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单词 approximate
释义
approximate
adjective
uk
/əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət/us
/əˈprɑːk.sə.mət/
B2
notcompletelyaccuratebutclose:
大致的，大约的，大概的
The train's approximatetimeofarrivalis 10.30.这列火车大概在10点30分到站。
The approximatecostwill be about $600.费用大约为600美元。
Can you give me an approximateideaof thenumbersinvolved?你能粗略地告诉我参与的人数吗？
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
approximate
  • approximateWe can only give an approximate number for dinner until all the invited guests have responded.
  • roughThe number of unregistered voters is 13,000, according to rough estimates.
  • inexactHistorical comparisons are always inexact and often misleading.
  • impreciseSuch estimates are inherently imprecise.
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  • The way that thetrunkof atreedividesintosmallerandsmallerbranchesandtwigsis an approximatefractalpattern.
  • You only need tosubmitaplanwith approximatedimensionsat thisstage.
  • Therecipeonly gives an approximatecookingtime.
  • Thefollowingcostingsfor theprojectare only an approximateguide.
  • We can only give an approximateideaofcostat thisstage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Approximate
  • -ish
  • about
  • approx.
  • approximately
  • around
  • be in the (right) ballparkidiom
  • loose
  • loosely
  • more
  • more or lessidiom
  • nonspecifically
  • rough
  • round
  • rule
  • sense
  • some
  • something
  • something like 96 percent, half, etc.idiom
  • somewhere
  • sort
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approximate
verb[I+ adv/prep,T]
formal
uk
/əˈprɒk.sɪ.meɪt/us
/əˈprɑːk.sə.meɪt/
to bealmostthe same as:
接近，近似
Thenewspaperreportsof thediscussiononlyroughlyapproximatedto(= were notexactlythe same as)what wasactuallysaid.报纸关于这次商讨的报道并不完全符合实际。
Studentnumbersthisyearareexpectedto approximate 5,000(= to be about 5,000).预计今年学生人数可达5000人左右。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Guessing, supposing and suspecting
  • as muchidiom
  • conjecture
  • consider
  • deem
  • delusional
  • draw
  • fall
  • guess
  • hypothesize
  • jump
  • jump to conclusionsidiom
  • mark
  • marksomeonedown assomething
  • misjudge
  • misjudgment
  • presume
  • presuppose
  • speculate
  • surmise
  • think ofsomething
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(Definition ofapproximatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

approximate| American Dictionary

approximate
adjective
us
/əˈprɑk·sə·mət/
almostexact:
Can youtellme the approximatevalueof thiswatch?

approximately

adverbus
/əˈprɑk·sə·mət·li/
Thejobwill take approximately threeweeksto do.
approximate
verb[T]
us
/əˈprɑk·səˌmeɪt/
to come near inquality,amount,value, orcharacter:
Thepaintingonlyapproximatedthemountainlandscape.

approximation

noun[C]us
/əˌprɑk·səˈmeɪ·ʃən/
I only have an approximation of thesizeof theroom.
(Definition ofapproximatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

approximate| Business English

approximate
adjective
uk
/əˈprɒksɪmət/us
(abbreviationapprox);(orapprox.)
closeto aparticularnumberortimebut notexactlythatnumberortime:
Allnumbersare approximate.
the approximate amount/cost/numberThefinalresultingfigureis the approximateamountfor which thehomeshould beinsured.
approximate
verb[IorT]
uk
/əˈprɒksɪmeɪt/us
to becloseto aparticularnumberortimebut notexactlythatnumberortime:
Compoundannualearningsgrowthhas approximated 90%.
approximate to sthTosecurethecompany, it is having topayapriceapproximating tohalfitspresentmarketcapitalization.
(Definition ofapproximatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofapproximate

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An advantage of such constructive approaches is that they may suggest algorithmic approaches for approximating the resulting integral.
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The goal is to find the simplest possible algorithm that approximates the observed results.
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The age distribution for migrants approximated a normal distribution and the ages of positive migrant individuals was not significantly different from this distribution.
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An ontology indirectly reflects this commitment (and the underlying conceptualization) by approximating these intended models.
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The actors are happy with their scripts, and the performances themselves tend to lead to something approximating 'optimal challenge'.
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Alternatively, the information can be summarized, approximated or otherwise processed on its way up the tree to reduce the information load.
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Of course, supplementary variables can be continuous, but they can be approximated by variables with a phase-type distribution.
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The parameterisation concerns the generalised coordinates that are approximated using cubic splines.
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The biped joint coordinates are approximated by cubic splines functions connected at uniformly distributed knots along the motion time.
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The mass distribution is approximated by two stations at either end of the link.
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A series of universes increasingly approximates biological paradise.
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The curve approaches a plateau value which approximates the absolute percentage of the merozoites which were invasive at the start of the invasion assay.
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The version discussed is the classical version of this mechanism, assuming that the fixed charges are distributed and can be approximated as a smeared layer.
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However, the total scattered distribution f s is not very well approximated by f in shape at early times nor in amplitude at all times !
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Ensembles are probably the class of algorithms which best approximates our conditions for adjudication.
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