1. almost/nearly:

例：

His hair was almost white. （他头发几乎全白。）

The moon was almost full that night. （那夜接近月圆。）

I've almost finished reading the newspaper. （我把报纸差不多看完了。）

Persuading Paul to change his mind is nearly impossible. （劝保罗改主意几乎不可能。）

almost all/every/everything/everyone

Almost all the wine had been drunk. （差不多所有的酒都喝完了。）

Almost everyone in the office has had the flu this year. （今年，办公室几乎所有人都得了流感。）

The burglars took nearly everything in the house. （小偷溜进来，把房子里能偷的都偷了。）

2. not quite: not completely, but almost - use this to say that something is not true, but it is almost true

例：

That's a good answer but it's not quite correct. （这个答案不错，但不全对。）

It's not quite red, it's more like a maroon color. （这颜色接近红色，更像栗色。）

The orbits of the planets are almost circular, but not quite. （行星运行轨道几乎呈圆形，但不是正圆。）

3. practically/virtually:

例：

The cupboard was practically empty. （柜子几乎是空的。）

She looks practically the same as his last girlfriend. （她跟他的前女友长得几乎一模一样。）

Carbon fiber tennis rackets are virtually unbreakable. （碳素纤维网球拍几乎打不坏。）

Mexico's rain forest has been virtually destroyed. （墨西哥的热带雨林差不多都被破坏光了。）

practically all/everything/everyone etc.: very nearly all

The frost killed practically every plant in the garden. （霜冻把公园里几乎所有植物都冻死了。）

Virtually everyone had gone home. （大家差不多都回家了。）

4. just about/more or less/pretty much:

备注：''just about/more or less/pretty much''常用于口语中。

例：

All the rooms are more or less the same size. （所有房间大小几乎一样。）

Until the 18th century, the region remained more or less independent. （这个地区在18世纪以前基本是独立的。）

His jacket was pretty much the same color as his trousers. （他夹克和裤子的颜色几乎一样。）

Hanson's acting career appears to be pretty much over. （汉森的演艺生涯差不多要结束了。）

just about all/everything/everyone etc.: very nearly all - use this when saying that the difference is not important

The second-hand shop on the corner sells just about everything. （街角的那家二手店几乎什么都卖。）

She's traveled in just about every country in Europe. （她几乎已经游遍欧洲。）

It rains more or less every day here in November. （11月间这里几乎天天下雨。）

Sonya knew more or less everyone at the party. （派对上的人宋雅几乎都认识。）

I've packed pretty much everything I need for the trip. （旅行要用的东西我差不多都打包好了。）

5. be close: if a guess at a number, amount, etc. is close, it is almost correct but not exactly right

例：

"I reckon he's about 65." "You're close - he's 67."（-我猜他约65岁。  -答案很接近，67。）

6. be on the verge/brink of: to be very close to an extremely bad situation

例：

The two countries are on the brink of war. （这两国大战一触即发。）

be on the verge of tears/death/hysteria etc.

Kerry is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. (=came close to a nervous breakdown)（凯利差点就精神崩溃了。）