approximately
/əˈprɒksɪmətli/
adv.
一句话记住
大约;近似地
释义与例句
adv.
大约;近似地
used to show that a number, amount, time, or description is close but not exact
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The journey from the airport takes approximately forty minutes.
从机场出发的这段路程大约需要四十分钟。
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Approximately half of the participants completed the follow-up survey.
大约一半的参与者完成了后续调查。
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The repairs to the roof will cost approximately £2,000.
屋顶维修大约需要两千英镑。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
approximately 表示在数值上下“大约”;nearly 通常表示接近但还没到。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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approximate 近似的;接近作形容词表示近似准确,作动词表示在数量、性质或程度上接近。
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approximation 近似值;粗略估计可指接近准确值的数字,也可指对复杂事物的简化描述。
同义词
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roughly 大致;粗略地approximately 较正式,常用于数字、测量和统计;roughly 更口语化,也可表示大致的描述或处理,不只限于数量。The two research groups reached roughly the same conclusion. 两个研究小组得出了大致相同的结论。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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nearly 将近;几乎nearly 通常表示接近但尚未达到某数量或状态;approximately 表示在某个数值上下附近,实际值可以略高或略低。Nearly ninety per cent of the tickets have been sold. 将近百分之九十的票已经售出。
常见搭配
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approximately equal 大致相等的Divide the dough into six portions of approximately equal size. 把面团分成大小大致相等的六份。
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approximately the same 大致相同的The two samples produced approximately the same results. 两个样本产生的结果大致相同。
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approximately half 大约一半Approximately half of the building's energy comes from solar panels. 这栋建筑大约一半的能源来自太阳能电池板。