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 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。
• 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。
• The place could just about take 2,000 people.
  那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。
• He was just about to speak when I stopped him.
  他刚要说，我把他给拦住了。
• Take a deep breath, now, because we're just about finished.
  现在可以深呼吸一下了，因为我们马上就成功了。
• I can just about tolerate it at the moment
  当时我差一点就忍受不了了。
• '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。”
• We've got just about enough time to get there.
  我们刚刚有足够的时间赶到那里。
• 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。