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more or less

英 [mɔː(r) ɔː(r) les]

美 [mɔːr ɔːr les]

或多或少;大概;几乎

英英释义

adv

  • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    1. lasted approximately an hour
    2. in just about a minute
    3. he's about 30 years old
    4. I've had about all I can stand
    5. we meet about once a month
    6. some forty people came
    7. weighs around a hundred pounds
    8. roughly $3,000
    9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
    10. 20 or so people were at the party
    Synonym:approximatelyaboutclose tojust aboutsomeroughlyaroundor so
  • to a small degree or extent
    1. his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
    2. the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
    Synonym:slightlysomewhat

双语例句

  • The fine they gave her is just more or less a slap on the wrist.
    他们对她开出的罚金不过是一个轻微的警告而已。
  • For many, there is a more or less unwritten code here.
    对多数人来说,这里或多或少有个约定俗成的文法。
  • The cattle disease occurs more or less anywhere in Africa where the fly occurs
    在非洲凡是有这种蝇虫的地方,几乎都会出现这一牛病。
  • In investing money some people go for more or less assured dividends, others for capital increase.
    拿钱投资,有的人打算得到多少有点保障的股息,有的人则为了增加资本。
  • I've more or less finished reading the book.
    我差不多已经把这本书全看完了。
  • She more or less suggested I had stolen it.
    她或多或少地在暗示是我偷了。
  • More or less they felt tired.
    或多或少,他们感到累了。
  • I suspect that he is more or less involved in the affair.
    我猜他和这件事有点牵连。
  • The officers were more or less able to dictate terms to successive governments
    这些军官多多少少都能和继任的各届政府谈些条件。
  • The contents are more or less the same.
    内容相仿佛。