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almost

/ɔːl.ˈməʊst/ /ˈɑl.moʊst/

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noun

差一点，差点儿。

Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

Examples :

"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

在所有提交的稿件中，他们发现了四篇明显值得发表的论文，还有另外十几篇差一点儿就能发表的。

achievement outcome possibility essential

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adverb

差点，几乎。

Very close to, not quite.

Examples :

"Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it."

几乎所有的人都去了那里。

degree amount possibility essential