“大约”的表示法

【1】approximately 英[??pr?ks?m?tli] 美[??prɑ?ks?m?tli]

The flight takes approximately three hours.

飞行时间大约需要三小时。

【2】about 英[??ba?t]美[??ba?t]

The tickets cost about ￡20 each.

票价每张约20英镑。

【3】give or take

The repairs will cost $200,give or take a few dollars.

修理费要花200元，出入不过几元。

【4】more or less

How much will it cost,more or less?

这个大概得花多少钱?

【5】or so

We are expecting thirty or so people to come.

我们预计要来30人左右。

【6】thereabouts英[?ee?r??ba?ts]美[?eer??ba?ts]

She must be 25 or thereabouts.

她肯定在25岁上下。

【7】roughly

Profits have fallen by roughly 15%.

利润下降了大约15%。

【8】round about [ra?nd]

You can expect to earn round about ￡40 000 a year.

你可望一年赚4万英镑左右。

【9】somewhere around [??ra?nd]

The price is somewhere around $800.

价格在800元上下。

【10】somewhere in the region [?ri?d??n]

She earns somewhere in the region of ￡25 000.

她大约挣25000英镑。

上述词和短语在口语和书面语中均可使用，about最为通用，approximately则最为正式。