roughly

Word family  noun rough the rough roughage roughness adjective rough verb rough roughen adverb rough roughly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rough·ly /ˈrʌfli/ ●●● S2 adverb  1  APPROXIMATELYnot exactly 粗略地，大致上 SYN about, approximately There were roughly 200 people there. 那儿大约有200人。 Azaleas flower at roughly the same time each year. 杜鹃花每年的开花时间大致相同。roughly equal/comparable/equivalent two rocks of roughly equal size 大小基本相同的两块岩石roughly speaking (=used when saying something without giving exact details or information) 粗略地说 Roughly speaking, I’d say we need about $500. 粗略地说，我认为我们大约需要500美元。► see thesaurus at approximate2  CAREFUL#not gently or carefully 粗暴地，粗野地，粗鲁地 He grabbed her roughly. 他粗暴地抓住她。

Examples from the Corpus

roughly• Martin makes roughly $150,000 a year.• A new kitchen would cost roughly $6,000.• Indeed this is roughly as far as anyone has got.• Theophylline is roughly as potent as caffeine; theobromine is seven times weaker than either.• The piece is a roughly chiselled block of wood with nails knocked into the arms, chest and face.• Its original alignment was roughly continued towards Castor, however, by a ditched trackway flanked by various enclosure boundaries.• Under the agreement Mondadori was to be split into roughly equal halves, each worth around US$800 million.• Jill spends roughly four hours a day working on her book.• As long as you know roughly how to do it, that's fine.• The colours were roughly matched for salience in pilot studies with healthy observers.• The man was roughly my own age.• The back lane, roughly on the line of the original through road, is exactly that.• She roughly pushed me toward the door.• Yes, that's roughly the right answer.roughly speaking• These great innovations, roughly speaking, are what this book is about.• In the age of Otto the word emperor could be used, roughly speaking, in four different ways.• Thus, roughly speaking, one's ability to make definite predictions is halved.

rough·ly adverbChineseSyllable  

Corpus exactly not

roughly
rough‧ly S2 /ˈrʌfli/ adverb1. not exactly
   SYN  about, approximately:
    There were roughly 200 people there.
    Azaleas flower at roughly the same time each year.
    roughly equal/comparable/equivalent
    two rocks of roughly equal size
    roughly speaking (=used when saying something without giving exact details or information)
    Roughly speaking, I’d say we need about $500.
2. not gently or carefully:
    He grabbed her roughly.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ approximately more or less than a number or amount – used especially in technical or scientific contexts: The company had total revenues of approximately $2 million. | The disease affects approximately 10% of the adult population.
   ▪ about more or less than a number or amount. ‘About’ is the usual word to use in everyday English: It costs about $30 to get a visa. | There were about 50 people at the meeting.
   ▪ roughly /ˈrʌfli/ about – used when you are trying to give someone a general idea of the size, amount, or number of something: The two countries are roughly the same size. | Roughly how many miles do you travel a year?
   ▪ around about a number or time – used when you are guessing: I’ll be there around 5 o'clock. | The BBC broadcasts around 2,000 radio dramas every year.
   ▪ somewhere/something in the region of formal about – used with very large numbers or amounts: Last year he earned something in the region of $60 million. | It costs somewhere in the region of £100,000 to train a new doctor.
   ▪ or so informal about – used after a period of time, a number, or an amount: The journey takes an hour or so.
   ▪ circa /ˈsɜːkə $ ˈsɜːr-/ formal about – used with dates a long time ago in the past: The house was built circa 1530.
   ▪ or more used after a number or amount, when the total may be a lot more: A thirty-second commercial can cost £60,000 or more.
   ▪ upwards of more than a number or amount: The aircraft can carry upwards of 400 passengers.

🔑 rough·lyBrE /ˈrʌfli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrʌfli/ 🔊 adverb🔑 approximately but not exactly 大约；大致；差不多◆Sales are up by roughly 10%. 销售额上升了大约 10%。🔊🔊◆We live roughly halfway between here and the coast. 我们住的地方大致在这里和海滨中间。🔊🔊◆They all left at roughly the same time. 他们都是大约同一时间离开的。🔊🔊◆Roughly speaking, we receive about fifty letters a week on the subject. 关于这个问题，粗略地说，我们每周收到大约五十封来信。🔊🔊🔑 using force or not being careful and gentle 粗暴地；粗鲁地◆He pushed her roughly out of the way. 他粗暴地把她推到一边。🔊🔊◆'What do you want?' she demanded roughly. “你想怎么样？” 她粗声粗气地问道。🔊🔊🔑 in a way that does not leave a smooth surface 粗糙地；凹凸不平地◆roughly plastered walls灰泥抹得凹凸不平的墙壁