ballpark指「棒球場」。此句來源是美國的全民運動一棒球,因為根據棒球規則,如果球不在棒球場內,表示被打出場外成為
全壘打,捕手就完全沒有挽救的機會;如果球還在場內(in the ballpark),表示離救援成功、免於失分很接近了,因而有此意。
看看老外聊天時怎麼用in the ballpark:
A How much do you think this ring cost?
你猜這枚戒指花了我多少錢。
B A million?
一百萬嗎?
A You're not even guessing.It's not even in the ballpark.
你根本沒認真猜。差太遠了
in the ballpark例句精選:
I will only sell the house if the buyer's offer is in the ballpark of the price I want to get.
只有當買主的報價達到我想要的價格時,我才會把房子賣掉。
No, the salary isn't as high as I had hoped, but I accepted it because it's in the ballpark at least.
不,薪水沒有我所希望的那麼高,但我接受了,因為它至少是合理的。
表示接近目標了。
a ballpark figure 估計值
One hundred fifty million is only a ballpark figure for the budget.
一億五千萬隻是預算的一個估計值。
give or take 左右
Five thousand people were in the march,give or take.
參加遊行的有五千人左右。