approximately

adverb

OPAL W

/əˈprɒksɪmətli/

/əˈprɑːksɪmətli/

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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.突袭中大约价值4000英镑的产品被盗。
Vocabulary Building Ways of saying approximately
Ways 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 tickets cost about £20 each.门票每张约20英镑。
- The repairs will cost $200, give or take a few dollars.维修费用为200美元，付出或付出几美元。
- How much will it cost, more or less?多少钱要多少钱？
- We are expecting thirty or so people to come.我们预计将有三十个人左右。
- She must be 25 or thereabouts.她必须年满25岁。
- Profits have fallen by roughly 15 per cent.利润下降了约15％。
- You can expect to earn round about £40 000 a year.您可以期望每年赚取约£40 000。
- The price is somewhere around $800.价格在$ 800左右。
- She earns somewhere in the region of £25 000.她的收入在25,000英镑左右。
All these words and phrases are used in both speaking and writing; about is the most common and approximately the most formal.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Approximately is used with these adjectives:
constant
equal
equivalent
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