副词将近; 近乎; 几乎，差不多; 快要
副词
1. The rooms are almost clean.
各房间大致清洁。
2. It was almost dark when they got there.
他们抵达那里时，天几乎黑了。
3. We saw almost all of them.
我们差不多见到了他们的全体。
4. I almost fell.
我差一点儿就跌倒了。
形容词
1. I can not account for his almost impudence.
我无法解释他为什么几乎近似无礼。
搬家
A：(Most/ almost all/ a great deal) of the street parking is gone by then.
那个时候街上（大多数/几乎所有/很多）都没有停车的地方了。
B：Really?
真的吗？
销售商务会谈
B：I'm sorry to say that your price has soared. It's almost 20% higher than last year's.
很遗憾，贵方的价格猛长，比去年几乎高出20%。
A：That's because the price of raw materials has gone up.
那是因为原材料的价格上涨了。
B：I see. Thank you.
我知道了，多谢。
Shopping-(购物)
A：That dress is too expensive.
这衣服真贵。
B：But it’s so pretty.
但是很漂亮呀。
A：Yes, it is pretty, but it costs $200. What about this one? It’s almost the same, but it costs half as much.
是很漂亮，但要200美元噢。这个怎么样？款式几乎一样，但只要一半的价钱。
B：It’s not the same. It’s completely different.
这个不同，完全不同。
A：It’s just a little shorter.
只是短一些。
B：I really like this one.
我真的很喜欢这个。
A：Well, it’s your money. You can spend it however you want.
好吧，反正是你自己的钱。想怎么花就怎么花。
B：Do you really think it’s pretty?
你真的觉得这个漂亮。
A：Yeah. It’s pretty.
是的，很漂亮。
1. almost的反义词
1. 几乎；差不多
You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
e.g. The couple had been dating for almost three years...
这对情侣相恋已近3年。
e.g. Storms have been hitting almost all of Britain recently...
最近几乎整个英国都受到了暴风雨的侵袭。
1. MetLife's international business contributed 12 percent to the company's revenue for 2007, with the growth rate almost double that of the firm's domestic business.
2. Zhou said the woman spoke fluent Japanese language and was almost the same age as her husband who said he was in business.
3. Wireless business contributed almost two thirds of Sina's total in the fourth quarter.
4. But his shadow loomed over almost every bloody and violent act against law and order in Tibet.
5. Beijing police said they have busted 10 gangs involving almost 90 people suspected of producing and selling fake Chinese liquor in a recent crackdown.
6. It was a hot July night and the usually busy runway at Hangzhou's Xiaoshan International Airport had been silent for almost an hour.
7. But for a long time, she could almost pass as a Tsinghua member.
8. But people dug out about 100 tons of sweet potatoes from his farm within an hour without buying almost any of the other vegetables.
9. The Year of the Tiger is almost over, with those betting on the equity market experiencing a good deal of shocks and surprises.
10. A baby girl was almost abandoned last week by her parents for having a deformed nose.
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adv
1. almost的翻译
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
all but
e.g. the job is (just) about done
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
we're almost finished
the car all but ran her down
he nearly fainted
talked for nigh onto 2 hours
the recording is well-nigh perfect
virtually all the parties signed the contract
I was near exhausted by the run
most everyone agrees