almost
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UK almost adv: (nearly)
SC 几乎 jī hū
TC 幾乎
TC 幾乎
SC 就快 jī hū ，jiù kuài
SC 差不多 jī hū ，chà bù duō
TC 差不多
TC 差不多
He was almost home when the car broke down.
车坏的时候他都快到家了。
almost adv: (all but)
SC 将近 jiāng jìn
TC 將近
TC 將近
SC 几乎就 jiāng jìn，jī hū jiù
SC 差不多 jiāng jìn，chà bù duō
TC 差不多
TC 差不多
There is one ticket left - we have almost sold out. The baby is almost asleep.
那个宝宝就要睡着了。
我们差不多卖光了，只剩下一张票。
almost adv: (with verb: negative result)
SC 差一点 chà yì diǎn
TC 差一點
TC 差一點
SC 险些 chà yì diǎn，xiǎn xiē
I almost forgot to lock the door.
我差一点就忘记锁门了。
almost always adv: (nearly all the time)
SC 几乎总是
TC 幾乎總是
TC 幾乎總是
SC 几乎总会
The door to the cellar is almost always unlocked.
almost come to blows v expr: (argue) (指激烈争吵)
SC 差点打起来，几乎动起手来
almost die laughing v expr: figurative, informal (laugh very hard)
SC 快笑死了 kuài xiào sǐ le
We almost died laughing when we saw Mike's Halloween costume.
almost done adj: informal (nearly finished)
SC 快完成了
SC 快结束了
SC 马上就好了
I'm almost done; give me five more minutes and I'll join you.
almost everywhere adv: (in most places)
SC 几乎无处不在 jī hū wú chù bú zài
There used to be no chain stores in the town, but now they're almost everywhere.
almost never adv: (hardly ever)
SC 几乎从不
TC 幾乎從不
TC 幾乎從不
SC 几乎不会
I almost never eat ice cream, but I enjoy it two or three times a year.
almost sure adj: (not quite certain)
SC 几乎可以肯定
I'm almost sure I turned the stove off, but maybe we should go back to check.