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approximately adv.大约；近似地 (1) 飞机大约五分钟后就起飞。(2) 当这本书完成时大约有四百页。(3) 那儿大约有五十个人。(4) 他快四十岁了。 Approximately has its roots in the Latin word proximus, meaning "nearly." So, approximately means "about" or "close to." If you tell someone there will be approximately seventy people at a dinner, it means you expect seventy people, though the actual number could be a little more or a little less than seventy.

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英 [ə'prɒksɪmətli] 美 [ə'prɑːksɪmətli] (1) The plane will be taking off in approximately five minutes.(2) Approximately it has 400 pages when this book is completed.(3) There were approximately fifty people there.(4) He is approximately forty years old. Approximately is close to a particular time, measurement, or number — but it's not exact. If you plan to meet a friend at approximately 2:00, it will be okay if you are a bit early or late.

英语单词	approximately
英美音标	英 [ə'prɒksɪmətli] 美 [ə'prɑːksɪmətli]
中文释义	adv.大约；近似地
英语例句	(1) The plane will be taking off in approximately five minutes. (2) Approximately it has 400 pages when this book is completed. (3) There were approximately fifty people there. (4) He is approximately forty years old.
中文例句	(1) 飞机大约五分钟后就起飞。 (2) 当这本书完成时大约有四百页。 (3) 那儿大约有五十个人。 (4) 他快四十岁了。
vocabulary简明	Approximately is close to a particular time, measurement, or number — but it's not exact. If you plan to meet a friend at approximately 2:00, it will be okay if you are a bit early or late.
vocabulary扩展	Approximately has its roots in the Latin word proximus, meaning "nearly." So, approximately means "about" or "close to." If you tell someone there will be approximately seventy people at a dinner, it means you expect seventy people, though the actual number could be a little more or a little less than seventy.

Approximately People Number Means Seventy 英 ə'Prɒksɪmətli] 美 ə'Prɑːksɪmətli