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simply 只是;仅仅是 It was just an ordinary day. 那只是普普通通的一天。 I just want to help. 我只想帮忙。 I just think you should wait a bit. 我只是觉得你应该等一会儿。 We'll just have to hope for the best. 我们只能抱最好的希望。 I'm just saying there are risks involved. 我只是说这有风险。 I'm just glad you're OK. 我只是很高兴你没事。 - (informal)
That's just plain stupid. 那真是十足的愚蠢! I can't just drop all my commitments. 我答应要干的事不能甩手不管。 This essay is just not good enough. 这篇文章实在是不够好。 I didn't mean to upset you. It's just that I had to tell somebody. 我本不想烦你,只是我非得找个人说说。 This is not just another disaster movie—it's a masterpiece. 不能说它只是又一部灾难片,它是一部杰作。 It has to be green—and not just any green, but a very precise shade of olive. 它必须是绿色的——不仅仅是任何绿色,而是一种非常精确的橄榄色。 Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you know everything. 你比我年长并不意味着你什么都知道。 - (informal)
It just kind of happened. 就这么发生了。 If she doesn't like, that's just too bad. 如果她不喜欢,那就太糟糕了。 I'm just so sick of this. 我受够了。 They just never give up. 他们只是从不放弃。
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by a small amount 刚好;差一点就不;勉强 You've just missed her. 你刚刚错过了她。 They just made it, boarding the aircraft minutes before take-off. 他们成功了,在起飞前几分钟登上了飞机。 I only just caught the train. 我差一点没赶上火车。 - just over something
Inflation fell to just over 4 per cent. 通货膨胀降至 4% 多一点。 - just under something
The painting sold for just under £6 million. 这幅画卖了不到600万英镑。 - just after/before something
I got here just after nine. 我到达这里时刚过九点。 - just after/before…
They must have got there just before I did. 他们一定比我先到那里。 - just prior to something
He visited Guatemala just prior to his death. 他在死前访问了危地马拉。 - just short of something
They're now the largest party, through just short of an overall majority. 他们现在是最大的政党,只差一点点就获得多数席位。
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used to say that you/somebody did something or something happened very recently 刚才;方才 I've just heard the news. 我刚听到这个消息。 When you arrived, he had only just left. 你到时他刚走。 She has just been telling us about her trip to Rome. 她刚才一直在给我们讲她的罗马之行。 - (especially North American English)
I just saw him a moment ago. 我刚才还见到过他。 - (especially North American English)
She was just here. 她刚刚还在这里。 Just last week it was snowing and now it's 25 degrees. 就在上周还在下雪,现在已经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. 我已经完成了。 Did you eat yet? 你吃饭了吗?
- 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. 我已经完成了。 Have you eaten yet? 你吃饭了吗?
I already knew this because Mike had told me. 我已经知道了,因为迈克已经告诉我了。
- 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. 我刚刚得到一些坏消息。 - (North American English)
I just got some bad news. 我刚得到个坏消息。
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exactly 正好;恰好 This jacket is just my size. 这件夹克正合我的尺码。 With him, everything always has to to be just right. 对他来说,一切都要恰到好处。 This gadget is just the thing for getting those nails out. 这小玩意儿用来起那些钉子正合适。 Just my luck (= the sort of bad luck I usually have). My phone needs recharging. 只是我运气不好。我的手机需要充电。 You're just in time. 你来得正是时候。 - just like somebody/something
She looks just like her mother. 她看上去就像她母亲。 - just what…
It's just what I wanted! 这正是我想要的! - just as…
It's just as I thought. 我正是这样想的。 - just on something (British English)
It's just on six (= exactly six o'clock). 现在六点整。
- just as…
at the same moment as 正当…时 - just as good, nice, easily, etc.
no less than; equally 不亚于;同样 -
going to do something only a few moments from now or then 正要;正准备;马上就要 - (informal)
really; completely 真正地;确实;完全 used in orders to get somebody’s attention, give permission, etc. (引起注意、表示允许等)请,就 used to make a polite request, excuse, etc. (提出请求、表示歉意等)请 Could you just help me with this box, please? 请帮我搬一搬这箱子好吗? I've just got a few things to do first. 对不起,我正好有点事要先做。
- 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,也许 Try asking Mike—he might just know the answer. 试着问迈克——他可能知道答案。
used to agree with somebody Topics Opinion and argumentc2(表示赞同)
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;以防万一
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 (就是那样)突如其来,冷不防,不加解释
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 正需要的东西;求之不得的东西 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 此时;那时;眼下;现在 Let's just say he wasn't very happy about the decision (= he was very unhappy or angry about it). 只能说他对这个决定不太满意。
not just yet