Adverb:

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;

   "lasted approximately an hour"
   "in just about a minute"
   "he's about 30 years old"
   "I've had about all I can stand"
   "we meet about once a month"
   "some forty people came"
   "weighs around a hundred pounds"
   "roughly $3,000"
   "holds 3 gallons, more or less"
   "20 or so people were at the party"
   

1. 差不多,几乎：jump off 开始,开始进攻 |justabout 差不多,几乎 |just as 正象;正当...的时候

2.

2. 几乎：jussive 命令的 |justabout 几乎 |just as well 幸好

3. just about

3. 几乎,差不多：Just then,he came in. 就在那时,他进来了. | 4.justabout 几乎,差不多 |Justabout everyone came to hear the man speak. 几乎每个人都来听那个人演讲.

4. 差不多了：不错. Pretty good. | 差不多了.Justabout. | 明白了吗?找着了吗?Got it?

He could just about see the little man behind the counter.

他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。

"His memory must be completely back, then?" — "just about."

“这么说，他的记忆一定是完全恢复了？”——“差不多。”

Physics isn just about pure science with no immediate applications.

物理学并非只是一门不能直接运用的纯科学。

The burglars took just about anything they could carry.

窃贼们盗走了所有拿得动的东西。

Allow the loaves to rise until just about double in size.

让面包发酵到刚好是原来的两倍左右。

She could just about afford to keep her five kids.

她勉勉强强能养得起自己的5个孩子。

I can just about tolerate it at the moment.

当时我差一点就忍受不了了。

The place could just about take 2,000 people.

那地方只能容纳大约2,000人。

The Vietnam War was just about to end.

那时越南战争就要结束了。

Doing it once was just about excusable — doing it twice was certainly not.

这种事干一次也许还可以原谅，干两次就绝对不能了。

The accident just about finished him as a footballer.

那事故几乎结束了他足球运动员的生涯.

This general store has just about everything you could wish for.

这家商店日用品应有尽有.

He is just about to finish it.

他大概要做完了.

He should be arriving just about now.

他现在大约该到了.

What does she read? just about everything.

她看些什么书？几乎什么都看。

Shopping Centers-(购物中心)

B：What sort of shopping is nearby, Mr. Taylor?
泰勒先生，附近有什么购物中心？

A：Call me John. This is a great area of the city for shopping. There’s a grocery storejust around the corner.
叫我约翰吧。这一带是市区里购物的好地方。在附近有一个食品杂货店。

B：Whatabout things other than food?
除了食物还有什么？

A：Well, the Riverside Mall has 200 stores in it, including four major department stores.
噢，河畔购物中心内有200家店铺，还包括4家主要的百货商店。

B：Are there small shops near here as well?
这儿附近也有小商店吗？

just about的意思

A：Yes, on 4th street, near the movie theater there are many specialty shops, including clothing boutiques.
是的，在第4大街，电影院附近有很多专卖店，其中还有专卖流行衣服的商店。

just about的意思

B：Well, that soundsjust wonderful.
噢，听起来倒挺好。

just about在线翻译

A：Yes, it’s a really nice neighborhood.
是呀，这个地方可真不错。

表达思想和观点

A：What’s wrong? You look upset.
出什么事了，你看起来很不高兴。

B：Nothing’s wrong.
没什么事。

A：I can tell something is wrong. You should talk to meabout it.
我知道你一定出什么事了，你应该和我说说。

B：I don’t feel like talking.
我不想说。

A：It’ll make you feel better. I promise.
谈话会让你感觉好点，我保证。

B：I feel a little bit sad.
我觉得有点悲伤。

A：Why is that?
为什么？

B：Because it’s time to go.
因为我要离开了。

A：Instead of thinking of this as an ending, you can think of this as a new beginning.Just thinkabout all the new experience you’re going to have after this.
不要把这当做一个结束，你应该想这是一个新的开始，想想这之后你会有一个新的经历。

B：I guess. But I don’t want to say goodbye to everyone though.
是的，但我还是不想同大家说再见。

A：You’re not saying goodbye forever; you’rejust saying goodbye until you see them again.
这并不是再不再见，你只是为了下一次见到他们而说再见。

道歉及回答

A：Adam, I’m sorry!
亚当，对不起！

B：But where have you been, Alice? You’re over an hour late.
爱丽思，你到哪里去了？你迟到超过一个小时了。

A：Yes, but I couldn’t help it. I was late getting off work for a start, and then I missed the bus. The bus I did catch got caught in a traffic jam. It was one thing after another.
是的，但我身不由己。一开始我就迟下班，然后又错过了公共汽车。我后来坐上的公共汽车又碰上了交通堵塞。真是接踵而来。

just about

B：But why were you getting off work so late? The office closes at six, doesn’t it?
那你为什么迟下班呢？办公室六点关门，对吗？

A：Yes, but there’s a rush on at the moment, and my boss asked me to do some urgent letters.
是的，但那时有个急需的活，我的老板要我处理一些紧急的信件。

B：But didn’t you tell him you had an appointment?
但你为什么不告诉他你有个约会呢？

A：Well, no. I thought I’d finish inabout five minutes and I didn’t want to be difficultaboutjust a few minutes. If it hadn’t been for missing the bus and the traffic, I wouldn’t have been so late. I’m sorry.
哦，我没有。我以为我能在五分钟内完成它，我不想在仅仅几分钟的事情上斤斤计较。如果没有错过巴士和交通堵塞，我不会那么晚的。

B：Well, you’re here. And that’s the main thing.
嗯，你在这里了。这是最主要的事情。

A：Thank you. I’ll try not to be late again.
谢谢你。我尽量不再迟到了。