(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but;
\\\"the job is (just) about done\\\"
\\\"the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded\\\"
\\\"we\\\'re almost finished\\\"
\\\"the car all but ran her down\\\"
\\\"he nearly fainted\\\"
\\\"talked for nigh onto 2 hours\\\"
\\\"the recording is well-nigh perfect\\\"
\\\"virtually all the parties signed the contract\\\"
\\\"I was near exhausted by the run\\\"
\\\"most everyone agrees\\\"
造句
用作副詞(adv.)
He slipped and almost fell. 他腳下一滑，險些跌倒。
She was almost mad with grief when her son died. 她的兒子死去時，她悲傷得幾乎瘋了。
This event was almost simultaneous with that one. 這件事幾乎是與那件事同時發生的。
It\\\'s almost time to go. 差不多是該走的時候了。
The bridge is almost 2 kilometres long. 這座橋差不多有兩公里長。
用作形容詞(adj.)
The girl was annoyed by his almost impudence. 他幾近厚顏無恥的態度把那個女孩給惹惱了。