英汉词典

almost 基本解释

• adv. 差不多，几乎

almost 中文词源

组合词。al同all, 全部的。most, 大多数的。

almost 英文词源

almost

almost: [OE] Almost is simply a combination of all and most. In Anglo-Saxon times, and up until the 17th century, it meant ‘mostly all’ or ‘nearly all’ (thus one could say ‘My best friends are almost men’, meaning most of them are men); but already by the 13th century the modern sense ‘nearly, not quite’ was well in place.
=> all, most

almost (adv.)

Old English eallmæst "nearly all, for the most part," literally "mostly all;" see all + most. Modern form from 15c.

almost 英文释义

1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';

"the job is (just) about done"

"the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"

"we're almost finished"

"the car all but ran her down"

"he nearly fainted"

"talked for nigh onto 2 hours"

"the recording is well-nigh perfect"

"virtually all the parties signed the contract"

"I was near exhausted by the run"

"most everyone agrees"

almost 同义词解析

almost, nearly, about, approximately, around, roughly

这些副词均有"大约，差不多"之意。

almost：指在程度上相差很小，差不多。

nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。

about：常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的"大约"时，实际数量可能多也可能少。

approximately：多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。

around：多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。

roughly：指按精略估计，常代替about。

almost 双语例句

1. The representatives almost came to blows at a meeting.

代表们在一次会议上差点动起手来。

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2. It's almost a foregone conclusion that you'll get what you want.

你将得到你想要的，这几乎是确定无疑的。

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3. By 1973, this gap had narrowed almost to vanishing point.

到1973年，这一差距已缩小到几乎为零。

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4. Almost ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported.

几乎90%的强奸案和暴力侵害案都没有报案。

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5. He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object.

他认为婴儿几乎就是毫无生命的物体。

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almost 实用场景例句

They'll eat almost anything.

他们几乎什么都吃。

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Almost no one (= hardly anyone) believed him.

几乎没人相信他的话。

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It's almost time to go.

是差不多该走的时候了。

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Dinner's almost ready.

饭就要做好了。

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He slipped and almost fell.

他滑了一下，险些跌倒。

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Their house is almost opposite ours.

他们的房子几乎正对着我们的房子。

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I like almost all of them.

我差不多所有的都喜欢。

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It's a mistake they almost always make.

这是他们几乎总要犯的错误。

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The story is almost certainly false.

这个故事几乎肯定是虚构的。

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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。

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The couple had been dating for almost three years...

这对情侣相恋已近3年。

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Hello everyone, today I will introduce the U.S. are Yamaguchi.

大家好, 今天我将为大家介绍的是山口胜平.

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I'm so thirsty I'm almost dying for a cuppa.

我太渴了,真想喝一杯茶.

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The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.

雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标.

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We must be almost to Denver.

我们一定快到丹佛了.

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The rain has almost stopped, it's just drizzling now.

雨几乎停了, 现在只是在下毛毛雨.

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He married again with almost indecent haste.

他再婚了,匆忙得几乎有失体面.

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It is time I woke up to myself. I've wasted too much time fooling around, and I almost ruined my career.

我该清醒认识自己了. 我无所事事浪费了太多的时间, 差点毁了我的事业.

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Almost as a reflex action, I grab my pen as the phone rings.

就像是本能反应, 电话铃一响我就攥住钢笔.

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History shows that New Zealand are almost unbeatable by British teams on their own turf.

以往的记录表明新西兰队在主场比赛中几乎从来没有输给英国队.

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Three racers finished with almost exactly the same time.

三名选手几乎同时赛完.

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She answered with an almost imperceptible nod of the head.

她几乎不为人察觉地点了一下头作为回答.

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The agricultural surplus was taken over almost in its entirety by the ruler.

剩余农产品几乎全被统治者囊括一空.

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The politician drew out his speech to almost two hours.

这位政治家拉拉杂杂讲了近两个小时.

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I find myself in almost total agreement with Tony.

我发现自己的意见几乎完全与托尼一致.

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They are now doing almost twice as much business as they were last year.

他们现在的营业额几乎为去年的两倍.

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