| 单词 | almost |
| 释义 | almostalmostalmost /ˈɔːlməʊst $ ˈɒːlmoʊst, ɒːlˈmoʊst/ adverb nearly but not completely: Are we almost there?be我们快到了吗？It was almost midnight.be差不多已经半夜了。Almost all children like to read.child几乎所有的孩子都喜欢看书。I’m sorry, I almost forgot to call you.forget对不起﹐我差点忘了打电话给你。THESAURUS: almostalmost nearly but not completely: I’ve almost finished my essay.finishShe’s almost 12.nearly especially British English almost. You can use ‘very’ before nearly but not before almost: It’s nearly 10 o’clock.It’s very nearly time to go home.practically/virtually almost completely – used before adjectives and before all, every, and everyone. Not used before numbers: The room was practically empty.beVirtually everyone had left.haveleavemore or less (also just about/pretty much spoken) very nearly – used especially when saying that things are nearly the same: All the rooms are more or less the same size.roombelittleThat’s pretty much what I expected.expectnot quite almost, but not yet: I’m not quite ready yet.getting on for something British English, getting on toward something especially American English informal almost a particular time or age – used especially when you are not sure of the exact time or age: It’s getting on for 10 years since we saw each other.getyearseeDiane must be getting on toward 50 now.get |
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