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simply 只是;僅僅是 It was just an ordinary day. 那只是普普通通的一天。 I just want to help. 我只想幫忙。 I just think you should wait a bit. 我只是覺得你應該等一會兒。 We'll just have to hope for the best. 我們只能抱最好的希望。 I'm just saying there are risks involved. 我只是說這有風險。 I'm just glad you're OK. 我只是很高興你沒事。 - (informal)
That's just plain stupid. 那真是十足的愚蠢! I can't just drop all my commitments. 我答應要幹的事不能甩手不管。 This essay is just not good enough. 這篇文章實在是不夠好。 I didn't mean to upset you. It's just that I had to tell somebody. 我本不想煩你,只是我非得找個人說說。 This is not just another disaster movie—it's a masterpiece. 不能說它只是又一部災難片,它是一部傑作。 It has to be green—and not just any green, but a very precise shade of olive. 它必須是綠色的——不僅僅是任何綠色,而是一種非常精確的橄欖色。 Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you know everything. 你比我年長並不意味着你什麽都知道。 - (informal)
It just kind of happened. 就這麽發生了。 If she doesn't like, that's just too bad. 如果她不喜歡,那就太糟糕了。 I'm just so sick of this. 我受夠了。 They just never give up. 他們只是從不放棄。
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by a small amount 剛好;差一點就不;勉強 You've just missed her. 你剛剛錯過了她。 They just made it, boarding the aircraft minutes before take-off. 他們成功了,在起飛前幾分鐘登上了飛機。 I only just caught the train. 我差一點沒趕上火車。 - just over something
Inflation fell to just over 4 per cent. 通貨膨脹降至 4% 多一點。 - just under something
The painting sold for just under £6 million. 這幅畫賣了不到600萬英鎊。 - just after/before something
I got here just after nine. 我到達這裏時剛過九點。 - just after/before…
They must have got there just before I did. 他們一定比我先到那裏。 - just prior to something
He visited Guatemala just prior to his death. 他在死前訪問了危地馬拉。 - just short of something
They're now the largest party, through just short of an overall majority. 他們現在是最大的政黨,只差一點點就獲得多數席位。
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used to say that you/somebody did something or something happened very recently 剛才;方才 I've just heard the news. 我剛聽到這個消息。 When you arrived, he had only just left. 你到時他剛走。 She has just been telling us about her trip to Rome. 她剛才一直在給我們講她的羅馬之行。 - (especially North American English)
I just saw him a moment ago. 我剛才還見到過他。 - (especially North American English)
She was just here. 她剛剛還在這裏。 Just last week it was snowing and now it's 25 degrees. 就在上周還在下雪,現在已經25度了。
British/American already / just / yetalready / just / yet- Already and yet are usually used with the present perfect tense, but in North American English they can also be used with the simple past tense:
I already did it. 我已經完成了。 Did you eat yet? 你吃飯了嗎?
- However, this is much more common in spoken than in written English and some Americans do not consider it acceptable, even in speech. The present perfect is more common in North American English and almost always used in British English:
I’ve already done it. 我已經完成了。 Have you eaten yet? 你吃飯了嗎?
I already knew this because Mike had told me. 我已經知道了,因爲邁克已經告訴我了。
- Just is mostly used with the perfect tenses in British English and with the simple past in North American English:
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I’ve just had some bad news. 我剛剛得到一些壞消息。 - (North American English)
I just got some bad news. 我剛得到個壞消息。
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exactly 正好;恰好 This jacket is just my size. 這件夾克正合我的尺碼。 With him, everything always has to to be just right. 對他來說,一切都要恰到好處。 This gadget is just the thing for getting those nails out. 這小玩意兒用來起那些釘子正合適。 Just my luck (= the sort of bad luck I usually have). My phone needs recharging. 只是我運氣不好。我的手機需要充電。 You're just in time. 你來得正是時候。 - just like somebody/something
She looks just like her mother. 她看上去就像她母親。 - just what…
It's just what I wanted! 這正是我想要的! - just as…
It's just as I thought. 我正是這樣想的。 - just on something (British English)
It's just on six (= exactly six o'clock). 現在六點整。
- just as…
at the same moment as 正當…時 - just as good, nice, easily, etc.
no less than; equally 不亞於;同樣 -
going to do something only a few moments from now or then 正要;正準備;馬上就要 - (informal)
really; completely 真正地;確實;完全 used in orders to get somebody’s attention, give permission, etc. (引起注意、表示允許等)請,就 used to make a polite request, excuse, etc. (提出請求、表示歉意等)請 Could you just help me with this box, please? 請幫我搬一搬這箱子好嗎? I've just got a few things to do first. 對不起,我正好有點事要先做。
- could/might/may just
used to show a slight possibility that something is true or will happen (表示稍有可能)可能,也許 Try asking Mike—he might just know the answer. 試着問邁克——他可能知道答案。
used to agree with somebody Topics Opinion and argumentc2(表示贊同)
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin justus, from jus ‘law, right’.
Idioms
could/might just as well…
(just) in case (…)
because of the possibility of something happening 以防;以防萬一
it is just as well (that…)
I, etc. would just as soon do something
just about (informal)
just like that
suddenly, without warning or explanation (就是那樣)突如其來,冷不防,不加解釋
just a minute/moment/second
just now
just so
just then
just the ticket
(British English also just the job)
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exactly what is needed in a particular situation 正需要的東西;求之不得的東西 That cup of tea was just the ticket. 那杯茶正合我意。
let's just say
used when commenting on a situation to suggest that you could say something more or worse but prefer not to 此時;那時;眼下;現在 Let's just say he wasn't very happy about the decision (= he was very unhappy or angry about it). 只能說他對這個決定不太滿意。
not just yet