单词 | approximate |
释义 | approximate approximate adjective, verb
■ adjective /; AmE / (abbr approx)
almost correct or accurate, but not completely so; not exact: The cost given is only approximate. an approximate calculation of the overall cost
an approximate calculation/cost/estimate/number/total
approximately adverb: I spend approximately 60% of my working day on the phone.
■ verb /; AmE /
1 [+ obj or no obj] to be similar or close to sth in amount, nature, quality, etc: The total cost will approximate 15 million dollars. Output from the plant approximates to one quarter of national requirements.
2 [+ obj] to calculate or estimate sth fairly accurately: The time required can be approximated by the following formula. |
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