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about/əˈbaʊt//əˈbaʊt/ ★★★★★ adv- ① 大约(=approximately);将近(=nearly)
- It's about three miles from here.它离此地大约三英里。
- about five (o'clock)将近五点钟
- Dinner is about ready.晚餐差不多准备好了。
- It's about time to start.差不多是出发的时刻了。
- ② 1在附近(=nearby)2到处;朝着各方向3四处;遍于
- She is somewhere about.她在附近。
- There is nobody about.附近没有人。
- Is she anywhere about?她在不在附近?
- I saw him walking about.我看到他四处走动。
- Look about and see if you can find the key.四处瞧瞧,看是否能找到那钥匙。
- Don't follow me about.别到处跟着我走。
- It's not safe to carry a lot of money about.带着很多钱到处走是不安全的。
- Books were strewn about.书本散布各处。
- Don't move the furniture about.不要把家具搬来搬去。
- The tools lay about.工具散置四处。
- drop things about到处乱丢东西
- ③ 1在周围;绕着2朝相反方向
- all about围绕着
- go along way about绕远路
- The lake is a mile about.这湖周围有一哩长。
- face about【军】向后转
- About face [turn]!(口令)向后转!
- ④ 在活动着;进行中
- Few people were about on the streets.街上人很少。
- ⑤ 轮流地;顺次地
- Turn about is fair play.轮流才公平。
- Do it turn (and turn) about.顺次去做它。
prep- ① 关于;对于
- This is a book about China.这是一本有关中国的书。
- What do you know about India?你对印度知道些什么?
- He expressed concern about the election.他对那次选举表达关切。
- What is she so angry about?她生气什么?
- There was a quarrel about who should go first.对于谁该先去有了一场争执。
- ② 在…附近或周围(=near);围绕
- I lost my watch somewhere about here.我在这附近遗失了我的手表。
- The moon revolves about the sun.月球围绕太阳运转。
- She stood about the door.她站在门边。
- ③ 向各方面;向各处
- Children are running about the room.孩子们在房间里跑来跑去。
- I hope I can travel about the world.我希望我能够环游世界。
- She looked about her.她环顾四周。
- ④ 大约(=around);接近,将近(=near)
- about the end of July将近七月底
- He is about my age.他跟我差不多同一年龄。
- ⑤ 在身边或手头(参照 with)
- have ... about a person身边[手头上]有…
- all he had about him他身边[手头上]所有的一切
- There is something noble about her [her behavior].她[她的行为]有几分高贵的气质。
- ⑥ 从事;忙于(=doing)
- I'm reading Bacon's Essays and while I'm about it I'll take some notes.我正在阅读培根论文集,而当我在做这件事的时候,我要做些笔记。
- Type these letters, and be quick about it!把这些信打好,而且要快点做!
- What is he about?他在做什么呢?
- Don't be long about it.快点做,别耽搁。
- He knows what he is about.他知道自己在做什么。
短语- about and about
- about to-V
- Something unfortunate was about to happen.不幸的事即将发生。
- He looked like a man about to faint.他看起来像一个将要昏倒的人。
- be about
- be about V-ing
- ① 【美口】即将(做);正要(做)(=be about to-V)
- be out and about
- That's about the size of it.
- That's about the size of it. You've understood it perfectly.情形就是如此,你也十分明白了。
- The wrong way about
同义词- approximately
- around
- back
- backward
- backwards
- rearward
- roughly
- round
- astir
- close to
- just about
- more or less
- most
- near
- nigh
- or so
- some
- virtually
- well-nigh
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