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/。
- 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.
- The approximate cost varies from around £150 to £250...
费用大概介于150至250英镑之间。 - The times are approximate only.
这些只是大致的时间。
- 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.
- 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。
- VERB 近似于
If something approximates to something else, it is similar to it but is not exactly the same.
- Something approximating to a fair outcome will be ensured...
保证会有大致公正的结果。 - 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。