roughly

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Khoảng, chừng, khoảng chừng

BrE /ˈrʌfli/ AmE /ˈrʌfli/

adverb en → vi

1 APPROXIMATELY [adverb] A2

Khoảng, chừng, khoảng chừng

used for saying that a number or amount is not exact, but gives an idea of the size or amount

  • roughly + num

Collocations roughly half · roughly 100 people

  • There are roughly 7 billion people in the world.

    Trên thế giới có khoảng 7 tỷ người.

2 ROUGH [adverb] B1

Thô ráp, thô kệch

used for saying that something is not smooth or exact, but has a lot of small parts or pieces that are uneven and difficult to deal with

  • roughly + adj

Collocations roughly textured · roughly shaped

  • The surface was roughly textured.

    Mặt phẳng đó thô ráp.

3 ROUGHLY [adverb] B2

Thô bạo, thô lỗ

used for saying that something is done in a quick and not very careful way, because there is no time to do it properly or more carefully

  • roughly + verb

Collocations roughly sketched · roughly painted

  • He roughly sketched the outline of a house.

    Anh ấy đã phác thảo một cách thô sơ hình dạng của ngôi nhà.