
他们几乎什么都吃。 - Almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him.
几乎没人相信他的话。
- I like almost all of them.
柯林斯词典
- ADV 几乎；差不多
You usealmostto indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.- The couple had been dating for almost three years...
这对情侣相恋已近3年。 - Storms have been hitting almost all of Britain recently...
最近几乎整个英国都受到了暴风雨的侵袭。 - The effect is almost impossible to describe...
这种影响几乎无法用言语描述。 - He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier...
他和皮特差不多高，但更瘦。 - The arrested man will almost certainly be kept at this police station...
几乎可以肯定，被逮捕的男子将被扣押在该警察局。 - He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.
他得了西班牙流感，险些丧命。
- The couple had been dating for almost three years...
英英释义
adv
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
- the job is (just) about done
- the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
- we're almost finished
- the car all but ran her down
- he nearly fainted
- talked for nigh onto 2 hours
- the recording is well-nigh perfect
- virtually all the parties signed the contract
- I was near exhausted by the run
- most everyone agrees
双语例句
- They were almost completely cut off from the outside world.
他们几乎完全与外界绝缘了。 - Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately
睡袋几乎一眨眼就卖完了。 - They kissed for almost half a minute
他们吻了将近半分钟。 - They stay here a few hours before being sent to refugee camps, which are now almost full
他们在这儿呆了几个小时后被送往难民营，而那里现在几乎已经满员了。 - Almost overnight, she had aged ten years and become fat.
她几乎一夜之间老了10岁，人也胖了。 - The arrested man will almost certainly be kept at this police station
几乎可以肯定，被逮捕的男子将被扣押在该警察局。 - He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.
他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。 - I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.
我几乎撑过了这两个星期。我只有几天时间去做。 - I haven't used my French for years and have forgotten almost all of it.
我的法语丢了好几年了，都忘得差不多了。 - By the 1930s the wristwatch had almost completely supplanted the pocket watch.
到了20世纪30年代，手表几乎完全取代了怀表。