almost

单词辨析:

nearly almost 【导航词义:大约,差不多】
nearly adv. [尤英]几乎,差不多
〔辨析〕

常与数字连用,表示在数量、时间、面积等方面的接近;与副词、动词等连用时,多表示程度上的接近。

〔例证〕

The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the world's surface.

海洋几乎占地球表面的四分之三。

It was nearly six o'clock.

快6点钟了。

She was nearly drowned.

她差点儿被淹死。

almost adv. 几乎,差不多
〔辨析〕

指在程度、数量等方面十分接近。

〔例证〕

Our work is almost completed.

我们的工作差不多完成了。

Almost everybody spoke.

几乎每个人都发了言。

There was almost no snow that winter.

那年冬天几乎没有下雪。

相关例句:

I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.

我几乎撑过了这两个星期。我只有几天时间去做。

The couple had been dating for almost three years

这对情侣相恋已近3年。

Sleeping bags sold out almost immediately

睡袋几乎一眨眼就卖完了。

He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.

他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。

Davies finished almost two seconds in arrears for third place.

戴维斯落后了差不多两秒,获得第三名。

We had almost reached the end of the street.

我们几乎到了街的尽头。