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 place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• '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。”
• 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。
• The house came up for sale and the couple realised they could just about afford it.
  这幢房子放盘，两口子才意识到他们的钱差不多刚够买下它。
• 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。
• 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。
• I just about died laughing.
  我差点儿没笑死。
• This general store has just about everything you could wish for.
  这家商店日用品应有尽有。
• He was just about to speak when I stopped him.
  他刚要说，我把他给拦住了。
• The Vietnam War was just about to end.
  那时越南战争就要结束了。