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about	used to indicate that a number, amount, time, etc., is not exact or certain 부정확하거나 불확실한 수, 양, 시간 등을 가리킬 때 씀 The repair should cost about [=approximately, roughly] $200. We should leave in about 10 minutes. We got home at about 8 o'clock. = (US) We got home around about 8 o'clock. = (Brit) We got home round about 8 o'clock. [=it was approximately 8 o'clock when we got home]
around	used to indicate that a number, amount, time, etc., is not exact or certain 수, 양, 시간 등이 정확하지 않거나 확실하지 않음을 나타낼 때 씀 <대략> The price of dinner was around [=(chiefly US) about] $50. It lasted around [=(chiefly US) about] a century. The repair should cost around [=approximately, roughly] $200. We should leave in around 10 minutes. We got home at around 8 o'clock. = (US) We got home around about 8 o'clock. [=it was approximately 8 o'clock when we got home]
some	used to indicate that a number is approximate 어떤 숫자가 근삿값임을 나타낼 때 씀 <약>, about보다 막연함의 정도가 강함 Some 80 people [=about 80 people] showed up for the lecture.
approximately	close in value or amount but not precise 가치나 금액에 근접하지만 정확하지는 않은 <대략의> Can you give me the approximate cost of the repair? The repair should cost approximately [=about, around, roughly] $200.
roughly	not exactly but close in number, quality, meaning, etc. 수, 양, 의미 등이 딱 맞지는 않지만 비슷한 <대략, 어림잡아> Roughly [=approximately] 20 percent of our land is farmland. Sales are up by roughly 10%. 매출이 대략 10% 올랐다.
something like	거의, 약(about) She has been working for the firm for something like two years. At the moment, the UK accounts for something like two per cent of greenhouse gases. You could go for something like two-year planning periods.
a matter of	used to refer to a small amount 적은 수량을 가리킬 때 씀 <대략> It cooks in a matter of (a few) minutes. [=it cooks in just a few minutes] They quarreled over a matter of a mere couple of dollars. The crisis was resolved in a matter of a few hours.
in the vicinity of	close to or around (an amount) (어떤 수량) 가깝게·근처에 <거의 …, … 전후에> His yearly salary is in the vicinity of [=in the neighborhood of] one million dollars.
in the neighbor of	약, 대략(about) The price of the car will be in the neighborhood of $7,000. 그 차의 가격은 7,000달러 내외일 것이다.
maybe	(수사앞에서) …정도, 약(about) The game attracted maybe 5,000 spectators. 그 시합에는 약 5,000명의 관객이 모였다.
give or take	used to indicate that the stated amount is approximate and might be increased or decreased by a specified amount 언급된 양이 어림값이며 특정한 양만큼 많거나 적을 수 있음을 나타낼 때 씀, (수량·시간 등의) 다소의 차이는 있다고 치더라도, <대략> He ran a mile, give or take a few yards. The movie lasted three hours, give or take a few minutes either way. (informal) He ran a mile, give or take. [=he ran about a mile] He’s 60 years old, give or take a year. 그는 60살 안팎이다.

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