长期的冲突导致国家机构几乎崩溃。

The long conflict led to the ___virtual collapse of state institutions.

鉴于紧张局势不断升级，战争现在看来几乎已成定局。

Given the escalating tensions, war now seems a ___virtual certainty.

疏于维护使得这个曾经备受欢迎的公园几乎成了一片荒地。

Poor maintenance has turned the once-popular park into a ___virtual wasteland.