approximation
noun
əˌprɒksɪəˈmeɪʃən
noun
1
a
number,
amount
etc
that
is
not
exact,
but
is
almost
correct
概算，近似值;
[+
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成本有多少吗？
a
good/close/reasonable
approximation
2
something
that
is
similar
to
another
thing,
but
not
exactly
the
same
类似事物
[+
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。