approximate

adj.

1. 大约的；近似的；接近的
   almost correct or accurate, but not completely so
   1. an approximate number/total/cost
      约数；概算总额；约计成本
   2. The cost given is only approximate.
      所列成本仅系约计。
   3. Use these figures as an approximate guide in your calculations.
      在你的计算中把这些数字作为近似参考数值。

verb

1. 近似；接近
   to be similar or close to sth in nature, quality, amount, etc., but not exactly the same
   1. The animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible.
      这些动物是在尽量近似自然的环境下饲养的。
   2. The total cost will approximate £15 billion.
      总费用将近150亿英镑。
   3. His story approximates to the facts that we already know.
      他的陈述和我们已掌握的事实接近。
2. 近似计算；概略估算
   to calculate or estimate sth fairly accurately
   1. a formula for approximating the weight of a horse
      估算一匹马重量的公式

The adjective is pronounced /ə'prɒksɪmət/. The verb is pronounced /ə'prɒksɪmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /ə'prɒksɪmət/，动词读作 /ə'prɒksɪ- meɪt/。


1. ADJ-GRADED 大约的；大概的
   An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
   1. The approximate cost varies from around £150 to £250...
      费用大概介于150至250英镑之间。
   2. The times are approximate only.
      这些只是大致的时间。
2. ADJ-GRADED 近似的；粗略的
   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.
   1. They did not have even an approximate idea what the Germans really wanted.
      他们完全不清楚德国人真正想要什么。
3. VERB 近似于
   If something approximates to something else, it is similar to it but is not exactly the same.
   1. Something approximating to a fair outcome will be ensured...
      保证会有大致公正的结果。
   2. By about 6 weeks of age, most babies begin to show something approximating a day/night sleeping pattern.
      到6个星期大时，大多数婴儿开始表现出近似于日夜分明的睡觉模式。

1. The times are approximate only.
   这些只是大致的时间。
2. They did not have even an approximate idea what the Germans really wanted.
   他们完全不清楚德国人真正想要什么。
3. Something approximating to a fair outcome will be ensured
   保证会有大致公正的结果。
4. By about 6 weeks of age, most babies begin to show something approximating a day/ night sleeping pattern.
   到6个星期大时，大多数婴儿开始表现出近似于日夜分明的睡觉模式。
5. This answer is only approximate, not exact.
   这个回答大致不差，但不精确。
6. Can you give me an approximate idea of what happened?
   你可以把大致情况跟我说一下吗？
7. The cost of the project will approximate to10, 000 pounds.
   这项工程的成本约需一万英镑。
8. Although the approximate wave function is qualitatively useful, it is gravely lacking in quantitative accuracy.
   虽然近似的波函数是定性地有用，然而它严重的缺少定量的准确性。
9. It also gives an approximate finish time.
   此外还提供了大致完成时间。
10. We can approximate it at zero.
    我们可以把它近似为零。
11. Convergence is proved by using drift analysis, and critical generation substituting approximate model for users'evaluation are achieved.
    利用迁移分析方法证明了算法的收敛性，给出了近似模型替代人评价的临界代数。
12. The loss-based marginal utility method and linear approximate programming approach are used to solve the loss constraint model.
    损失约束模型应用基于损失边际效用排序的删除法与线性近似规划法求解。
13. An fast approximate solution is derived by analyzing the characteristics of multipoint-pump model.
    通过对空间多点抽运模型的特点进行分析，推导出一种近似快速解法。
14. One kind of part with approximate closed-form was designed and manufactured in the actual work.
    在实际工作中需要设计和制造一种近似封闭形状零件。
15. This paper investigates the transformation of approximate equal or less than relation on fuzzy number space under various operations.
    在不同的运算下，讨论了模糊数空间上近似小于等于关系的变化。
16. The mean field variational method is a basic variational approximate inference method.
    均值场变分方法是图模型最基本的变分近似推理方法。
17. The model uses indistinct and overlapping "probability clouds" to approximate the position of an electron.
    该模型使用模糊和重叠的概率云近似表示一个电子的位置。
18. The simplified array manifold based on approximate ideal subarray patterns was constructed.
    构造了基于近似理想子阵方向图的简化阵列流形。
19. Under appropriate conditions, the approximate solutions for two nonlinear wave equations are obtained simply and conveniently.
    在适当的条件下，较简捷地得出了这两类非线性波方程的近似解。
20. Three-dimensional paraxial approximate equation with optimized coefficientscan be obtained by using conjugate gradient method under least square premise.
    本文在最小二乘意义下用共轭梯度方法导出优化系数的三维傍轴近似方程。
21. This is just an approximate.
    这仅仅是个近似值。
22. After approximate a week, I retold this thing to ma.
    大概过了一周左右，我又和妈妈说起这件事。
23. It is not an approximate value.
    它不是一个近似值。
24. That is multi-direction extreme value approximate convex hull algorithm, and is called MDEV for short.
    提出并实现了平面点集凸壳的一种新的近似算法&多方向极值法。
25. Thanks to the map we know the approximate position of the cemetery and also the number of graves.
    幸亏有了地图我们知道了墓地的大约位置还有墓穴的数量。
26. But they give an approximate order of magnitude.
    但它们反映出了大致的数量级。
27. This figure is at most an approximate average value.
    这数字最多是个近似平均值。
28. It shows that the derivative of finite discrete function is locally approximate to the one under continuous case.
    通过引入最佳平均逼近直线，分别从几何直观和极限情形两个角度，研究了有限离散函数的导数概念的表现。
29. We can use this result to establish bounds on approximate solutions.
    我们可以利用这个结果求出近似解的界限。

verb

1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
   1. I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds

   Synonym:    estimategaugeguessjudge

2. be close or similar
   1. Her results approximate my own

   Synonym:    come close

adj

1. located close together
   1. with heads close together
   2. approximate leaves grow together but are not united

   Synonym:    close together(p)

2. very close in resemblance
   1. sketched in an approximate likeness
   2. a near likeness

   Synonym:    near

3. not quite exact or correct
   1. the approximate time was 10 o'clock
   2. a rough guess
   3. a ballpark estimate

   Synonym:    approximativerough