virtually

adv.

1. 几乎；差不多；事实上；实际上
   almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important
   1. to be virtually impossible
      几乎是不可能的
   2. Virtually all students will be exempt from the tax.
      差不多所有的学生都可免此税项。
   3. He virtually admitted he was guilty.
      他实际上已承认自己有罪。
   4. This year's results are virtually the same as last year's.
      今年的结果几乎和去年的一样。
2. 模拟；虚拟；以模拟现实技术
   by the use of computer software that makes sth appear to exist; using virtual reality technology

1. ADV 几乎;实际上;事实上;差不多
   You can use virtually to indicate that something is so nearly true that for most purposes it can be regarded as true.
   1. Virtually all cooking was done over coal-fired ranges...
      差不多所有的烹饪都是在燃煤灶上进行的。
   2. It would have been virtually impossible to research all the information.
      要对所有的信息进行分析研究几乎是不可能的。

1. Last night's resounding victory over Birmingham City has virtually assured them of promotion
   昨晚大胜伯明翰城队实际上已确保他们能够晋级。
2. In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand.
   还不到两个小时，科恩就屈服了，接受了几乎一切要求。
3. When they first captured the port, they virtually cleaned out its warehouses.
   他们刚占领港口时，把那里的仓库简直抢了个精光。
4. She virtually never mentions him in her correspondence or notebooks.
   她在书信和笔记中几乎从不提及他。
5. The skies are virtually devoid of birdlife.
   天空中几乎没有任何鸟的踪迹。
6. It has remained virtually unchanged since time immemorial
   实际上，自古以来它几乎没有任何改变。
7. Amongst the population at large the support for the present regime is virtually zero.
   在一般大众中，支持现政权的人数几乎是零。
8. The approach has virtually ended cigarette sales to minors.
   这个方法实际上杜绝了向未成年人出售香烟的现象。
9. They are controlling so much cocoa that they are virtually monopolizing the market
   他们控制了大量的可可粉，因此他们几乎垄断了整个市场。
10. We can use our eyes and facial expressions to communicate virtually every subtle nuance of emotion there is.
    我们用眼睛和面部表情几乎就能传达出情感上的每一丝微妙变化。
11. This show, too, was virtually sold out before it opened.
    这场演出的门票也是几乎在开演前就销售一空了。
12. The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear
    那时候简陋的外科手术让他一只耳朵几乎失聪。
13. My mother was an amazing woman. She raised four of us kids virtually singlehandedly.
    我的母亲是位了不起的女性。她几乎是一个人把我们4个孩子带大的。
14. Towns such as Mittelwihr and Bennwihr were virtually razed to the ground.
    如米特维尔和本维尔这样的城镇基本上被夷为平地。
15. In Post Offices, virtually every document that's passed across the counter is stamped with a rubber stamp.
    基本上所有交到邮局柜台的文件都会加盖橡皮图章。
16. Using traditional methods poor farmers can be virtually self-sufficient.
    采用传统的方法，贫穷的农民基本上能自给自足。
17. The journalists found a city virtually under siege.
    记者发现的是一个几乎被围困的城市。
18. A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops
    几年前在当地商店里几乎买不到优质咖啡。
19. It was virtually impossible to synchronise our lives so as to take holidays and weekends together
    想让我们的生活步调保持一致好一起去度假和过周末几乎是不可能的事。
20. This thing's virtually useless
    这玩意儿简直一点用也没有。
21. Local production virtually eliminates transport costs.
    本地生产实际上消除了运输成本。
22. The carnival got off to a virtually trouble-free start with the police reporting only one arrest.
    狂欢节开幕进行得几乎是一帆风顺，警方只报告了一例拘捕。
23. For many years prices have remained virtually unchanged
    价格多年来几乎没变。
24. The country has become virtually ungovernable.
    这个国家已经基本上失控了。
25. A hundred years ago coronary heart disease was virtually unknown in Europe and America.
    在100年前冠心病几乎不存在于欧洲和美洲。
26. Virtually all cooking was done over coal-fired ranges
    差不多所有的烹饪都是在燃煤灶上进行的。
27. It would have been virtually impossible to research all the information.
    要对所有的信息进行分析研究几乎是不可能的。
28. Fishing is possible in virtually any weather.
    几乎任何天气里都可以钓鱼。
29. She has virtually become our adviser.
    她无形中成了我们的顾问。
30. He was virtually driven to this, because he could not earn a living in any other way.
    他是被迫干这一行的，因为他找不到别的活路。

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:    aboutalmostmostnearlynearnighwell-nigh

2. in essence or effect but not in fact
   1. the strike virtually paralyzed the city
   2. I'm virtually broke