thereabouts 英 ['ðeərəbaʊts;-'baʊts]  

thereabouts

thereabouts  英 ['ðeərəbaʊts;-'baʊts]

adv. 大约;在那附近(等于thereabout) 

We have a hundred thousand francs or thereabouts loaned on their securities, and we are a little uneasy at reports that have reached us that the firm is on the brink of ruin. 我们大约有十万法郎投资在他们那儿,我们接到报告,听说这家公司有可能破产,所以我们有点不大放心。
When he was about your age, when he was 17 or thereabouts, maybe slightly younger than many of you, he was sent by his father to do what you are doing. 当他在你们这个年纪时,约莫,17,岁左右,也许稍微比各位年轻一些,他爸把他送去,做你们正在做的事。

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  • adv. 大约;在那附近(等于thereabout)
  • 1. We have a hundred thousand francs or thereabouts loaned on their securities, and we are a little uneasy at reports that have reached us that the firm is on the brink of ruin.

    我们大约有十万法郎投资在他们那儿,我们接到报告,听说这家公司有可能破产,所以我们有点不大放心。

  • 2. When he was about your age, when he was 17 or thereabouts, maybe slightly younger than many of you, he was sent by his father to do what you are doing.

    当他在你们这个年纪时,约莫,17,岁左右,也许稍微比各位年轻一些,他爸把他送去,做你们正在做的事。

  • thereabouts (adv.) early 15c., "in that area, around there; mid-15c., "near to that time, approximately thence," from Old English þær onbutan "about that place" + adverbial genitive -es; see there + about.
there·abouts / ˌðeərəˈbaʊts ; NAmE ˌðerəˈbaʊts / adverb ( usually used after or 通常用于 or 之后 ) 1 near the place mentioned 在那附近 He comes from Leeds or thereabouts. 他是利兹或其附近的人。 2 used to say that a particular number, quantity, time, etc. is not exact (数量、时间等)大约,左右,上下 They paid $100 000 or thereabouts for the house. 他们买那房子花了大约 10 万元。 IDIOMsee there adv. there·abouts / ˌðeərəˈbaʊts ; NAmE ˌðerəˈbaʊts /
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