| 单词 | approximately |
| 释义 | approximately (once / 877 pages) adv Approximately is close to a particular time, measurement, or number — but it's not exact. If you plan to meet a friend at approximately 2:00, it will be okay if you are a bit early or late. Approximately has its roots in the Latin word proximus, meaning "nearly." So, approximately means "about" or "close to." If you tell someone there will be approximately seventy people at a dinner, it means you expect seventy people, though the actual number could be a little more or a little less than seventy. WORD FAMILYapproximate: approximated, approximately, approximates, approximating, approximation, approximative+/approximation: approximations/approximative: approximatively USAGE EXAMPLESShe lost approximately six units of blood during the crash. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) So what’s in it for Schoolcraft’s approximately 8,000 students? Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Dominion Energy is partnering with other energy companies on the approximately 600-mile-long project. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) adv (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct lasted approximately an hour Syn about, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some |
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