approximately
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.
在这次突袭中，价值约4 000英镑的产品被盗。
Vocabulary Building Ways of saying approximatelyWays of saying approximately表示 “大约” 的方式 - The flight takes approximately three hours.
飞行大约需要三个小时。
- The flight takes approximately three hours.
- The tickets cost about £20 each.
每张票大约20英镑。
- The tickets cost about £20 each.
- The repairs will cost $200, give or take a few dollars.
修理费大约要200美元。
- The repairs will cost $200, give or take a few dollars.
- How much will it cost, more or less?
大概多少钱？
- How much will it cost, more or less?
- We are expecting thirty or so people to come.
我们预计大约有三十个人来。
- We are expecting thirty or so people to come.
- She must be 25 or thereabouts.
她一定是25岁左右。
- She must be 25 or thereabouts.
- Profits have fallen by roughly 15 per cent.
利润下降了约15%。
- Profits have fallen by roughly 15 per cent.
- You can expect to earn round about £40 000 a year.
你可以期望一年挣大约4万英镑。
- You can expect to earn round about £40 000 a year.
- The price is somewhere around $800.
价格在800美元左右。
- The price is somewhere around $800.
- She earns somewhere in the region of £25 000.
她大约挣25，000英镑。
- She earns somewhere in the region of £25 000.
Collocations DictionaryApproximately is used with these adjectives:- constant
- equal
- equivalent
- …
- The journey took approximately seven hours.