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。
• The place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• I don't know about you, but I've had just about enough of this.
  我不知道你怎么想，但我已经受够了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He could just about see the little man behind the counter.
  他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。
• 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。
• Just about anything could happen and we'll be there to catch it on camera when it does.
  几乎什么事情都可能发生，我们要赶去那里进行现场抓拍。
• You've come just at the right time. we're just about to make jiaozi.
  你来得真巧，我们今天正好包饺子。