ap·prox·i·ma·tion /əˌprɒksəˈmeɪʃən $ əˌprɑːk-/ ●○○ AWL noun [countableC, uncountableU] 1 APPROXIMATELYa number, amount etc that is not exact, but is almost correct 概算,近似值 SYN estimateapproximation of an approximation of the total 大概的总数
a rough/crude approximation (=one that is not very exact) 粗略的估算 Could you give us a rough approximation of the cost? 你能给我们粗略估算一下费用有多少吗?
a good/close/reasonable approximation 很好的/接近的/接近的/合理的估算
2 LIKE/SIMILARsomething that is similar to another thing, but not exactly the same 类似事物approximation of/to It was the nearest approximation to a crisis she’d ever experienced. 在她的经历中,这差不多就是一场危机。