approximate

柯林斯词典

形容詞讀作əˈprɒksɪmɪt。動詞讀作əˈprɒksɪˌmeɪt。

1. ADJ An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact. 大概的 (數字、時間或方位等)
The approximate cost varies from around $150 to $250. 大致的費用在$150至$250之間不等。
2. approximatelyADV 大概地[ADV num]
Approximately $150 million is to be spent on improvements. 大概1.5億美元將花在改進上。
3. ADJ An idea or description that is approximate is not intended to be precise or accurate, but to give some indication of what something is like. 大概的 (觀點或描述等)
They did not have even an approximate idea what the Germans really wanted. 他們對於德國人真正想要什麽甚至沒有一個大致概唸。
4. V-T If something approximates something else, it is similar to it but is not exactly the same. 近似於
The mixture described below will approximate it, but is not exactly the same. 下麪所描述的混郃物會與之近似，但不完全一樣。

The way that the trunk of a tree divides into smaller and smaller branches and twigs is an approximate fractal pattern .
You only need to submit a plan with approximate dimensions at this stage .
The recipe only gives an approximate cooking time .
The following costings for the project are only an approximate guide .
We can only give an approximate idea of cost at this stage .