ballpark figure 近似数,大致正确的估计
ballpark一词本指“棒球场”,引申为“活动领域”,在此为形容词,表示“大致正确的,八九不离十的”。此类常用短语还有in the right ballpark“大致正确,差不多”。 Ballpark figure 指大致不错的近似数。
A: What price is this building? 这栋楼的成本是多少?
B: It's $1,00,000, just a ballpark figure. 一百万美元,这只是个大概数。
A: So much? It must have been in excess of our budget. 这么多!肯定超出了预算了。
B: So. We go on or stop it now? 那现在是干下去还是停下来?
A: Of course build it. Let's think of some ways to raise money. 当然要干下去,我们想法去筹些钱。
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