Definition of almost in English:

almost

adverb ˈɔːlməʊstˈɔlˌmoʊst

Not quite; very nearly.
几乎，差不多
he almost knocked Georgina over
他差点儿把乔治娜撞倒。
the place was almost empty
那里差不多空了。
blues, jazz—he can play almost anything
Example sentencesExamples
- It was found almost one in five workers lost at least an hour at work a week because of delays.
- We had gone out for a couple of hours and when we returned the fire was almost out.
- She was prepared to put up with almost anything in order not to have to face up to her past.
- That's the gem that one of her pet dogs almost ate when she lost it in a hotel room.
- A guy made a dash for the train door and the door almost closed but he pried it open.
- By the time my reply was ready to send back almost an hour had passed and it was midnight.
- The van almost ground to a halt as it scraped along the passenger side of my vehicle.
- If you pick up an injury which almost costs you the whole season it is very frustrating.
- On the fifth he drove it in a creek to the left and almost broke his club hacking it out of there.
- He could sit down with a drawing pad and sketch out almost every movement of a game.
- In fact, what they need almost as much as help with the shopping is someone to chat to.
- I gave him a bone off of one of the plates earlier as a reward and he almost ate the whole thing.
- He is smoking a pipe, and it almost goes without saying that he is wearing a dark suit.
- There was almost a sense that if we did not say the word the problem would go away.
- They now have to spend almost as much time at the station as they do out on the streets.
- Some of the lads have come and gone, but we've got a hard core who almost always turn up.
- The waters of Loch an Eilean were flat calm and the stillness of the air almost eerie.
- Add it all up and in almost every city in the UK it is now cheaper to rent than to buy.
- To our west, the great sheet of ice that stretched before us was almost too much to take in.
- It was almost as if the local wildlife had decided to put on a show just to entertain us.
Synonyms
nearly, just about, about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, next to, close to, near, nigh on, not far from, not far off, to all intents and purposes, approaching, bordering on, verging on, nearing
roughly, approximately
not quite
informal pretty nearly, pretty much, pretty well
literary well-nigh

Origin

Old English æl mǣst 'for the most part' (see all, most).

Definition of almost in US English:

almost

adverbˈôlˌmōstˈɔlˌmoʊst

Not quite; very nearly.
几乎，差不多
he almost knocked Georgina over
他差点儿把乔治娜撞倒。
the place was almost empty
那里差不多空了。
Rachel laughed, almost apologetically
雷切尔笑了笑，像是挺抱歉。
it will eat almost anything
它几乎什么都吃。
the storm was almost upon them
暴风雨近在眉梢。
Example sentencesExamples
- He could sit down with a drawing pad and sketch out almost every movement of a game.
- I gave him a bone off of one of the plates earlier as a reward and he almost ate the whole thing.
- The van almost ground to a halt as it scraped along the passenger side of my vehicle.
- We had gone out for a couple of hours and when we returned the fire was almost out.
- It was found almost one in five workers lost at least an hour at work a week because of delays.
- In fact, what they need almost as much as help with the shopping is someone to chat to.
- That's the gem that one of her pet dogs almost ate when she lost it in a hotel room.
- He is smoking a pipe, and it almost goes without saying that he is wearing a dark suit.
- Some of the lads have come and gone, but we've got a hard core who almost always turn up.
- There was almost a sense that if we did not say the word the problem would go away.
- On the fifth he drove it in a creek to the left and almost broke his club hacking it out of there.
- By the time my reply was ready to send back almost an hour had passed and it was midnight.
- It was almost as if the local wildlife had decided to put on a show just to entertain us.
- They now have to spend almost as much time at the station as they do out on the streets.
- She was prepared to put up with almost anything in order not to have to face up to her past.
- Add it all up and in almost every city in the UK it is now cheaper to rent than to buy.
- The waters of Loch an Eilean were flat calm and the stillness of the air almost eerie.
- If you pick up an injury which almost costs you the whole season it is very frustrating.
- A guy made a dash for the train door and the door almost closed but he pried it open.
- To our west, the great sheet of ice that stretched before us was almost too much to take in.
Synonyms
nearly, just about, about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, next to, close to, near, nigh on, not far from, not far off, to all intents and purposes, approaching, bordering on, verging on, nearing

Origin

Old English æl mǣst ‘for the most part’ (see all, most).

