close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact
近似的,接近但不完全正确的
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the calculations are very approximate. 计算结果与实际数字很接近。
[no obj.]come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity
(质量、性质或数量上)接近,相似
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a leasing agreement approximating to ownership 差不多等于获得了所有权的租赁协议
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reality can be approximated by computational techniques. 客观事实可用计算机技术计算得八九不离十。
[with obj.]estimate or calculate (a quantity) fairly accurately
相当准确地估算(或计算)
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I had to approximate the weight of my horse. 我得准确地估算我的马的体重。
"late Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘close, similar’): from late Latin