- just
- [dʒʌst]
1. adj; (frm)
(fair) [+ decision, punishment, reward] 公平的 [gōngpíng de]
Was Pollard's life sentence just or was it too severe? — 判波拉德无期徒刑公平呢，还是太重了？; [+ society, cause] 公正的 [gōngzhèng de]
2. adva just and civilized society — 一个公正文明的社会
1) (exactly) 正好 [zhènghǎo]That's just what I wanted to hear. — 那正好是我想要听的。
2) (merely) 仅仅 [jǐnjǐn]It's not true, it's just a story. — 这不是真的，仅仅是个故事。
3) (barely) 刚刚 [gānggāng]Her hand was just visible. — 刚刚能看见她的手。
4) (for emphasis) 简直 [jiǎnzhí]She just won't relax. — 她就是无法放松。
5) (in instructions, requests) (only) 只是 [zhǐshì]I just want some information on ferries, please. — 劳驾，我只是想要一些有关渡船的信息。
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it's just right — 正合适*
I'm just finishing this — 我马上就做完了*
we were just going — 我们正要走*
I was just about to phone or I was just going to phone — 我正要打电话*
to have just done sth — 刚刚做完某事He has just left. — 他刚走。
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just now — (a moment ago) 刚才; (at the present time) 现在*
just about everything/everyone — 差不多所有东西/所有人*
it's just about big enough — 差不多够大了*
we can just about get there in time — 我们可能刚刚能准时赶到那里*
it's just that... — 不过...*
she's just as clever as you — 她跟你一样聪明*
just as I expected — 正如我所预料的那样*
just as he was leaving — 就在他要离开时*
just before/after... — 就在...以前/以后*
just enough time/money — 时间/钱正好够*
he just missed — (failed to hit target) 他差点就打中目标*
he just missed the wall — (avoided crashing into) 他差点撞到墙上*
not just now — 不是现在*
just a minute, just one moment — (asking someone to wait) 等一下; (interrupting) 慢着
English-Chinese new dictionary. 2014.
