Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
近乎 jìnhū 动
be little short of
- 你不及格的可能性近乎为(為)零。 Nǐ bù jígé de kěnéngxìng jìnhū wéi líng. The chances of you failing this exam are little short of zero.
近乎 jìnhu 形
intimate