virtually
adverb
uk/ˈvɜː.tʃu.ə.li/us/ˈvɝː.tʃu.ə.li/virtuallyadverb(ALMOST)
B2
almost:
几乎；实际上；实质上Theirtwinsare virtuallyidentical.他们的双胞胎长得几乎一模一样。
Thatwinestainon myshirthas virtuallydisappeared.我衬衣上的那块酒渍几乎已经看不见了。
not completely
- almostWe need to hurry up - it's almost time to go.
- nearlyIt's nearly midnight.
- nearHe was near tears(= almost crying).
- aboutAre you about ready to leave?
- all butThe concert was all but over by the time we arrived.
- well-nighIt was well-nigh impossible to get a person on the phone these days.
- BymidnightI was virtuallycomatose.
- We cancatchthevastmajorityofpeople, buthuntingdown every lasttaxdodgeris virtuallyimpossible.
- Tornapartbywar,itseconomyvirtuallydestroyed, thiscountrynowfacesa veryuncertainfuture.
- Agenerationago,homecomputerswere virtuallyunknown.
- Thehospitalhad virtually given her up fordead, but sheeventuallyrecovered.
Almost
- a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom
- about
- almost
- as good asidiom
- as much asidiom
- be on the way tosomethingidiom
- going on
- intent
- more
- more or lessidiom
- much
- part
- scant
- sub
- that was close!idiom
- to/for all intents and purposesidiom
- up to(doing) somethingidiom
- verge
- virtual
- way
virtuallyadverb(BY COMPUTER)
B2
usingcomputertechnologyover theinternet, and notinvolvingpeoplephysicallygoingsomewhere:
Nowadays all these things can beexperiencedvirtually.现在所有这些都可以通过虚拟方式体验。
I'velearneda lot, andmet(virtually and in therealworld) a lot ofgreatpeople.
Building arelationshipwith newemployeescan bedifficultwhen it's done virtually.
Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcode
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
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Distant in space and time