about
prep.
关于, 对于
在...附 近, 在...身边; 手头上, 近于...
在...前后, 在...周围
在...各处, 去...各处
短语:be about to (do) 刚要,即将
联想记忆
approximately adv. 约,近似地
roughly adv. 粗暴地;粗鲁地;粗略地;约略地
辨析
about 作“大约”讲,可与approximately换用,但前者不如后者那样强调对精确度的接近。
approximately 作“近于,接近”讲,表示精确程度非常接近某仪标准,其误差极小甚至可以忽略不计。
roughly 意为“粗略,大约”,经常用来代替approximately或about。该词常含有随便、草率的意味。
例句
Tell me what has happened as it is; don't beat about the bush.
如实告诉我究竟怎么了,不要兜圈子。
Per square kilometer approximately has 200 residents.
每平方公里大约有200居民。
There were roughly 500 people.
大约有500人。