almost/'ɔːlməʊst $ 'ɑːlmoʊst/

ad. nearly

ad. 几乎，差不多：It took us almost two days to get there. 我们差不多花了两天时间才到达那儿。

◇He's almost as old as I am. 他几乎与我一样大。

◇The flu almost killed him. 感冒几乎要了他的命。

◇[用在no one, nothing等否定词前] Almost no one liked him. 几乎没人喜欢他。

构词all + most

常犯错误

✗ There's nearly nothing left.

✓ There's almost nothing left.

[✌nearly不能修饰never, no, none, nothing等否定词，almost则可以]

辨析almost; nearly