Question

-This summer is very hot. -Yes,but it's not ___as hot as last summer.

-This summer is very hot.
-Yes,but it's not ___as hot as last summer.
A .nearly B. almost
B也能加强比较级啊，为什么选A呢

Answer 1

almost与nearly倒是比较容易混淆的。下面我来说一下这两个词之间的区别： 1）almost强调“差一点……就”（=very nearly）,可用于no, none, nothing等前面，但nearly不可。almost不能用not修饰。 2）nearly表示“接近”。常可与almost换用，但在具体数字前常用nearly. not修饰nearly 意为“远非”，“远不及”。 如： He almost knocked me down before he saw me. 他看到我之前差点把我撞倒。 Almost no one(=Hardly anyone)believes her.几乎没有人相信她。 He said almost nothing worth listening to. 他说几乎没什么值得听的东西。 They are nearly at the end of their journey. 他们快结束旅行了

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那可不可以说They are almost at the end of their journy

Answer 2

问的好，但是almost不能和not单独连用，不能说not almost或者almost not……！而且almost大部分都用于最高级！