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 tickets cost about £20 each. 每张票大约20英镑。
The repairs will cost $200, give or take a few dollars. 修理费大约要200美元。
How much will it cost, more or less? 大概多少钱?
We are expecting thirty or so people to come. 我们预计大约有三十个人来。
She must be 25 or thereabouts. 她一定是25岁左右。
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. 你可以期望一年挣大约4万英镑。
The price is somewhere around $800. 价格在800美元左右。
She earns somewhere in the region of £25 000. 她大约挣25,000英镑。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryApproximately is used with these adjectives:- constant
- equal
- equivalent
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