almost

/ˈɔːlməʊst/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

几乎;差不多

释义与例句

adv. 几乎;差不多
very nearly but not completely or not exactly
  1. It is almost midnight, and the streets are finally quiet.
    快午夜了,街道终于安静下来。
  2. Almost everyone in the office uses the new software.
    办公室里几乎每个人都使用这款新软件。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She slipped on the wet floor and almost fell.
    她在湿地板上滑了一下,差点摔倒。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 almost 放在被修饰词前:almost ten、almost finished、almost everyone;most students 则是“大多数学生”。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • nearly 几乎;将近
    almost 和 nearly 常可互换;almost 更常用于 almost no/nobody/never 等结构,nearly 常放在数字和时间前。
    The building work is nearly finished. 建筑工程几乎完成了。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • most 大多数;大部分
    almost 是副词,表示“几乎”;most 可作限定词或代词,表示“大多数”,也可构成最高级,不能按中文“几乎/大多数”混用。
    Most students preferred the earlier class. 大多数学生更喜欢较早的那节课。
常见搭配
  • almost every 几乎每一个
    Almost every house in the village has a garden. 村里几乎每一栋房子都有花园。
  • almost all 几乎全部
    Almost all of the money has been spent on equipment. 几乎全部资金都花在了设备上。
  • almost never 几乎从不
    He almost never eats breakfast before work. 他上班前几乎从不吃早餐。