just /dʒʌst/► SEE ALLcould/might just as well…just aboutjust like thatjust a minute/moment/secondjust nowjust sojust thennot just yetthat’s just it ●could/might just as well…used to say that you/sb would have been in the same position if you had done sth else, because you got little benefit or enjoyment from what you did do不如；也许最好还是…◆The weather was so bad we might just as well have stayed at home. 天气实在太糟糕了，我们还不如呆在家里呢。●just about (informal) 1.almost; nearly几乎；差不多◆I’ve just about finished my essay. 我的文章马上就写完了。◆‘Do you feel all right?’ ‘I suppose so, just about.’ “你感觉还好吧？”“我想差不多吧。”2.approximately; about大约◆The company has lost just about a million pounds this year. 公司今年大约亏损了 100 万英镑。◆It was just about midnight when they arrived. 他们抵达的时候大约是午夜时分。●just like ˈthatsuddenly and unexpectedly突然；冷不防◆She announced that she was leaving her job at the end of this week, just like that. 她突如其来地宣布说这周结束就辞职不干了。●just a ˈminute/ˈmoment/ˈsecond (informal) used to ask sb to wait for a short time稍等一会儿；马上；立刻◆‘Is Mr Burns available?’ ‘Just a second, please, I’ll check.’ “彭斯先生现在有空吗？”“请稍等，我看一下。”●just ˈnow1.at this moment这会儿；此刻◆Come and see me later — I’m busy just now. 呆会儿再来找我吧，这会儿我正忙着呢。2.during this present period目前◆Business is good just now. 目前生意很红火。3.only a short time ago刚才◆I saw her just now. 我刚才看见她了。●just ˈso1.as it should be; with everything in its proper place or with everything done properly井井有条◆He likes his office to be just so, with everything in its place. 他喜欢办公室井井有条，一切都有条不紊。2. (old-fashioned, formal) yes, I agree没错；正是如此◆‘This must never happen again.’ ‘Just so.’ “这种事一定不能再发生了。”“没错。”●just ˈthenat that moment那时◆Just then, someone knocked at the front door. 就在那时，有人敲前门。●not just ˈyetnot now but probably quite soon这会儿还不；还没有，不过可能很快◆I can’t give you the money just yet. 我这会儿还不能给你钱。●that’s just ˈit ( that’s just the ˈtrouble) (informal) that is exactly the problem问题就在这里；这就是问题的所在◆‘You only need to spend £5 more and you can get a really good dictionary.’ ‘That’s just it, I’m afraid — I haven’t got another £5.’ “您只需再多花 5 英镑就能得到一本非常好的词典。”“问题就在这儿，恐怕我再拿不出 5 英镑了。”