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 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。
• 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。
• This general store has just about everything you could wish for.
  这家商店日用品应有尽有。
• But for me, this is not just about policy or economics.
  但对我而言，这不仅关乎政策或经济。
• '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。”
• I just about died laughing.
  我差点儿没笑死。
• The place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• The Vietnam War was just about to end.
  那时越南战争就要结束了。
• You can find just about whatever you want.
  你能在那里找到你想要的任何东西。
• 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。