almost

[ˈɔ:lməʊst]
  • 释义

  • 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;

  • 词义辨析
  • almost, nearly
  • 这两个词共同的意思是“几乎,差不多”。下列情况下常可互换：
    1.在一般肯定结构中。例如：
    There are almost〔nearly〕 enough people here to do the job.做这项工作,这些人手差不多够了。
    2.在表达时间时。例如：
    Well, it happened almost〔nearly〕 ten years ago.这差不多是十年以前的事了。
    3.在all, always, every等词前。例如：
    Almost〔nearly〕 every student spoke.几乎每个学生都发了言。
    He almost〔nearly〕 arrived late.他几乎总是迟到。
    它们的区别是：
    1.从含义上说, almost强调“十分接近”,而nearly强调“尚有不足”,所以在表示“想要做而没做成”“很可能发生但还未发生”时,要用nearly; 而表示“简直”“像”等意思时,要用almost。例如：
    I nearly committed a great error.我几乎犯了大错。
    Please wait a minute.I'm almost out of breath.请等一下,我简直喘不过气来了。
    It was almost like a dream.这简直就像一场梦。
    试比较以下两句：
    I nearly fell off my bike.
    我差一点没从自行车上掉下来。
    I almost fell off my bike.
    我几乎从自行车上掉下来。
    另外,修饰表示思想感情的动词时,只能用almost。例如：
    He almost dreaded a visit to the doctor.他几乎害怕去看病。
    She almost wanted to leave here.她几乎想离开这里。
    2.从程度上说, almost比nearly更接近。例如：
    We're nearly there.
    我们快到了。
    We're almost there.
    我们马上就要到了。
    I'm nearly as clever as you.
    我快赶上你那么聪明了。
    I'm almost as clever as you.
    我差不多和你一样聪明了。
    It is nearly time for class.
    快到上课的时间了。
    (如8点上课,现在是7：50)
    It is almost time for class.
    差不多是上课的时间了。
    (如8点上课,现在是7：58)
    3.从使用场合上说,在有趋势向某个目标发展的情况下,两者可互换。而在没有这种趋势或根本不可能达到的场合下,则只能用nearly而不能用almost。例如：
    我们这只猫什么都懂,快赶上人了。
    ［误］ Our cat understands everything— she's almost human.
    ［正］ Our cat understands everything— she's nearly human.
    我姑姑说话简直像个外国人。
    ［误］ My aunt almost sounds foreign.
    ［正］ My aunt nearly sounds foreign.
    4.从语气上说, almost只是一般陈述; 而nearly则具有较明显的惊讶、抱怨等感情色彩。试比较以下两个句子：
    差不多花了我一百元钱。
    It cost me almost a hundred yuan .
    (说说而已)
    It cost me nearly a hundred yuan .
    (太贵了)
    It's almost 40 minutes' walk to the park.
    走到公园差不多要40分钟。(陈述事实)
    It's nearly 40 minutes' walk to the park.
    走到公园差不多要40分钟哩!(太远了)
    5.与no, none, nothing等连用,只能用almost而不能用nearly; 反之,与not, never连用,只能用nearly而不能用almost(但美式英语可说almost never)。例如：
    There are not nearly enough people here to do the job.干这活儿,这些人手还远不够。
    We almost never traverse tortuous paths.(AmE)我们难得走弯路。
    6.在more than, too前用almost,不用nearly。例如：
    That's almost too much!那简直太过分了!
    This is almost more than we feared.这简直远远超过我们所害怕的情况。
    7.nearly可加very, pretty等修饰,而almost不可。
  • almost，nearly，about，approximately，around，roughly
  • 这些副词均有“大约，差不多”之意。
    almost指在程度上相差很小，差不多。
    nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。
    about常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。
    approximately多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。
    around多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。
    roughly指按粗略估计，常代替about。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Three racers finished with almost exactly the same time.

    三名选手几乎同时赛完.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    The rain has almost stopped, it's just drizzling now.

    雨几乎停了, 现在只是在下毛毛雨.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 3、

    The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.

    雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    It is time I woke up to myself. I've wasted too much time fooling around, and I almost ruined my career.

    我该清醒认识自己了. 我无所事事浪费了太多的时间, 差点毁了我的事业.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    I find myself in almost total agreement with Tony.

    我发现自己的意见几乎完全与托尼一致.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.

    共和党人几乎是坚定不移地主张这项税收需削减。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    I like almost all of them.

    我差不多所有的都喜欢。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 8、

    The male of the species is almost indistinguishable from the female.

    这个物种的雄性和雌性几乎无法分辨。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 9、

    The reforms were carried out with an almost messianic zeal.

    改革是以极大的热情进行的。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 10、

    The representatives almost came to blows at a meeting.

    代表们在一次会议上差点动起手来。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever.

    该装置本身就在车子正下方，几乎与变速杆处于同一直线上。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    By 1973, this gap had narrowed almost to vanishing point.

    到1973年，这一差距已缩小到几乎为零。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object.

    他认为婴儿几乎就是毫无生命的物体。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    Lithuania is heavily reliant on Moscow for almost all its oil.

    立陶宛的石油供应几乎完全依赖莫斯科。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    Almost all young women who turn to prostitution do so as a means of survival.

    几乎所有从事卖淫的年轻女孩走这条路都是为了生存。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press.

    报纸上几乎每天都有抢劫银行、入室行窃和拦路抢劫的报道。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    It fits Orwell's guidelines almost uncannily.

    这与奥韦尔的指导方针出奇地吻合。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 18、

    He was driving a Mercedes racer at 100 mph and almost came to grief.

    他当时驾驶着一辆梅塞德斯赛车以每小时100英里时速度飞驰，险些出事。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 19、

    The longest chapter in almost any book on baby care is on feeding.

    几乎所有关于婴儿护理的书籍中内容最多的一章都是喂养。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 20、

    We must be almost to Denver.

    我们一定快到丹佛了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    He married again with almost indecent haste.

    他再婚了,匆忙得几乎有失体面.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    Almost as a reflex action, I grab my pen as the phone rings.

    就像是本能反应, 电话铃一响我就攥住钢笔.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    History shows that New Zealand are almost unbeatable by British teams on their own turf.

    以往的记录表明新西兰队在主场比赛中几乎从来没有输给英国队.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    She answered with an almost imperceptible nod of the head.

    她几乎不为人察觉地点了一下头作为回答.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    The agricultural surplus was taken over almost in its entirety by the ruler.

    剩余农产品几乎全被统治者囊括一空.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    The politician drew out his speech to almost two hours.

    这位政治家拉拉杂杂讲了近两个小时.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 27、

    They are now doing almost twice as much business as they were last year.

    他们现在的营业额几乎为去年的两倍.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 28、

    I'm so thirsty I'm almost dying for a cuppa.

    我太渴了,真想喝一杯茶.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
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