| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_approximately |
| 释义 | approximatelyIf you want to say that something is close to a particular time, number, amount, etc., but is not exactly that time, number, or amount, you can use approximately, about or around. He makes approximately $60,000 a year. The job will take about three months. I will be there around four o'clock. The opposite of approximately is exactly. The bill came to exactly £637.55. When you are talking about an approximate number, amount, or price you can use roughly. There were roughly 200 people at the meeting. If you want to say that a number or amount is close to a particular number but may be more or so, you can use the phrase or so. You can also add the suffix -odd to the number. These are both informal uses. They raised £200 or so for charity. Her son must be 40-odd years old by now. If you want to say that a number or time is not exact, but close, you can also use the phrase give or take. Give or take is always used after the time or number, and usually at the end of the sentence. We're just leaving now, so we'll be there in ten minutes, give or take. The bill came to £600, give or take a couple of pounds. Related articlesapproximate |
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