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

• The wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut.
  麦子熟得差不多了，该割了。
• The burglars took just about anything they could carry.
  窃贼们盗走了所有拿得动的东西。
• 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。
• '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 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。
• 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 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 Vietnam War was just about to end.
  那时越南战争就要结束了。
• What does she read? Just about everything
  她看些什么书？几乎什么都看。