| 单词 | almost |
| 释义 | almostalmost /ˈɔlmoʊst, ɔlˈmoʊst/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb only a little less than completely: I’m almost finished. Are we almost there? We stayed at Grandma’s for almost a week. It’s an almost impossible task. The wines are almost as expensive as champagne. They sold almost everything. Almost all the children here speak two languages. The cause is almost certainly a virus.THESAURUSnearly – almost: It will take nearly two hours to get there. We were nearly killed in an accident.practically informal – very nearly but not quite. You do not use practically before numbers: It’s practically impossible to get tickets to the show.virtually – practically. Virtually is more formal than practically and you do not use it before numbers or other adverbs: Virtually all the children go to school by bus.more or less – almost. You use more or less when the difference between a description and the exact truth is small and not important: The movie’s plot is more or less the same as every other Hollywood romance.just about informal – almost: I play basketball just about every day.pretty much informal – just about. Used especially in spoken English: The day was pretty much a disaster – everything went wrong.hardly – almost none, or almost not at all: He doesn’t have many friends and hardly anyone visits him.barely – almost not: He was speaking so quietly that I could barely hear him.scarcely – scarcely means the same as hardly but is slightly more formal: Because of the fog, the hills were scarcely visible.WORD CHOICE: almost, nearly• You use almost and nearly before words such as “all,” “any,” “every,” and “everybody”: Almost/Nearly all of my friends came to the party. They can make almost/nearly any color of paint you want.• You use almost, but not nearly, before negative words such as “no,” “nobody,” “never,” and “nothing”: Almost no one came to the party. Don’t say: Nearly no one came to the party.• However, you can use both almost and nearly before “didn’t”: I almost/nearly didn’t get up in time.• You can use “not” before nearly, but you cannot use “not” before almost: She’s not nearly as pretty as her sister. Don’t say: She’s not almost as pretty. |
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