几乎（jīhū）
①将近于；接近于：今天到会的几乎有五千人。②差点儿（儿化）：不是你提醒我，我几乎忘了│两条腿一软，几乎摔倒。也说几几乎。
【示例】
《西游记》第十三回 陷虎穴金星解厄 双叉岭伯钦留僧 “霎时食尽。把一个长老，几乎唬死。这才是初出长安第一场苦难。”
另：
①几（jī）（几儿）小桌子：茶几儿│窗明几净。
②几（jī）〈书〉几乎；近乎：歼灭敌军，几乎三千人。
③几（jǐ）⑴询问数目（估计数目不太大）：来了几个人？│你能在家住几天？⑵表示大于一而小于十的不定的数目：几本书│十几岁│几百人。
【英语解释】
1. [within an ace of;within a trifle of]∶差一点
几乎撞在一根电线杆上
2. [almost;nearly;practically;be as good as;be pretty nearly]∶差不多,接近
他的个儿几乎有两米高
这事他几乎忘了
英文解释
n.: within an ace of ..., next to, pretty nearly, pretty much, within an inch of, next door to, within a hair's breadth of, anywhere near (to), within an ace of, all but, by the skin of one's teeth, stop short of [at], near as a touch, within an ace of; within a trifle of, almost; nearly; practically; be as good as; be pretty nearly
v.: come near
adj.: very nearly, comprehensive, everything （, as good as almost, virtually, practically, doing sth almost experience, reach or do sth, well almost, with little or no movement or disturbance （, without movement or sound, quiet and calm （