例如:
I've almost/nearly finished. 我差不多做完了。
There were almost/nearly a thousand people there. 那里有将近一千人。
例如:
It's nearly ten o'clock. 快十点钟了(可能是九点三刻)。
It's almost ten o'clock. 马上就十点钟了(可能只差两三分钟)。
例如:
I've very/pretty nearly finished. 我差一点点就快做完了。
I've almost finished. 我几乎做完了。
因此,表示“像”什么时,可以用 almost,但不可以用 nearly。
Jake is almost (*nearly) like a father to me. 贾克几乎像父亲一样对待我。
Our dog understands everything. He's almost human. 我们的狗什么都懂。它几乎是通人性的。
My aunt's got a strange accent. She almost sounds foreign. 我的姨妈口音很古怪。听起来像外国人。
I almost wish I'd stayed at home. 我几乎恨不得留在家里。
例如:
She's almost never/hardly ever (*nearly never) at home. 她几乎从不在家。
Almost nobody/Hardly anybody was there. 几乎没有人在那里。
例如:
She likes almost everybody. 几乎所有的人她都喜欢。
Almost anybody can do this job. 这个工作几乎谁都能做。
He's been almost everywhere. 他几乎什么地方都去过。
He eats almost anything. 他几乎什么都吃。
例如:
Hardly (*Almost not) a day goes by without her paying us a visit. 她几乎没有一天不来看望我们一次。
I need hardly (*I almost don't need) remind you that... 我几乎不用提醒你…
但是偶尔也有人用 almost not:
The menu is almost not readable in daylight. 屏幕上的菜单在白天几乎看不出来。