almost

adv.

1. 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。

1. ADV 几乎；差不多
   You use almost to 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。

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。
7. Davies finished almost two seconds in arrears for third place.
   戴维斯落后了差不多两秒，获得第三名。
8. Almost overnight I was cured
   几乎是一夜间我就被治好了。
9. He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.
   他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
10. Almost without exception those convicted were our friends and colleagues.
    那些被判有罪的人几乎无一例外都是我们的朋友和同事。
11. 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。
12. They kissed for almost half a minute
    他们吻了将近半分钟。
13. 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。
14. He was almost neurotic about being followed
    他对被跟踪几乎到了神经过敏的程度。
15. We had almost reached the end of the street.
    我们几乎到了街的尽头。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. I stood up and almost fell, reeling against the deck rail.
    我站了起来，几乎跌倒，身体摇晃着靠在甲板的围栏上。
19. We could all row a boat and swim almost before we could walk
    我们所有人几乎在还不会走之前就已经会划船和游泳了。
20. The country was politically rudderless for almost three months.
    政治上，这个国家已将近3个月群龙无首了。
21. 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。
22. Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately
    睡袋几乎一眨眼就卖完了。
23. She's been going steady with Randolph for almost a year now.
    她和伦道夫已经谈了近一年恋爱了。
24. 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。
25. It's a wonder that it took almost ten years
    这差不多用了10年的时间，真是桩奇事。
26. 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。
27. He has walked almost ten miles.
    他已走了差不多10英里。
28. The itching was almost more than he could stand.
    他痒得几乎忍不住了。
29. The rain has almost stopped, it's just drizzling now.
    雨几乎停了，现在只是在下毛毛雨。
30. They were almost completely cut off from the outside world.
    他们几乎完全与外界绝缘了。

  nearly almost【导航词义：大约，差不多】

  nearly adv. 〈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。

  almost adv. 几乎，差不多

〔辨析〕指在程度、数量等方面十分接近。

adv

1. (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