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。
• The wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut.
  麦子熟得差不多了，该割了。
• He was just about to speak when I stopped him.
  他刚要说，我把他给拦住了。
• But for me, this is not just about policy or economics.
  但对我而言，这不仅关乎政策或经济。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The burglars took just about anything they could carry.
  窃贼们盗走了所有拿得动的东西。
• But just about everything has.
  但除此之外的几乎一切都恶化了。
• 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。