| 释义 |
give or take ——informal 1To within a specified amount: three hundred and fifty years ago, give or take a few...- They found that the mass extinction occurred 46,400 years ago, give or take 3,000 years.
- He departed this vale two decades or so ago, give or take a few years.
- Although no one knows for certain, most authorities agree that the pug originated in China around 2,500 years ago, give or take a few centuries.
1.1Apart from: it’s a process that runs fairly smoothly, give or take the occasional glitch...- Nothing too substantial can happen to them, either good or bad, so you know the novel will be left tied up in a neat package which leaves them roughly where they began, give or take a scar.
- I'm still essentially the same as I was 20 years ago, give or take a few stone - but there are some dodgy areas for women of my age.
- I spent almost my entire first 17 years, give or take a day out or the odd holiday, within a one mile radius of the house that's been our home for over 50 years.
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