more or less
英 [mɔː(r) ɔː(r) les]
美 [mɔːr ɔːr les]
或多或少;大概;几乎
英英释义
adv
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- lasted approximately an hour
- in just about a minute
- he's about 30 years old
- I've had about all I can stand
- we meet about once a month
- some forty people came
- weighs around a hundred pounds
- roughly $3,000
- holds 3 gallons, more or less
- 20 or so people were at the party
- to a small degree or extent
- his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
- the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
双语例句
- They swayed back and forth, more or less in sync with the music.
他们来回摇摆，基本上与音乐同步。 - He more or less started the firm
他基本上启动了公司的业务。 - I've more or less finished reading the book.
我差不多已经把这本书全看完了。 - It is now more or less settled.
现在这件事差不多定下来了。 - Production is more or less at a standstill.
生产几乎处于停顿状态。 - In investing money some people go for more or less assured dividends, others for capital increase.
拿钱投资，有的人打算得到多少有点保障的股息，有的人则为了增加资本。 - The author can report other people's results which more or less agree with hers.
作者可以提及其他人得出的和她自己基本吻合的结果。 - The cattle disease occurs more or less anywhere in Africa where the fly occurs
在非洲凡是有这种蝇虫的地方，几乎都会出现这一牛病。 - I was meeting these chaps who were mostly more or less my own age.
我见到了这帮小伙子，他们多数和我年龄相仿。 - Has racing become more or less interesting for you?
比赛对你来说是更有趣了还是无聊了？