just about

英 [dʒʌst əˈbaʊt]

美 [dʒʌst əˈbaʊt]

勉强; 差一点就不; 差不多; 几乎; 近乎

英英释义

adv

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  1. lasted approximately an hour
  2. in just about a minute
  3. he's about 30 years old
  4. I've had about all I can stand
  5. we meet about once a month
  6. some forty people came
  7. weighs around a hundred pounds
  8. roughly $3,000
  9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
  10. 20 or so people were at the party
  Synonym:approximatelyaboutclose tosomeroughlymore or lessaroundor so

双语例句

• We've got just about enough time to get there.
  我们刚刚有足够的时间赶到那里。
• There are those who believe that Nick Price is just about the best golfer in the world
  有一些人认为尼克·普赖斯几乎就是世界上最优秀的高尔夫球运动员了。
• The house came up for sale and the couple realised they could just about afford it.
  这幢房子放盘，两口子才意识到他们的钱差不多刚够买下它。
• Just about anything could happen and we'll be there to catch it on camera when it does.
  几乎什么事情都可能发生，我们要赶去那里进行现场抓拍。
• Allow the loaves to rise until just about double in size.
  让面包发酵到刚好是原来的两倍左右。
• He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
  他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。
• The place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• 'His memory must be completely back, then?' — 'Just about.'
  “这么说，他的记忆一定是完全恢复了？”——“差不多。”
• I don't know about you, but I've had just about enough of this.
  我不知道你怎么想，但我已经受够了。
• Think about it: Globalization and technology means you can go just about anywhere.
  想想看：全球化和技术意味着你可以到几乎任何地方去。