almost + verb
She almost finished the project.
她几乎完成了那个项目。
几乎;差不多
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
几乎;差不多
Very close to, but not quite; all but.
She almost finished the project.
她几乎完成了那个项目。
Very close to, but not quite.
(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
Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
I almost missed the bus this morning.
我今天早上差点没赶上公交车。
AI contextual example
She is almost six feet tall.
她差不多有六英尺高。
AI contextual example
The project is almost finished.
这个项目几乎完成了。
AI contextual example
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
警报响起时,婴儿几乎睡着了
WordNet
She almost finished the project.
她几乎完成了那个项目。
The soup is almost ready.
汤差不多准备好了。
注意:'almost'不能直接修饰名词,通常与'all, every, any, no'等限定词连用。
Almost everyone attended the meeting.
几乎每个人都参加了会议。
Almost all students passed the exam.
几乎所有学生都通过了考试。
Not this
Most everyone likes pizza.
Use this
Almost everyone likes pizza.
使用'most'代替'almost'。'most'是形容词或代词,不能修饰'everyone';'almost'是副词,表示'几乎'。
Not this
I finished the work almost.
Use this
I almost finished the work.
'almost'作为副词,通常放在主要动词之前或系动词之后,而不是句末。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
几乎总是
He almost always arrives on time.
他几乎总是准时到达。
几乎从不
She almost never eats meat.
她几乎从不吃肉。
几乎所有
Almost all students passed the exam.
几乎所有学生都通过了考试。
几乎每个
I go to the gym almost every day.
我几乎每天都去健身房。
几乎肯定
It will almost certainly rain tomorrow.
明天几乎肯定会下雨。
几乎立即
The phone rang almost immediately after I left.
我离开后电话几乎立即响了。
几乎不算数
From the song 'Almost Doesn't Count' by Brandy. The lyric emphasizes that being close is not enough, and only full commitment matters.
出自Brandy的歌曲《Almost Doesn't Count》。歌词强调了接近并不足够,只有完全的投入才算数。
Use almost naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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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。
通常紧接在被修饰词之前,不单独置于句首
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