约

weigh

mile

somewhere

toward(s)

约[yuē]

-（提出或商量）makeanappointment;arrange:
Wearrangedwithhimtomeetatthehotelatoneo'clock.我们和他约好1点钟在旅馆碰头。
I'dliketomakeanappointmentwithMr.Wang,themanager.我想跟王经理约个时间谈谈。
-（邀请）askorinviteinadvance:
Pleaseaskhimtocome.请约他来。
Heoftenaskedherout.他常约她出去。
-（拘束）restrict;restrain:
restrain;bind约束
-{数}（约分）reduce:
Fiveovertencanbereducedtooneovertwo.5/10可以约成1/2。
-（约定的事）pact;agreement;appointment:
keepanappointment;践约
makeapact;cometoanagreement;立约
-（姓氏）asurname:
YueXu约续
-（俭省）economical;frugal:
economize;节约
liveeconomically;leadafrugallife自奉甚约
-（简单;简要）simple;brief:
inbrief;inaword约言之
-（模糊）indistinct:
indistinct;faint隐约
-（大概）about;around;approximately:
aboutfiftypeople;约50人
aboutamonth约1个月

地球的圆周长约为25000。
The circumference of the earth is almost 25000 miles/The earth is almost 25000 miles in circumference.

她开车行驶了大约十英里。
She drove for about ten miles.

我们开出约五十英里汽车就抛锚了。
We had gone about fifty miles when the car broke down.

我们经过了一个汽车服务站，大约有一英里远了。
We passed a garage, about a mile back.

车朝我开过来时约翰叫道: "小心！"
"Look out!" Jone called as the car came towards me.

地球的圆周长约为两万五千英里。
The circumference of the earth is almost 25,000 miles.

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