adj 大约(致，概)的(close to being the correct or exact one but not completely so)[无comp]：an～answer/right angle/price/amount/figure 大致的答案/直角/价钱/数量/数字;What is the～area of the land/size of the room/height of the building? 土地的大约面积/房间的大约间量/大楼的大约高度是多少? The～time of the accident was 8 pm.事故发生的大致时间是晚上8点。The～number of the books was 10，000.书的大概数目是一万册。Her answer to the sum was only～.她计算所得的总数仅仅是个近似值。〖同〗rough;〖反〗exact，precise，correct，accurate;

→ ap′proximately adv 大约(致，概)地，近乎;

v(1)接近，近乎(come close to value，quantity，quality or condition;be nearly the same as)[T+n，I+prep(to)]：The situation～d real life.那情境很接近真实生活。The design～d the latest fashions.设计很接近最新流行款式。The colour of the curtains～d that of the rug.窗帘的颜色与地毯的颜色很接近。The cost～d ￡1000.花费大致为1000英镑。The crowd～d a thousand people.人群大致为1000人。His story/What he said～d to the facts (the truth).他的叙述/所说的话与事实(真相)相近。His account of the accident～d to that of the other witness.对那起事故的记述与另一见证人的记述相近。

(2)大致估计(estimate roughly)[T+n]：～the cost at fifty dollars估计费用大致为50美元;～the distance as three miles 估计距离约为三英里;A～the time it will take you to finish.大致估计你结束此事所需的时间。〖同〗estimate;

→ap͵proxi′mation n 近似;近似值