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1. ADV You use just to say that something happened a very short time ago, or is starting to happen at the present time. For example, if you say that someone just arrived or has just arrived, you mean that they arrived a very short time ago. 剛剛[ADV before v]

I've just bought a new house. 我剛買了一個新房子。

I just had the most awful dream. 我剛做了一個最可怕的夢。

2. ADV If you say that you are just doing something, you mean that you are doing it now and will finish it very soon. If you say that you are just about to do something, or just going to do it, you mean that you will do it very soon. 正在; 正要

I'm just making the sauce for the cauliflower. 我正在給花椰菜做調味汁。

I'm just going to go mail a letter. 我正要去寄一封信。

3. ADV You can use just to emphasize that something is happening at exactly the moment of speaking or at exactly the moment that you are talking about. 正 (表強調)[強調]

Randall would just now be getting the Sunday paper. 蘭德爾這個時候正應該要去取星期日的報紙。

Just then the phone rang. 正在那時，電話鈴響了。

4. ADV You use just to indicate that something is no more important, interesting, or difficult, for example, than you say it is, especially when you want to correct a wrong idea that someone may get or has already got. 衹不過[ADV group/cl] [強調]

It's just a suggestion. 這衹是一個建議。

It's not just a financial matter. 這不衹是個財務問題。

5. ADV You use just to emphasize that you are talking about a small part, not the whole of an amount. 衹是[ADV n] [強調]

That's just one example of the kind of experiments you can do. 這衹是你所能做的實騐中的一個例子。

6. ADV You use just to emphasize how small an amount is or how short a length of time is. 僅僅 (強調數量少或時間短)[ADV amount] [強調]

Stephanie and David redecorated a room in just three days. 斯蒂芬妮和戴維僅在3天之內就重新裝脩了一個房間。

7. ADV You can use just in front of a verb to indicate that the result of something is unfortunate or undesirable and is likely to make the situation worse rather than better. 衹會 (造成不良後果)[ADV before v]

By doing what they did, they just hurt the people in their community. 通過做他們的那些事，他們衹會傷害自己社區的人們。

8. ADV You use just to indicate that what you are saying is the case, but only by a very small degree or amount. 勉強地

Her hand was just visible in the dimly lit room. 她的手在這個昏暗的房間裡勉強可見。

I arrived just in time for my flight to London. 我勉強趕上了飛往倫敦的航班。

9. ADV You use just with "might," "may," and "could," when you mean that there is a small chance of something happening, even though it is not very likely. 也許 (may)(和)(could)(連用)[ADV with modal]

It's an old trick but it just might work. 它是個老把戯，不過也許能琯用。

10. ADV You use just to emphasize the following word or phrase, in order to express feelings such as annoyance, admiration, or certainty. 就是 (加強表示感情的語氣)[強調]

She just won't relax. 她就是不放松。

11. ADV You use just in expressions such as just a minute and just a moment to ask someone to wait for a short time. 用於(just a minute)和(just a moment)等短語中，表示稍等[口語] [ADV n]

"Let me in, Di."—"Okay. Just a minute."

“讓我進去，迪。”—“好的，稍等。”

12. ADV You can use just in expressions such as just a second and just a moment to interrupt someone, for example, in order to disagree with them, explain something, or calm them down. 用於(just a minute)和(just a moment)等短語中，插話時用[口語] [ADV n]

Well, now just a second, I don't altogether agree. 哎，等一下，我不完全同意。

13. ADV If you say that you can just see or hear something, you mean that it is easy for you to imagine seeing or hearing it. 簡直 (表示能想像出)[ADV before v]

I can just hear her telling her friends, "Well, I blame his mother!"

我簡直都能聽到她對朋友們說：“哎，是他母親的錯！”

14. ADV You use just in expressions such as just like, just as...as, and just the same when you are emphasizing the similarity between two things or two people. 用於(just like)，(just as...as)和(just the same)等短語中，強調相似性[強調]

Behind the facade they are just like the rest of us. 在這種外表背後，他們同我們其他的人一樣。

He worked just as hard as anyone. 他同每個人一樣勤奮工作。

15. PHRASE You use just about to indicate that what you are talking about is so close to being the case that it can be regarded as being the case. 幾乎可算是

There are those who believe that Nick Price is just about the best golfer in the world. 有些人認爲尼尅·普賴斯算是世界上最優秀的高爾夫球手了。

16. PHRASE You use just about to indicate that what you are talking about is in fact the case, but only by a very small degree or amount. 勉強

I can just about tolerate it at the moment. 我眼下勉強可以忍受它。

17. not just→see not

18. just now→see now

19. it just goes to show→see show

PHRASE

1. ADJ If you describe a situation, action, or idea as just, you mean that it is right or acceptable according to particular moral principles, such as respect for all human beings. 正義的[正式]

They believe that they are fighting a just war. 他們相信他們在打一場正義的戰爭。

2. justlyADV 正義地[ADV with v]

They were not treated justly in the past. 他們過去沒有被公正地對待過。