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 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。
• He was just about to say something but a young lady spoke first.
  他正要张嘴，一位女士抢先说了。
• I just about died laughing.
  我差点儿没笑死。
• The burglars took just about anything they could carry.
  窃贼们盗走了所有拿得动的东西。
• '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。”
• The Vietnam War was just about to end.
  那时越南战争就要结束了。
• Just about anything could happen and we'll be there to catch it on camera when it does.
  几乎什么事情都可能发生，我们要赶去那里进行现场抓拍。
• But just about everything has.
  但除此之外的几乎一切都恶化了。
• 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。
• 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。