| 单词 | approximate |
| 释义 | approximate —approximately, adv. adj. /euh prok"seuh mit/; v. /euh prok"seuh mayt'/, adj., v., approximated, approximating. adj. 1. near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard. 2. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: The approximate time was 10 o'clock. 3. near; close together. 4. very similar; nearly identical. v.t. 5. to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. 6. to estimate: We approximated the distance at three miles. 7. to simulate; imitate closely: The motions of the stars can be approximated in a planetarium. 8. to bring near. v.i. 9. to come near in position, character, amount, etc. [1400-50; late ME < LL approximatus drawn near to, approached (ptp. of approximare). See AP-1, PROXIMATE] |
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