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

• 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。
• Take a deep breath, now, because we're just about finished.
  现在可以深呼吸一下了，因为我们马上就成功了。
• I can just about tolerate it at the moment
  当时我差一点就忍受不了了。
• The wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut.
  麦子熟得差不多了，该割了。
• This general store has just about everything you could wish for.
  这家商店日用品应有尽有。
• The place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• 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。
• I just about died laughing.
  我差点儿没笑死。
• '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。”
• 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。