【almost】 - A-level备考词汇

almost

UK:  ['ɔːlməʊst]

US:  ['ɔlmoʊst]

adv.

1.差不多,几乎,将近,快要

2.几乎;大部分

3.象,简直,象…似的,简直跟…相差无几

adj.

1.〔罕用语〕近似的

1 . Smiling, I nodded and said that I almost received little education so that I would not be able to use that high-tech thing.
我笑着摇摇头，说，我根本就没什么文化，用不起来那高科技的玩意儿。

2 . He unwrapped the black-and-white photo he took of her earlier this year and left her almost speechless.
海博向冯姐展示了他今年年初为她拍的黑白照片。冯姐惊喜得说不出话来。

3 . This was the first rate cut in almost two years and came in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that hit Christchurch.
这是近两年中首次降息，且在基督城遭大地震袭击之后。

4 . It was almost as if it were an echo of the last time I'd stood like this, on a dark street in Port Angeles with strangers.
就好像它在回顾上一次，我像现在这样，站在黑暗的大街上，在安吉利斯港，和陌生人在一起。

5 . Milo Minderbinder's spirit is still alive in the land that almost destroyed him with its cotton.
在这个几乎用棉花毁掉他的国度里，米洛•明德宾德的精神依然不死。