几乎是

nà xiàng tí yì jī hū shì huāng miù de

那项提议几乎是荒谬的。

The proposal borders upon the absurd.

tā men jī hū shì qīng yī sè de bái rén

他们几乎是清一色的白人。

They're virtually lily white.

tā de shàng yī hé kù zi jī hū shì yī gè yán sè

他的上衣和裤子几乎是一个颜色。

His jacket was pretty much the same colour as his trousers.