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
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It is almost midnight, and the streets are finally quiet.
快午夜了,街道终于安静下来。
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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。
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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。
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almost never 几乎从不He almost never eats breakfast before work. 他上班前几乎从不吃早餐。