almost
adverb uk/ˈɔːl.məʊst/ us/ˈɑːl.moʊst/
A2 几乎，差不多，差一点，将近
nearly
She's almost 30. 她差不多快30了。
It was almost six o'clock when he left. 他离开时将近6点了。
I almost wish I hadn't invited him. 我甚至有点希望自己没邀请他。
It'll cost almost as much to repair it as it would to buy a new one. 修理要花的钱差不多都可以买个新的了。
Almost all the passengers on the ferry were French. 渡船上的乘客几乎都是法国人。
They'll almost certainly forget to do it. 几乎可以肯定他们会忘记做这件事的。
The town was almost entirely destroyed during the war. 战争期间，这个城市几乎完全被夷为平地。
We were bitten by mosquitoes almost every night. 几乎每天晚上我们都挨蚊子叮。
The boat sank almost immediately after it had struck the rock. 船撞到岩石上，几乎一瞬间就沉了。
Most artists find it almost impossible to make a living from art alone. 多数艺术家发现几乎不可能只靠艺术谋生。
Synonyms: about near nearlynigh virtuallywell-nigh
- More examples
- It took us almost a day to get here.
- The socialist party have been in office for almost ten years.
- Her paintings are almost photographic in their detail and accuracy.
- Tyres are almost always made of rubber.
- A car suddenly appeared from nowhere and almost made me fall off my pony.