1. almost/nearly:
例：
His hair was almost white. （他頭發(fā)幾乎全白。）
The moon was almost full that night. （那夜接近月圓。）
I've almost finished reading the newspaper.
（我把報紙差不多看完了。）
Persuading Paul to change his mind is
nearly impossible. （勸保羅改主意幾乎不可能。）
almost all/every/everything/everyone
Almost all the wine had been drunk. （差不多所有的酒都喝完了。）
Almost everyone in the office has had the
flu this year. （今年，辦公室?guī)缀跛腥硕嫉昧肆鞲?。?/span>
The burglars took nearly everything in the
house. （小偷溜進來，把房子里能偷的都偷了。）
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2. not quite: not completely, but
almost - use this to say that something is not true, but it is almost true
例：
That's a good answer but it's not quite
correct. （這個答案不錯，但不全對。）
It's not quite red, it's more like a maroon
color. （這顏色接近紅色，更像栗色。）
The orbits of the planets are almost circular,
but not quite. （行星運行軌道幾乎呈圓形，但不是正圓。）
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3. practically/virtually:
例：
The cupboard was practically empty. （柜子幾乎是空的。）
She looks practically the same as his last
girlfriend. （她跟他的前女友長得幾乎一模一樣。）
Carbon fiber tennis rackets are virtually
unbreakable. （碳素纖維網(wǎng)球拍幾乎打不壞。）
Mexico's rain forest has been virtually
destroyed. （墨西哥的熱帶雨林差不多都被破壞光了。）
practically all/everything/everyone etc.: very nearly all
The frost killed practically every plant in
the garden. （霜凍把公園里幾乎所有植物都凍死了。）
Virtually everyone had gone home. （大家差不多都回家了。）
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4. just about/more or less/pretty much:
備注：''just
about/more or less/pretty much''常用于口語中。
例：
All the rooms are more or less the same
size. （所有房間大小幾乎一樣。）
Until the 18th century, the region remained
more or less independent. （這個地區(qū)在18世紀以前基本是獨立的。）
His jacket was pretty much the same color
as his trousers. （他夾克和褲子的顏色幾乎一樣。）
Hanson's acting career appears to be pretty
much over. （漢森的演藝生涯差不多要結(jié)束了。）
just about all/everything/everyone etc.: very nearly all - use this when saying that the difference is not
important
The second-hand shop on the corner sells
just about everything. （街角的那家二手店幾乎什么都賣。）
She's traveled in just about every country
in Europe. （她幾乎已經(jīng)游遍歐洲。）
It rains more or less every day here in
November. （11月間這里幾乎天天下雨。）
Sonya knew more or less everyone at the party.
（派對上的人宋雅幾乎都認識。）
I've packed pretty much everything I need
for the trip. （旅行要用的東西我差不多都打包好了。）
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5. be close: if a guess at a number,
amount, etc. is close, it is almost correct but not exactly right
例：
"I reckon he's about 65."
"You're close - he's 67."（-我猜他約65歲。?
-答案很接近，67。）
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6. be on the verge/brink of: to be
very close to an extremely bad situation
例：
The two countries are on the brink of war. （這兩國大戰(zhàn)一觸即發(fā)。）
be on the verge of tears/death/hysteria
etc.
Kerry is on the verge of a nervous
breakdown. (=came close to a nervous breakdown)（凱利差點就精神崩潰了。）
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