virtually
- adv.实际上;几乎;虚拟;模拟;事实上;差不多;以模拟现实技术
virtual 实质的 + -ly ...地
virtuallyadv.
几乎；差不多；事实上；实际上
almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important
to be virtually impossible
几乎是不可能的
Virtually all students will be exempt from the tax.
差不多所有的学生都可免此税项。
He virtually admitted he was guilty.
他实际上已承认自己有罪。
This year's results are virtually the same as last year's.
今年的结果几乎和去年的一样。
模拟；虚拟；以模拟现实技术
by the use of computer software that makes sth appear to exist; using virtual reality technology
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- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished;all but
- the job is (just) about done
- the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
- we're almost finished
- the car all but ran her down
- he nearly fainted
- talked for nigh onto 2 hours
- the recording is well-nigh perfect
- virtually all the parties signed the contract
- I was near exhausted by the run
- most everyone agrees
- Synonym: about almost most nearly near nigh well-nigh
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- in essence or effect but not in fact
- the strike virtually paralyzed the city
- I'm virtually broke
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The sound is virtually undetectable to the human ear .
这声音实际上是人耳难以听得到的。
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The author is virtually unknown outside Poland .
在波兰以外，这位作者实际上鲜为人知。
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This year 's results are virtually the same as last year 's.
今年的结果几乎和去年的一样。
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Last year 's profits were virtually wiped out .
去年的利润几乎全都赔光了。
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This new material is virtually unbreakable .
这种新材料实际上是不碎的。
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The two words are virtually interchangeable .
这两个词大体上可以交换使用。
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He virtually admitted he was guilty .
他实际上已承认自己有罪。
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Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil .
在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
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It would have been virtually impossible to research all the information .
要对所有的信息进行分析研究几乎是不可能的。
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Using traditional methods poor farmers can be virtually self-sufficient .
采用传统的方法，贫穷的农民基本上能自给自足。
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He knew virtually nothing about music but he could smell a hit .
他对音乐几乎一窍不通，却预感到它将会大受欢迎。
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The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear
那时候简陋的外科手术让他一只耳朵几乎失聪。
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For many years prices have remained virtually unchanged
价格多年来几乎没变。
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Its members had come out virtually unanimously against the tests .
会员们几乎一致表示反对这些测试。
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Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities .
街头犯罪近乎是大城市的通病。
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A hundred years ago coronary heart disease was virtually unknown in Europe and America .
在100年前冠心病几乎不存在于欧洲和美洲。
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This show , too , was virtually sold out before it opened .
这场演出的门票也是几乎在开演前就销售一空了。
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In less than two hours Cohen capitulated to virtually every demand .
还不到两个小时，科恩就屈服了，接受了几乎一切要求。
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Amongst the population at large the support for the present regime is virtually zero .
在一般大众中，支持现政权的人数几乎是零。
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A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops
几年前在当地商店里几乎买不到优质咖啡。
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Local production virtually eliminates transport costs .
本地生产实际上消除了运输成本。
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The approach has virtually ended cigarette sales to minors .
这个方法实际上杜绝了向未成年人出售香烟的现象。
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A lot of contemporary music is virtually inaccessible .
许多当代音乐几乎难以理解。
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Fishing is possible in virtually any weather .
几乎任何天气里都可以钓鱼。
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The journalists found a city virtually under siege .
记者发现的是一个几乎被围困的城市。
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The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable
古老的荷兰城堡城墙又厚又高，看起来几乎固若金汤。
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They are controlling so much cocoa that they are virtually monopolizing the market
他们控制了大量的可可粉，因此他们几乎垄断了整个市场。
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It has remained virtually unchanged since time immemorial
实际上，自古以来它几乎没有任何改变。
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Most developers reserve the right to turn down a property they think is virtually unsaleable .
大多数开发商会保留权利，拒绝接手他们认为基本没可能卖出去的地产。
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Last night 's resounding victory over Birmingham City has virtually assured them of promotion
昨晚大胜伯明翰城队实际上已确保他们能够晋级。