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单词 just about to
释义

about /ə-bowtˈ/

preposition
  1. Round on the outside of
  2. Around
  3. Here and there in
  4. Near in place, time, size, etc
  5. On the person of
  6. Connected with
  7. Concerning
  8. Engaged in
adverb
  1. Around
  2. Halfway round, in the opposite direction (eg to face about)
  3. Nearly
  4. Here and there
  5. On the opposite tack (nautical)
  6. In motion or activity, on the go
ORIGIN: OE onbūtan, from on in (cf a-1), and būtan without, from be by, and ūtan, orig a locative, from ūt out

aboutsˈ preposition (Spenser)

About

aboutˈ-face noun

  1. (orig used in US as a military command) the act of turning to face in the opposite direction
  2. A complete change of opinion, attitude, etc
intransitive verb

To perform an about-face

aboutˈ-shipˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb

To put (the ship) on the opposite tack

aboutˈ-sledge noun

A blacksmith's heavy hammer

aboutˈ-turn noun and intransitive verb same as about-face above.

about to

  1. On the point of (doing, etc; also just about to)
  2. (in neg) not likely or keen (to do something) (informal)

be about

To be up and on the go after sleep or rest

bring about see under bring

come about

To happen in the course of time

go about see under go1

put about see under put1

turn about see under turn

just1 /just/

adjective
  1. Fair, impartial
  2. According to justice
  3. Due, deserved
  4. Righteous (Bible)
  5. In accordance with facts, valid
  6. Well-grounded
  7. Accurately true
  8. Exact
  9. Normal (obsolete)
  10. Close-fitting (obsolete)
adverb
  1. Precisely, exactly
  2. So much and no more
  3. Barely
  4. Barely a moment ago
  5. At this very moment
  6. Only, merely
  7. Quite, absolutely, indeed (informal)
ORIGIN: Fr juste, or L justus, from jūs law

justˈly adverb

  1. In a just manner
  2. Equitably
  3. Accurately
  4. By right

justˈness noun

  1. Equity
  2. Fittingness
  3. Exactness

just-in-timeˈ adjective

Relating to a system of manufacture by which components are delivered when they are needed for assembly, to reduce storage costs (abbrev JIT)

noun

This system of manufacture

just intonation noun (music)

Observance of the true mathematical theoretical pitch, without compromise or temperament

just about

  1. Nearly
  2. More or less

just about to see about to under about

just now

  1. Precisely at this moment
  2. A little while ago
  3. Very soon

just so

  1. Exactly, I agree
  2. In a precise, neat manner
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