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词组 almost(nearly)
释义
almost : nearly — 48
1a. 同前者不同,后者这个副词只能被 not 这个副词来修饰,却不能用来修饰否定词;也就是说,用于否定结构,前者可以修饰 no 、 none 、 nothing 等否定词,而不能用来修饰 not ;因此,肯定结构两者可以通用,而否定结构只能使用后者,不用前者。(注:有时为了表达否定,人们往往改用 hardly 这个副词,但美国英语可以用 almost 来修饰 never 。)
例如:
George has made almost no mistakes. 乔治几乎没有犯什么错误。(修饰 no )
There's almost none. 已所剩无几。(修饰 none )
There's almoot nothing worth reading except Lu Xun's works.
除了鲁迅的著作之外,几乎无书可读。(修饰 nothing )
They are not nearly ready. 他们远远没有准备好。( nearly 可以被 not 来修饰)
比较:
There are almost / nearly enough people here to do the job. 干这种活,这里的人手差不多够了。(肯定句,两者可以通用)
There are not nearly enough people here to do the job. 干这种活,这里的人手远远不够。(否定句,只能使用 nearly )
I hardly believed my eyes that time. 当时,我几乎难以相信自己的眼睛。(不说 I almost didn't believed …)
I could hardly believe my eyes that time. 当时,我几乎难以相信自己的眼睛。(不说 I couldn't almost believe …)
1b. 一般说来,表达时间,两者几乎可以通用。
例如:
It is almost / nearly ten o'clock. 快到 10 点钟了。
Well, it happened almost / nearly ten years ago. 可是,这差不多是 10 年以前的事了。
1c. 修饰静态动词——尤其是那些表示感受或心情的动词如 wish 、 imagine 等和表示感情的形容词,多半用前者,不用后者。
例如:
I almost wish I had taken his advice. 我巴不得听从他的劝告哩。
You could almost imagine you were in Switzerland. 你不妨想一想你身在瑞士的情景呀。
I'm almost glad that their plot has failed. 他们的诡计失败,差点儿把我乐坏了。
比较:
It cost me almost fifty pounds. 差不多花了我 50 镑。(是随便说说而已)
It cost me nearly fifty pounds. 竟花了我 50 镑。(是嫌价钱太贵)
1d. 表达程度,前者要比后者快速和接近一些。
比较:
It is almost lunch time now. 现在马上要到吃午饭的时候了。
It is nearly lunch time now. 现在快要到吃午饭的时候了。
She is almost six feet tall. 只差一点儿她身高就要达到 6 英尺了。
She is nearly six feet tall. 她身高快要接近 6 英尺了。
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