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almost
/ɔlmoʊst/
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1 · adverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
几乎；几
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Astronomers have discovered a galaxy that has almost no dark matter.
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天文学家们发现了一个几乎没有暗物质的星系。
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