almost
almost — 副詞
1. very close to a state, amount, or action, but not fully reaching or completing i
幾乎；差不多
非常接近但尚未完全達到的程度
very close to a state, amount, or action, but not fully reaching or completing it.
Dimitri had almost finished his homework when the lights went out.
Dimitri 幾乎已經寫完功課，這時燈突然熄了。
almost + past participle showing an action close to completion
The soup is almost ready; give it two more minutes on the stove.
湯差不多好了，再在爐子上煮兩分鐘就行。
almost + adjective for a state nearly reached
Noa walks to the bakery almost every morning before school.
Noa 幾乎每天早上上學前都會走去麵包店。
almost + every/all for near-total frequency
There were almost two hundred people waiting outside the stadium gates.
體育館外面差不多有兩百個人在等候。
almost + number for an approximate amount
Renata almost dropped her phone when the dog jumped onto the sofa.
狗跳上沙發的時候，Renata 差點把手機摔了。
almost + verb for an event that nearly happened but did not
- almost finished
- almost ready
- almost everyone
- almost every day
- almost never
- almost certainly
- almost impossible
- almost identical
- nearly
very close in meaning; British speakers often prefer 'nearly' for measurements and time.
- practically
informal; suggests the difference from full completion is so small it can be ignored.
- virtually
slightly more formal; common in writing about statistics or general truths.
- just about
informal, conversational; often used in spoken English with a sense of 'on the edge of'.
- completely
marks a state or action as fully reached, the opposite of falling short.
- exactly
used for precise amounts, where 'almost' marks an approximation.
文法句型
almost + verb
almost + adjective/adverb
almost + number/quantity
almost + all/every/never/no one
用法筆記
Sits directly before the word it modifies — usually a main verb, an adjective, an adverb, or a quantity word like 'all', 'every', 'never', 'no one'. With a simple verb tense, place 'almost' before the verb (she almost cried), not after it.
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常用片語
- almost always
- almost never
- almost certainly
- almost everyone
- almost all
- almost every
- almost nothing
- almost impossible
- almost identical
- almost as ... as