Roughly
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定义
roughly: 大致，大约
Pronunciation examples
UK: Roughly how much will this work on my house cost?
US: I'm not sure - roughly five million dollars.
示例
- "Due to an unfortunate oversight on Polly's part (she has since been chastised), this wasn't noticed until today, roughly five and half months since the two of you joined the team. What I'm saying is that you two must visit company physician Dr. Bob Loblaw sometime within the next two weeks."
- "Those are low estimates, but that puts us roughly at 1.8 million USD, without any shipping and labor costs."
练习 1
Let's take a look at some of the interesting terms used in Bruno's email!
"Due to an unfortunate oversight..." --> In this context, an oversight is .
"It's been roughly five and half months..." --> In this context, roughly means .
"All new employees... must undergo a physical examination" --> In this context, to undergo is .
"Due to an unfortunate oversight..." --> In this context, an oversight is .
"It's been roughly five and half months..." --> In this context, roughly means .
"All new employees... must undergo a physical examination" --> In this context, to undergo is .
Let's take a look at some of the interesting terms used in Bruno's email!
"Due to an unfortunate oversight..." --> In this context, an oversight is a mistake 1.
"It's been roughly five and half months..." --> In this context, roughly means approximately 2.
"All new employees... must undergo a physical examination" --> In this context, to undergo is go through 3.
"Due to an unfortunate oversight..." --> In this context, an oversight is a mistake 1.
"It's been roughly five and half months..." --> In this context, roughly means approximately 2.
"All new employees... must undergo a physical examination" --> In this context, to undergo is go through 3.
1 a mistake: An "oversight" is a mistake or error, usually caused by inattention or negligence. Bruno writes that because of Polly's mistake, Brian and Donna weren't informed that they had to visit the doctor.
1 an accident: An "oversight" is not an accident, rather it is caused by inattention or negligence.
1 a vision problem: An "oversight" is unrelated to vision (literally, at least).
1 a poor decision: An "oversight" is a mistake or error, generally involuntary. It can't be considered a poor decision.
2 approximately: The adverb "roughly" has two meanings, but in this context is synonymous with "approximately". This use is very common in English. The literal meaning of "roughly" describes a brusque or violent action, (one which isn't gentle).
2 precisely: The term "roughly" describes something "imprecise" or "approximate", not "precise"!
2 under: The term "roughly" describes something "imprecise" or "approximate", but not necessarily "under" or "less than" a given number or quantity.
2 over: The term "roughly" describes something "imprecise" or "approximate", but not necessarily "over" or "more than" a given number or quantity.
3 go through: The verb "to undergo" is commonly associated with "procedures", "operations" and examinations. It expresses a passive sense of receiving an action (rather than the active sense of a verb like "to undertake"), and is synonymous with "have" or go through in this context. Here the term indicates that Brian and Donna must "have" physical examinations.
3 witness: "To witness" means to observe or see, however the term doesn't share a similar meaning with "to undergo", which in this context indicates participating in an action (a physical examination).
3 schedule: The verb "to undergo" is unrelated to "scheduling" or "programming" an event or action.
3 reschedule: The verb "to undergo" is unrelated to "scheduling" or "programming" an event or action.
练习 2
"that puts us roughly at 1.8 million"
This could be rewritten as --> "that puts us at 1.8 million"
Which of the following words DOES NOT rhyme* with rough? -->
*to rhyme means to sound the same. For example, "cat" rhymes with "fat"!
This could be rewritten as --> "that puts us at 1.8 million"
Which of the following words DOES NOT rhyme* with rough? -->
*to rhyme means to sound the same. For example, "cat" rhymes with "fat"!
"that puts us roughly at 1.8 million"
This could be rewritten as --> "that puts us approximately 1 at 1.8 million"
Which of the following words DOES NOT rhyme* with rough? --> through 2
*to rhyme means to sound the same. For example, "cat" rhymes with "fat"!
This could be rewritten as --> "that puts us approximately 1 at 1.8 million"
Which of the following words DOES NOT rhyme* with rough? --> through 2
*to rhyme means to sound the same. For example, "cat" rhymes with "fat"!
1 approximately: This is correct. If (the price) is roughly 500,000 dollars, then (the price) is approximately 500,000 dollars. The term "roughly" can be used in a variety of situations. For example: He hates you - that's roughly what he said, anyway. Note: The literal meaning of "roughly" describes a brusque or violent action, (one which isn't gentle).
1 unfortunately: This is incorrect. The term "unfortunately" is not a synonym of "roughly". The word "unfortunately" means that something is unlucky or regrettable. For example: Unfortunately, I left all my money on the train.
1 in difficulty: This is incorrect. The term "in difficulty" is not a synonym of "roughly". To be in difficulty means to have problems. For example: The business is in difficulty because we lost a contract to our main competitor.
1 exactly: This is incorrect. The term "exactly" is not a synonym of "roughly". In fact, these terms have opposite meanings. "Exactly" means "precisely". For example: I am exactly 2 meters tall (and I am, too!).
2 through: This the best choice. "Through" rhymes with "you", "too" and "two". It does not rhyme with "rough" (or "tough" or "stuff").
2 tough: This is not the best choice. "tough" rhymes with "rough" (and "stuff").
2 stuff: This is not the best choice. "stuff" rhymes with "rough" (and "tough").
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