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单词 approximately
释义
approximately
adverb
uk
/əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li/us
/əˈprɑːk.sə.mət.li/
B1
closeto aparticularnumberortimealthoughnotexactlythatnumberortime:
大约，大概，左右
Thejobwill take approximately threeweeks, andcostapproximately £1,000.这项工作大概需时3周， 费用为1000英镑左右。
Synonyms
about
around(APPROXIMATELY)
roughly
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
approximately
  • approximatelyHe makes approximately $60,000 a year.
  • aboutThe job will take about three months.
  • aroundI will be there around four o'clock.
  • roughlyThere were roughly 200 people at the meeting.
  • or soThey raised £200 or so for charity.
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More examples
  • Due to aslighttechnicalhitchtheconcertwill bestartingapproximatelyhalfanhourlate.
  • In 1992 thepopulationof Cairo was approximately 6,500,000.
  • Onepoundis approximatelyequalto 454grams.
  • Thelengthof thebayis approximately 200miles.
  • Theearthtakesapproximately 365daysto go round thesun.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Approximate
  • -ish
  • about
  • approx.
  • approximate
  • 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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(Definition ofapproximatelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

approximately| Business English

approximately
adverb
uk
/əˈprɒksɪmətli/us
closeto aparticularnumberortimealthoughnotexactlythatnumberortime:
InDecember, thecompanyreduceditsworkforceby approximately 5%.
It will take approximately twoweekstocollectthedata.
(Definition ofapproximatelyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofapproximately

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In the first 5 months of 1995, 172 plans were surveyed andapproximatelyone-third (34%) were granted full, 3-year accreditation.
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There areapproximately700 phonetic radicals and about 140 semantic radicals currently in use.
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Approximatelyone-quarter experienced a hearing limitation or a learning, developmental or psychological disability.
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Subsequent step sizesapproximatelyhalved the difference between the prior two reversals or starting points.
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Approximatelytwo to three requests are received every 4 months.
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The joint width of zones 2, 3, and 4 isapproximately20% of the spot radius.
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The duration of control experiment recording sessions wereapproximately45 min, after which animals recovered on a warm pad.
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The questionnaire was mailed to the study recruitsapproximatelyone week before the interview.
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The average susceptibility of hosts at birth in our model remainsapproximatelyconstant with time.
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According to this report, although most married couples siredapproximatelysix to seven children, only one or two survived.
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Approximately3 kg of fresh litter obtained from the removal-treatment plots and the surrounding area was added to the addition-treatment plots.
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Each of the sessions took two days to complete and lastedapproximately40 minutes per day.
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Then the water compositionapproximatelyoscillates at each point of the aquifer in phase with the water velocity.
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The procedures used during the two visits were identical, with each session lastingapproximately2 hours.
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Approximatelyone third of the syllables were from multiword utterances.
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