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

• '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。”
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Vietnam War was just about to end.
  那时越南战争就要结束了。
• 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 burglars took just about anything they could carry.
  窃贼们盗走了所有拿得动的东西。
• 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。