Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #280
almost
几乎；差不多
核心释义
Very close to, but not quite; all but.
- 1.
Very close to, but not quite.
- 2.
(动作或状态)略微不足或未完全实现；几乎
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
- 3.
Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
几乎；基本上；(动作或状态)略微不足或未完全实现；几乎；几乎；差不多
用法In use
I almost missed the bus this morning.
用法提示：‘almost’ 修饰动词 ‘missed’，表示‘差点，几乎’
She is almost six feet tall.
用法提示：‘almost’ 修饰形容词短语 ‘six feet tall’，表示‘差不多’
The project is almost finished.
用法提示：‘almost’ 修饰形容词 ‘finished’，表示‘几乎，差不多’
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
we're almost finished
almost + verb
She almost finished the project.
她几乎完成了那个项目。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- almost always
- 几乎总是
- He almost always arrives on time.他几乎总是准时到达。
- almost never
- 几乎从不
- She almost never eats meat.她几乎从不吃肉。
- almost all
- 几乎所有
- Almost all students passed the exam.几乎所有学生都通过了考试。
- almost every
- 几乎每个
- I go to the gym almost every day.我几乎每天都去健身房。
- almost certainly
- 几乎肯定
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 almost 拆成 all 和 most，意思是“几乎所有”，但差一点。记忆：all + most = 几乎全部。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面语 几乎在口语和书面语中都很常见，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常紧接在被修饰词之前，不单独置于句首
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the second syllable of 'almost' (pronounced /məʊst/). They share the spelling pattern '-ost' with the long o sound. Be careful: words like 'lost', 'cost', and 'frost' are spelled similarly but have a different vowel sound (/ɒ/ or /ɔː/) and do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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