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

• He was just about to speak when I stopped him.
  他刚要说，我把他给拦住了。
• Physics isn't just about pure science with no immediate applications
  物理学并非只是一门不能直接运用的纯科学。
• 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。
• But just about everything has.
  但除此之外的几乎一切都恶化了。
• Jim, the champion, seemed to end up two to three points ahead just about every night.
  冠军吉姆好像每晚总是以二、三分的优势结束比赛。
• We've got just about enough time to get there.
  我们刚刚有足够的时间赶到那里。
• The place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was just about to say something but a young lady spoke first.
  他正要张嘴，一位女士抢先说了。