词组短语
approximately equal约等于，近似等于
同近义词辨析
almost, approximately, about, nearly, roughly, around
这组词都有“大约，差不多”的意思，其区别是：
approximately多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。
about常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。
nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。
双语例句
用作副词(adv.)
- The plane will be taking off in approximately five minutes.
飞机大约五分钟后就起飞。 - Approximately it has 400 pages when this book is completed.
当这本书完成时大约有四百页。 - There were approximately fifty people there.
那儿大约有五十个人。 - He is approximately forty years old.
他快四十岁了。
权威例句
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