roughly
adverb uk/ˈrʌf.li/ us/ˈrʌf.li/
(NOT EXACTLY)
B2 大致地，近似地，粗略地
approximately
There has been an increase of roughly 2.25 million. 大概增长了225万。
Roughly speaking, it's 2.25 million. 大致来说，有225万。
We have roughly similar tastes/roughly the same tastes. 我们的口味大致相同。
- More examples
- Chop up the onions and carrots roughly.
- One box may look bigger than the other, but in fact they are roughly equal in volume.
- The two scientists both made the same discovery independently, at roughly the same time.
- The money I've saved corresponds roughly to the amount I need for my course.
- The prices were very roughly calculated - it looked as though he'd done them on the back of an envelope.
(NOT EVENLY)
C2 粗糙地；不精细地；简单地
without taking a lot of care to make something perfect
Roughly chop the tomatoes. 把西红柿简单切成几大块。
(VIOLENTLY)
C2 粗暴地
in a violent or angry way
He pushed the children roughly to one side. 他粗暴地将孩子们推到一边。
"And what's going on here?" he said roughly. “这儿怎么回事儿？”他粗鲁地问道。