约
- 动make an appointment;arrange;ask or invite in advance;restrict
- 名pact;agreement;appointment
- 形economical;frugal;simple;brief
- 副about;around;approximately
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绳子。
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拘束，限制：～束。～法。制～。～定俗成。
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共同议定的要遵守的条款：立～。条～。契～。
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事先说定：～见。～会。
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邀请：～请。～集。
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节俭：节～。俭～。
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简要，简单：由博返～。简～。
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大略：～计。～莫。～略。
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算术上指用公因数去除分子和分母使分数简化：～分。
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用秤称：～～。～一下。
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（提出或商量） make an appointment; arrange:
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我们和他约好1点钟在旅馆碰头。
We arranged with him to meet at the hotel at one o'clock.
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我想跟王经理约个时间谈谈。
I'd like to make an appointment with Mr. Wang, the manager.
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（邀请） ask or invite in advance:
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请约他来。
Please ask him to come.
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他常约她出去。
He often asked her out.
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我已约了王同志。
I've invited Comrade Wang.
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（拘束） restrict; restrain:
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约束
restrain;bind
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{数} （约分） reduce:
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5/10可以约成1/2。
Five over ten can be reduced to one over two.
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（约定的事） pact; agreement; appointment:
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践约
keep an appointment;
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立约
make a pact; come to an agreement;
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商约
commercial treaty;
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你可不能失约。
You mustn't break the appointment.
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（姓氏） a surname:
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约续
Yue Xu
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（俭省） economical; frugal:
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节约
economize;
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自奉甚约
live economically; lead a frugal life
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（简单; 简要） simple; brief:
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约言之
in brief; in a word
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（模糊） indistinct:
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隐约
indistinct; faint
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（大概） about; around; approximately:
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约50人
about fifty people;
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约1个月
about a month
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他将和他约个时间把几件事情理清楚。
He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things
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我想跟王经理约个时间谈谈。
I 'd like to make an appointment with Mr. Wang , the manager .
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人口以每年约6%的速度增加。
The population is increasing at about 6 % per year .
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晚间天气温和，温度约九摄氏度。
It will be a mild night , around nine degrees Celsius .
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只有约半数的选民参加了投票。
Only about half of the electorate bothered to vote .
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他身高约六英尺，没什么特别的记号。
He was about six feet tall , with no distinguishing marks .
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我们计算费用约为50元。
We calculated the cost to the nearest 50 dollars .
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我们骑车旅行，每天约骑30英里。
We did about 30 miles a day on our cycling trip .
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我想把脑后的头发剪短约一英寸。
I want about an inch off the back of my hair .
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水的流速约为每秒1.5米。
The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second .
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那只不过是一堵矮墙——约一米高。
It 's only a low wall ─ about a metre high .
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年平均收入约为2万英镑。
Average earnings are around £ 20 000 per annum .
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世界上约有3万种鱼。
There are about 30 000 species of fish in the world .
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费用应该是平均每人约6英镑。
The cost should average out at about £ 6 per person .
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我约了3点看牙医。
I 've got a dental appointment at 3 o'clock .
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你猜怎么着！他约我出去了！
Guess what ! He 's asked me out !
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小路沿树林边延伸约一英里。
The lane follows the edge of a wood for about a mile .
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他太腼腆，不好意思约她外出。
He 's too shy to ask her out .
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钻机充一次电大约要三个小时。
The drill takes about three hours to recharge .
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我终于鼓起勇气约她出去。
I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date .
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八公里约等于五英里。
Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles .
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我们划船顺流而下约一英里。
We paddled downstream for about a mile .
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它宽约10米。
It 's about 10 metres in width .
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我的回答约有一半是正确的。
I got about half the answers right .
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他们按照约好的时间在十点钟离去。
They left at ten , as agreed .
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庭院宽约50英尺。
The yard measures about 50 feet across .
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这东西重约76千克。
It is about 76 kilos in weight .
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这个池塘宽约2米。
The pond measures about 2 metres across .
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票价每张约20英镑。
The tickets cost about £ 20 each .
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因患肺癌而死亡者，约90%是吸烟所致。
Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90 % of deaths from lung cancer .