| 单词 | almost |
| 释义 | almost almost /ˈɔːl.məʊst/ aep /ˈɑːl.moʊst/ adverb ► A2 nearly: » She's almost 30.» It was almost six o'clock when he left.» I almost wish I hadn't invited him.» It'll cost almost as much to repair it as it would to buy a new one.» Almost all the passengers on the ferry were French.» They'll almost certainly forget to do it.» The town was almost entirely destroyed during the war.» We were bitten by mosquitoes almost every night.» The boat sank almost immediately after it had struck the rock.» Most artists find it almost impossible to make a living from art alone.Thesaurus+: ↑Almost , ↑Merely and barely • • • Extra Examples:» It took us almost a day to get here.» The socialist party have been in office for almost ten years.» Her paintings are almost photographic in their detail and accuracy.» Tyres are almost always made of rubber.» A car suddenly appeared from nowhere and almost made me fall off my pony.Common mistake: almost! Warning: check your word order!! Almost usually goes directly before the main verb in a sentence.! Don't say 'do almost something', say almost do something:✗ I failed almost the exam.» I almost failed the exam.! But if the main verb is am/is/are/was/were, almost usually goes directly after it:✗ I almost am as tall as my brother.» I am almost as tall as my brother.! Remember: almost does not usually come before a preposition:✗ There is a pub almost in every village.» There is a pub in almost every village. |
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