approximates

英 [əˈprɒksɪmeɪts]

美 [əˈprɑːksɪmeɪts]

v.  近似; 接近; 近似计算; 概略估算
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柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /ə'prɒksɪmət/. The verb is pronounced /ə'prɒksɪmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /ə'prɒksɪmət/，动词读作 /ə'prɒksɪ- meɪt/。


• ADJ-GRADED 大约的；大概的
  Anapproximatenumber, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
  1. The approximate cost varies from around £150 to £250...
     费用大概介于150至250英镑之间。
  2. The times are approximate only.
     这些只是大致的时间。
• ADJ-GRADED 近似的；粗略的
  An idea or description that isapproximateis not intended to be precise or accurate, but to give some indication of what something is like.
  1. They did not have even an approximate idea what the Germans really wanted.
     他们完全不清楚德国人真正想要什么。
• VERB 近似于
  If somethingapproximates tosomething else, it is similar to it but is not exactly the same.
  1. Something approximating to a fair outcome will be ensured...
     保证会有大致公正的结果。
  2. By about 6 weeks of age, most babies begin to show something approximating a day/night sleeping pattern.
     到6个星期大时，大多数婴儿开始表现出近似于日夜分明的睡觉模式。

双语例句

• I believe we may best describe his credo by saying that it approximates the Golden Rule.
  我想，我们可以通过说它已经很接近金科玉律了来描述他的人生信条。
• His latest design approximates much more closely to what I understood the building to be like.
  他最近的设计与我所了解的好幢建筑物未来的样子更为接近。
• I also think that approximates the correct figure for Berkshire.
  我认为这对伯克希尔也是个正确的估计数字。
• The color of these curtains approximates that of the rug.
  这些窗帘的颜色与地毯的颜色接近。
• Any provider can be replaced by another provider as long as it approximates the capabilities needed by the requester in ways that the ESB can mediate.
  只要能提供与请求者所需的功能相似的功能，且ESB能对其进行协调，任何提供者都可以由另一个提供者替代。
• The nearer a society approximates to zero population growth, the older its population is likely to be.
  一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，它的人口年龄就可能越老。
• Size distribution approximates the Gauss distribution;
  粒度分布接近高斯分布；
• The parties undertake to replace an ineffective provision with an agreement which most closely approximates to the commercial purpose of the ineffective provision.
  当事人双方应达成协议，用与无效条款商业目标最接近的其他条款来代替无效的条款。
• His income this year approximates to 8,000 dollars.
  他今年的收入接近八千美元。
• His story approximates to the facts that we already know.
  他的陈述和我们已掌握的事实接近。