almost

英 [ˈɔːlməʊst]

美 [ˈɔːlmoʊst]

adv.  几乎; 差不多

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.280 / COCA.291

同义词辨析

nearlyalmost【导航词义：大约，差不多】

牛津词典

adv.

• 几乎；差不多
  not quite
  1. I like almost all of them.
     我差不多所有的都喜欢。
  2. It's a mistake they almost always make.
     这是他们几乎总要犯的错误。
  3. The story is almost certainly false.
     这个故事几乎肯定是虚构的。
  4. It's almost time to go.
     是差不多该走的时候了。
  5. Dinner's almost ready.
     饭就要做好了。
  6. He slipped and almost fell.
     他滑了一下，险些跌倒。
  7. Their house is almost opposite ours.
     他们的房子几乎正对着我们的房子。
  8. They'll eat almost anything.
     他们几乎什么都吃。
  9. Almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him.
     几乎没人相信他的话。

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.
  1. The couple had been dating for almost three years...
     这对情侣相恋已近3年。
  2. 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。
  3. The effect is almost impossible to describe...
     这种影响几乎无法用言语描述。
  4. He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier...
     他和皮特差不多高，但更瘦。
  5. 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。
  6. He contracted Spanish flu, which almost killed him.
     他得了西班牙流感，险些丧命。

英英释义

adv

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
  1. the job is (just) about done
  2. the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
  3. we're almost finished
  4. the car all but ran her down
  5. he nearly fainted
  6. talked for nigh onto 2 hours
  7. the recording is well-nigh perfect
  8. virtually all the parties signed the contract
  9. I was near exhausted by the run
  10. most everyone agrees
  Synonym:aboutmostnearlynearnighvirtuallywell-nigh

双语例句

• He has walked almost ten miles.
  他已走了差不多10英里。
• Almost overnight I was cured
  几乎是一夜间我就被治好了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was almost as tall as Pete, but skinnier
  他和皮特差不多高，但更瘦。
• He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.
  他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
• At this rate, she would be almost seven feet tall by then
  这样下去，她到时将有7英尺高了。
• Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately
  睡袋几乎一眨眼就卖完了。
• One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion
  爆炸发生将近两个小时以后，在废墟中发现了一个已经死亡的小孩。
• The effect is almost impossible to describe
  这种影响几乎无法用言语描述。