ap·prox·i·mate·ly
adverb OPAL W
/əˈprɒksɪmətli/
/əˈprɑːksɪmətli/
- used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or correct
大概；大约；约莫 - The journey took approximately seven hours.
旅程大约花了七个小时。 - The two buildings were approximately equal in size.
这两座建筑差不多同样大小。 - Approximately £4 000 worth of product was stolen in the raid.
大约价值 4000 英镑的产品在突袭中被盗。
Vocabulary Building Ways of saying approximatelyWays of saying approximately- The flight takes approximately three hours.
飞行时间大约为三个小时。
- The flight takes approximately three hours.
- The tickets cost about £20 each.
每张门票大约20英镑。
- The tickets cost about £20 each.
- The repairs will cost $200, give or take a few dollars.
维修费用为 200 美元，或多或少有几美元。
- The repairs will cost $200, give or take a few dollars.
- How much will it cost, more or less?
大概要花多少钱，或多或少？
- How much will it cost, more or less?
- We are expecting thirty or so people to come.
我们预计会有三十左右的人来。
- We are expecting thirty or so people to come.
- She must be 25 or thereabouts.
她应该是25岁左右。
- She must be 25 or thereabouts.
- Profits have fallen by roughly 15 per cent.
利润下降了大约15%。
- Profits have fallen by roughly 15 per cent.
- You can expect to earn round about £40 000 a year.
您预计每年可赚取约 40 000 英镑。
- You can expect to earn round about £40 000 a year.
- The price is somewhere around $800.
价格大约在 800 美元左右。
- The price is somewhere around $800.
- She earns somewhere in the region of £25 000.
她的收入约为 25 000 英镑。
- She earns somewhere in the region of £25 000.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryApproximately is used with these adjectives:- constant
- equal
- equivalent
- …
- The journey took approximately seven hours.