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

• 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。
• 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。
• '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。”
• 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。
• But just about everything has.
  但除此之外的几乎一切都恶化了。
• 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。
• What does she read? Just about everything
  她看些什么书？几乎什么都看。
• 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 wheat is just about ripe enough to be cut.
  麦子熟得差不多了，该割了。
• '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。”