almost 美 ['ɔlmost] 英 ['ɔːlməʊst]
adv.几乎差不多:就算,还算
adj.几乎是…(的),几乎可算是…的,几近于…的;不彻底的,不完全的;有差距的
n.[口语]几乎到手(但又未到手)的东西
eg:Almost was never hanged. (或Almost never killed a fly.) [谚语]“险些”犯罪不等于犯罪。
The past five years saw a steady progress in almost all fields of researches of Chinese historical geography.
以往五年间中国历史地理研究几乎在各个分支都取得了坚实的进步。