英语词汇“almost”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	almost
例句	almostalmost /ˈɔlmoʊst/ adverb ► almost adverb a little less than a number or amount, or not completely happening or true: He goes swimming almost every day. I have almost finished my math homework. I just have one more problem to do. It is almost midnight. ► nearly adverb nearly means the same as almost: It will take nearly two hours to get there. She is nearly 12 years old. Her birthday is next week. ► virtually AWL adverb nearly but not completely. Virtually sounds more formal than almost. It is not used before numbers: Virtually all the children go to school by bus. ► practically adverb practically means the same as virtually but is used more often in spoken English. It is not used before numbers: These shoes are practically new – I bought them a month ago. ► more or less adverb almost - used especially when the difference between a description and the exact truth is small and not important: All his friends gave him more or less the same advice. ► just about adverb (informal) almost: I play tennis just about every day. ► pretty much adverb (informal) almost: The day was pretty much a disaster - nearly everything went wrong. ► hardly adverb almost none, or almost not at all: He doesn’t have many friends and hardly anyone visits him. I hardly ever go to that store because it is very expensive. ► barely adverb almost not: He was speaking so quietly that I could barely hear him. SYNONYM CHECKAlmost or nearly?In most sentences, you can use either almost or nearly. However, you use almost, not nearly, before “no,” “nobody,” and “nothing”: Almost nobody liked my idea.
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