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

• I just about died laughing.
  我差点儿没笑死。
• We've got just about enough time to get there.
  我们刚刚有足够的时间赶到那里。
• 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。
• '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。”
• 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。
• The Vietnam War was just about to end.
  那时越南战争就要结束了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• 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。