approximate
	英 [ə'prɒksɪmət]
美[ə'prɑksɪmət]
	    
	
    - vt. 近似;使…接近;粗略估计
- vi. 接近于;近似于
- adj. [数] 近似的;大概的
 
    英英释意
	
	- 1. be close or similar;
- "Her results approximate my own"
- 2. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time);
- "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"