单词	almost
释义	Definition of almost in English: almost adverb ˈɔːlməʊstˈɔlˌmoʊst Not quite; very nearly. 几乎，差不多 he almost knocked Georgina over 他差点儿把乔治娜撞倒。 the place was almost empty 那里差不多空了。 blues, jazz—he can play almost anything Example sentencesExamples It was found almost one in five workers lost at least an hour at work a week because of delays. We had gone out for a couple of hours and when we returned the fire was almost out. She was prepared to put up with almost anything in order not to have to face up to her past. That's the gem that one of her pet dogs almost ate when she lost it in a hotel room. A guy made a dash for the train door and the door almost closed but he pried it open. By the time my reply was ready to send back almost an hour had passed and it was midnight. The van almost ground to a halt as it scraped along the passenger side of my vehicle. If you pick up an injury which almost costs you the whole season it is very frustrating. On the fifth he drove it in a creek to the left and almost broke his club hacking it out of there. He could sit down with a drawing pad and sketch out almost every movement of a game. In fact, what they need almost as much as help with the shopping is someone to chat to. I gave him a bone off of one of the plates earlier as a reward and he almost ate the whole thing. He is smoking a pipe, and it almost goes without saying that he is wearing a dark suit. There was almost a sense that if we did not say the word the problem would go away. They now have to spend almost as much time at the station as they do out on the streets. Some of the lads have come and gone, but we've got a hard core who almost always turn up. The waters of Loch an Eilean were flat calm and the stillness of the air almost eerie. Add it all up and in almost every city in the UK it is now cheaper to rent than to buy. To our west, the great sheet of ice that stretched before us was almost too much to take in. It was almost as if the local wildlife had decided to put on a show just to entertain us. Synonyms nearly, just about, about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, next to, close to, near, nigh on, not far from, not far off, to all intents and purposes, approaching, bordering on, verging on, nearing roughly, approximately not quite informal pretty nearly, pretty much, pretty well literary well-nigh Origin Old English æl mǣst 'for the most part' (see all, most). Definition of almost in US English: almost adverbˈôlˌmōstˈɔlˌmoʊst Not quite; very nearly. 几乎，差不多 he almost knocked Georgina over 他差点儿把乔治娜撞倒。 the place was almost empty 那里差不多空了。 Rachel laughed, almost apologetically 雷切尔笑了笑，像是挺抱歉。 it will eat almost anything 它几乎什么都吃。 the storm was almost upon them 暴风雨近在眉梢。 Example sentencesExamples He could sit down with a drawing pad and sketch out almost every movement of a game. I gave him a bone off of one of the plates earlier as a reward and he almost ate the whole thing. The van almost ground to a halt as it scraped along the passenger side of my vehicle. We had gone out for a couple of hours and when we returned the fire was almost out. It was found almost one in five workers lost at least an hour at work a week because of delays. In fact, what they need almost as much as help with the shopping is someone to chat to. That's the gem that one of her pet dogs almost ate when she lost it in a hotel room. He is smoking a pipe, and it almost goes without saying that he is wearing a dark suit. Some of the lads have come and gone, but we've got a hard core who almost always turn up. There was almost a sense that if we did not say the word the problem would go away. On the fifth he drove it in a creek to the left and almost broke his club hacking it out of there. By the time my reply was ready to send back almost an hour had passed and it was midnight. It was almost as if the local wildlife had decided to put on a show just to entertain us. They now have to spend almost as much time at the station as they do out on the streets. She was prepared to put up with almost anything in order not to have to face up to her past. Add it all up and in almost every city in the UK it is now cheaper to rent than to buy. The waters of Loch an Eilean were flat calm and the stillness of the air almost eerie. If you pick up an injury which almost costs you the whole season it is very frustrating. A guy made a dash for the train door and the door almost closed but he pried it open. To our west, the great sheet of ice that stretched before us was almost too much to take in. Synonyms nearly, just about, about, more or less, practically, virtually, all but, as good as, next to, close to, near, nigh on, not far from, not far off, to all intents and purposes, approaching, bordering on, verging on, nearing Origin Old English æl mǣst ‘for the most part’ (see all, most).
随便看	out of square out of square out-of-state out-of-stater out of step out of step out of step with out of stock out of stock out of style out of sync out of temper out of temper out of the ark out of the betting out of the blue out of the blue out of the box out of the box out of the common out of the common out of the competition out of the contest out of the corner of one's eye out of the country