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more or less

英 [mɔː(r) ɔː(r) les]

美 [mɔːr ɔːr les]

或多或少;大概;几乎

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 tojust aboutsomeroughlyaroundor so
  • to a small degree or extent
    1. his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
    2. the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
    Synonym:slightlysomewhat

双语例句

  • For many, there is a more or less unwritten code here.
    对多数人来说,这里或多或少有个约定俗成的文法。
  • I've more or less finished reading the book.
    我差不多已经把这本书全看完了。
  • He more or less started the firm
    他基本上启动了公司的业务。
  • Everybody felt more or less thirsty.
    大家都感到有些渴。
  • What you have done will more or less be helpful to us.
    你所做的一切或多或少将对我们有帮助。
  • It is now more or less settled.
    现在这件事差不多定下来了。
  • They've had their revenge more or less.
    他们总算出口气了。
  • We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco
    我们多少有点心血来潮,决定航海去摩洛哥。
  • In investing money some people go for more or less assured dividends, others for capital increase.
    拿钱投资,有的人打算得到多少有点保障的股息,有的人则为了增加资本。
  • The cattle disease occurs more or less anywhere in Africa where the fly occurs
    在非洲凡是有这种蝇虫的地方,几乎都会出现这一牛病。