almost
adv. 幾乎,差不多
You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
The couple had been dating for almost three years...
這對情侶相戀已近3年。
Storms have been hitting almost all of Britain recently...
最近幾乎整個英國都受到了暴風雨的侵襲。
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
almost, nearly, about, approximately, around, roughly
這些副詞均有"大約,差不多"之意。
I'm so thirsty I'm almost dying for a cuppa.
我太渴了,真想喝一杯茶.
The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.
雷達波幾乎可以同時追著多個目標.
We must be almost to Denver.
我們一定快到丹佛了.
The rain has almost stopped, it's just drizzling now.
雨幾乎停了, 現在只是在下毛毛雨.
He married again with almost indecent haste.
他再婚了,匆忙得幾乎有失體面.