approximate1/əˋprɑksəmIt; əˈprɒksəmət or əˈprɒksImIt/adj not exact, but nearly right 近似的﹐大约的: These figures are only approximate. 这些只是大概的数据。
approximate2/əˋprɑksə͵met; əˈprɒksəmeIt or əˈprɒksImeIt/v [I, linking verb 连系动词] formal to be similar to but not exactly the same as something else【正式】近似(于)﹐接近(于) —approximation /ə͵prɑksəˋmeʃən; əˌprɒksəˈmeIʃ$n or əˌprɒksIˈmeIʃ$n/n [C,U]