Thereabouts
adv. 在那附近, 大约, 上下, 左右
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
thereabouts
(also US thereabout ) adv (usu after or 通常用於 or 之後)
1 somewhere near there 在附近的某地
The factory is in Leeds or somewhere thereabouts. 那工厂在利兹, 也许在利兹附近.
2 near that number, quantity, time, etc 近於（某数目、 数量、 时间等）; 大约; 左右
I'll be home at 8 o'clock or thereabouts. 我8点钟回家, 8点左右吧.
🗣️ 情景例句
Companies are careful not to hire applicants Who have more education and higher goals than necessary for the job.
公司不会雇佣受教育和目标超过工作所需的应聘者。
I would have gone on the picnic if it hadn't rained.
如果没下雨，我就去野餐了。
Then, instead of having someone answering the phone all day, people can ring up the railway station and listen to a tape recording of the information.
然后，人们可以打电话到火车站，从录音电话中获取信息，而不要安排一个专人整天接电话。