approximates

英 [əˈprɒksɪmeɪts]

美 [əˈprɑːksɪmeɪts]

v. 近似; 接近; 近似计算; 概略估算
approximate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /ə'prɒksɪmət/. The verb is pronounced /ə'prɒksɪmeɪt/. 形容词读作 /ə'prɒksɪmət/，动词读作 /ə'prɒksɪ- meɪt/。

ADJ-GRADED 大约的；大概的
Anapproximatenumber, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
1. The approximate cost varies from around £150 to £250...
  费用大概介于150至250英镑之间。
2. The times are approximate only.
  这些只是大致的时间。
ADJ-GRADED 近似的；粗略的
An idea or description that isapproximateis not intended to be precise or accurate, but to give some indication of what something is like.
1. They did not have even an approximate idea what the Germans really wanted.
  他们完全不清楚德国人真正想要什么。
VERB 近似于
If somethingapproximates tosomething else, it is similar to it but is not exactly the same.
1. Something approximating to a fair outcome will be ensured...
  保证会有大致公正的结果。
2. By about 6 weeks of age, most babies begin to show something approximating a day/night sleeping pattern.
  到6个星期大时，大多数婴儿开始表现出近似于日夜分明的睡觉模式。

His income this year approximates to 8,000 dollars.
他今年的收入接近八千美元。
My athletics score approximates hers.
我的体育成绩与她的差不多。
The color of these curtains approximates that of the rug.
这些窗帘的颜色与地毯的颜色接近。
I also think that approximates the correct figure for Berkshire.
我认为这对伯克希尔也是个正确的估计数字。
Your account of what happened approximates truth, but there are several small errors.
你关于事件发生的报告接近事实，但仍有一些小错误。
Olefin gas closely approximates air.
烯空气跟空气十分近似。
The total income this year approximates 10, 000 dollars.
今年的总收入接近一万美元。
His story approximates to the facts that we already know.
他的陈述和我们已掌握的事实接近。
Any provider can be replaced by another provider as long as it approximates the capabilities needed by the requester in ways that the ESB can mediate.
只要能提供与请求者所需的功能相似的功能，且ESB能对其进行协调，任何提供者都可以由另一个提供者替代。
The nearer a society approximates to zero population growth, the older its population is likely to be.
一个社会的人口增长率越接近零，它的人口年龄就可能越老。