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 drive off when the secretary came running out
  他正打算驾车离开，这时秘书跑了出来。
• I just about died laughing.
  我差点儿没笑死。
• Google even provides an Eclipse plug-in that handles just about everything for you.
  Google甚至提供了一个Eclipse插件，可以为您处理几乎任何事情。
• 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。
• 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。
• 'I'm sure you will be an asset,' she finally added. 'Well, I see it's just about time for lunch.'
  “我相信你会是一个有用的人才，”她最后加上一句，“好了，我看该吃午饭了。”
• We've got just about enough time to get there.
  我们刚刚有足够的时间赶到那里。
• 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。
• 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。