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英 [ɔː(r) səʊ]

美 [ɔːr soʊ]

…左右;…上下

英英释义

adv

• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  1. lasted approximately an hour
  2. in just about a minute
  3. he's about 30 years old
  4. I've had about all I can stand
  5. we meet about once a month
  6. some forty people came
  7. weighs around a hundred pounds
  8. roughly $3,000
  9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
  10. 20 or so people were at the party
  Synonym:approximatelyaboutclose tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaround

双语例句

• She reeled off the titles of a dozen or so of the novels.
  她脱口说出十几本小说的书名。
• But he said kinsfolk was kinsfolk, and promises was promises, so he'd go for a day or so, and then it would be over.
  可是他说亲戚到底是亲戚，既然答应了去，就只能去一趟，住上一两天也就算了。
• Though he has lived in Beijing for ten years or so, he still speaks with a heavy accent.
  他虽然在北京住了十来年，可家乡口音一点儿没改。
• There was nothing more he wanted, or so he thought
  他再无所求，或者说他是这么想的。
• The war had ended only a month or so before.
  战争大约一个月前才刚刚结束。
• Completion of this bridge is expected in a year or so.
  这座桥一年半载可望竣工。
• He will return in a week or so.
  他在一星期左右以后回来。
• We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success
  我们还得等一周左右才能知道手术是否成功。
• Dunk new plants in a bucket of water for an hour or so before planting.
  栽种新植物之前将它们在水桶中浸泡一小时左右。
• The driver usually spends four hours or so helping to load and prepare his lorry.
  司机通常花4小时左右的时间帮忙装货和打理货车。