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

• More or less. I'm not alone anymore.
  多多少少！我不孤单了。
• They swayed back and forth, more or less in sync with the music.
  他们来回摇摆，基本上与音乐同步。
• These food markets have more or less the same setup.
  几个菜市场的格局差不多。
• Roger's ideas had been more or less ignored.
  罗杰的想法差不多被忽视了。
• He more or less started the firm
  他基本上启动了公司的业务。
• Production is more or less at a standstill.
  生产几乎处于停顿状态。
• The contents are more or less the same.
  内容相仿佛。
• 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。
• Everybody felt more or less thirsty.
  大家都感到有些渴。
• More or less they felt tired.
  或多或少，他们感到累了。