◆I like almost all of them.我差不多所有的都喜欢。◆It's a mistake they almost always make.这是他们几乎总要犯的错误。◆The story is almost certainly false.这个故事几乎肯定是虚构的。◆It's almost time to go.是差不多该走的时候了。◆Dinner's almost ready.饭就要做好了。◆He slipped and almost fell.他滑了一下，险些跌倒。◆Their house is almost opposite ours.他们的房子几乎正对着我们的房子。◆They'll eat almost anything.他们几乎什么都吃。◆Almost no one (= hardly anyone)believed him. 几乎没人相信他的话。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析almost / nearly / practicallyThese three words have similar meanings and are used frequently with the following words. 上述三个近义词常与下列词语连用：almost ~nearly ~practically ~certainly(numbers)allallalleveryeveryalwaysnoentirelyeverynothingimpossiblefinishedimpossibleemptydiedanything■They are used in positive sentences. 三词均用于肯定句：◆She almost/nearly/practically missed her train.她差点儿误了火车。They can be used before words like all,everyand everybody.三词均可用于 all、every、everybody 等词前：◆Nearly all the students have bikes.几乎所有学生都有自行车。◆I’ve got practically every CD they’ve made.他们灌制的每张激光唱片我几乎都有。Practicallyis used more in spoken than in written English. Nearlyis the most common with numbers. *practically 多用于口语，少用于书面语。nearly 最常与数字连用： ◆There were nearly 200 people at the meeting.与会者有近 200 人。They can also be used in negative sentences but it is more common to make a positive sentence with only just.三词亦可用于否定句，但是用 only just 构成肯定句更常见：◆We only just got there in time.(or 或：◆We almost/nearly didn’t get there in time.) 我们险些未能及时赶到那儿。■Almostand practicallycan be used before words like any,anybody,anything,etc. *almost 和 practically 均可用于 any、anybody、anything 等词前： ◆I’ll eat almost anything.我几乎吃什么都行。You can also use them before no,nobody,never,etc. but it is much more common to use hardlyor scarcelywith any,anybody,ever,etc. 这两个词亦可用于 no、nobody、never 等词前，但是这类情况更常用 hardly 或 scarcely 与 any、anybody、ever 等词搭配：◆She’s hardly ever in.(or 或：◆She’s almost never in.) 她几乎从来不在家。■Almostcan be used when you are saying that one thing is similar to another. 表示某物与另一物相似可用 almost：◆The boat looked almost like a toy.这船看上去简直像个玩具。■In BrEyou can use veryand sobefore nearly.在英式英语中，nearly 前可用 very 和 so：◆He was very nearly caught.他差点儿被抓住。■➱ note at hardlyal·most/ˈɔːlməʊst; NAmEˈɔːlmoʊst/
nearly, but not completely or not quite: Have you almost finished? Supper’s almost ready. It was almost midnight. Almost nothing was done to improve the situation. The story is almost certainly true. He’s almost as old as I am.almost all/every/everything Marsha visits her son almost every day.GRAMMAR: Word order• Almost usually comes before a main verb: · I almost cried.• Almost usually comes after ‘be’ when it is the main verb: · I am almost ready.• Almost comes after the first auxiliary verb: · She has almost decided.· It could almost be described as luminous.✗Don’t say: She almost has decided.THESAURUSalmost not completely or not quite: · I’ve almost finished my essay.· It's almost lunchtime.nearly almost. Nearly is more commonly used in British English than American English: · I’ve been a teacher for nearly 10 years now.· It’s very nearly time to go home.not quite almost, but not yet: · ‘Is he 60?’ ‘Not quite!’· It’s not quite time to go yet.· I’m not quite ready yet.practically/virtually very nearly: · The room was practically empty.practically all/everything/everyone etc: · The frost killed practically every plant in the garden.· Virtually everyone had gone home.more or less/just about/pretty much especially spoken very nearly – use this when saying that the difference is not important: · All the rooms are more or less the same size.· His jacket was pretty much the same colour as his trousers.· The policy will benefit just about everyone.getting on for British English informal, getting on toward especially American English informal almost a particular time, age, or period of time – used especially when you are not sure of the exact time, age etc: · It’s getting on for 10 years since we last saw each other.· ‘How old’s Diane?’ ‘She must be getting on toward 50.’close to almost a particular number, amount, or time – used especially when the number or amount is surprisingly large or the time is very late: · It was close to midnight by the time we arrived.· They’ve spent close to $1.3 billion on the project.approaching/nearing almost – used when a number or amount is still increasing or a time is getting nearer: · The unemployment rate was nearing 20%.be on the verge of (doing) something to be very close to doing something: · She was on the verge of tears (=almost crying).· I was on the verge of giving up.· They were on the verge of making a decision.be on the brink of something to be very close to an extremely bad situation: · The two countries are on the brink of war.· The company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
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