approximate、approximate to、little short of、nigh辨析

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(1)approximate
(2)approximate to
(3)little short of
(4)nigh

在英语中有些情况下都包含或表示“近于”的意思。以下是部分词语的详细解释和区别:

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approximateap.prox.i.mate[ə`prɑksəmIt; əˋprɒksimət]《源自拉丁文“ （使） 接近”的意思》形容词[无比较级、最高级）大概的,大致的,大约正确的,近乎准确的an ~ estimate大概的估计an ~ value概算价值; ‘数学’近似值及物动词（E`prBksE9met; E5prCksime ...

approximate tocome very near to近似；接近*His account of what happened approximated to the truth though there were some small errors．虽然有些小的出入，他对这件事的叙述还是接近事实真相的。*The yearly output approximates to 600，000 tons．年产量接近 60万 ...

nighnigh[naI; nai]（古.诗.方言）副词= near形容词（ （nigh.er; nigh.est; （古）near; next） = near）介系词= near