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

• What does she read? Just about everything
  她看些什么书？几乎什么都看。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Physics isn't just about pure science with no immediate applications
  物理学并非只是一门不能直接运用的纯科学。
• 'I'm sure you will be an asset,' she finally added. 'Well, I see it's just about time for lunch.'
  “我相信你会是一个有用的人才，”她最后加上一句，“好了，我看该吃午饭了。”
• The place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• He was just about to speak when I stopped him.
  他刚要说，我把他给拦住了。
• 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。