| 词汇 | about |
| 释义 | about | BrE əˈbaʊt, AmE əˈbaʊt | A. preposition ① (concerning, regarding) 关于 ▸ a book/film about sth 有关某内容的书/电影 ▸ I'm ringing about my results 我打电话来问一下我的检查结果 ▸ what was all that about? 这到底是怎么回事？ ② (bound up with) 为了 ▸ business is about making profits 做生意就是为了赢利 ③ (in the nature of) 在…的特征中 ▸ what I like about her is her frankness 我喜欢她的地方是她的直率 ▸ there's something odd about him 他这人有点怪 ▸ there's something about the place that intrigues me 这地方总有什么东西让我着迷 ④ (occupied with) 从事于 ▸ to know what one is about 明白自己在做什么 ▸ while you're about it 趁着你干这件事的时候 ▸ (and) be quick about it! 快点干完！ ⑤ (mainly British) (in many directions within, in many parts of) 在…各处 ▸ we wandered about the town all afternoon 我们整个下午都在城里四处游逛 ▸ he looked anxiously about the room 他在房间里焦急地四下察看 ⑥ (in invitations, suggestions, when soliciting opinions) [用于邀请、建议、询问]▸ what/how about sb/sth?; 某人/某事物怎么样/如何？ ▸ how about a drink? 来一杯怎么样？ ▸ what about going into town? 进城去好吗？ ▸ how about you? 你呢？ ⑦ (with) 在…身上 ▸ he said he had no money about him 他说他没带钱 ▸ to have drugs/weapons about one's person 身上藏有毒品/武器 ⑧ British (surrounding) 围绕着 ; (on either side of) 在…两侧 ▸ there were trees about the house 屋子四周绿树环绕 B. adverb ① (approximately) 大约 ▸ at about 6 p.m. 下午6点左右 ▸ (and) about time too! 再说正是时候呢！ ▸ that's about it (that's all) 就是这些 (that's the situation) 就是这样 ▸ as far as I know, that's about it 据我所知，就这么回事 ② (almost) 几乎 ▸ we're about ready 我们差不多准备好了 ▸ I've had just about enough 我差不多吃饱了 ③ (mainly British) (within area) 在四周 ▸ I had difficulty finding my way about 我不知该怎么走 ▸ there was no one about 附近没有人 ④ (mainly British) (in circulation) 存在着 ▸ there was a lot of flu about 那时流感正在肆虐 ⑤ (mainly British) (indicating reverse position) 向相反方向 ▸ it's the wrong way about 方向搞反了 C. adjective ① (expressing future intention) 刚要…的 ▸ we're (just) about to start 我们正要开始 ② (awake and out of bed) 活动中的 ▸ to be up and about [睡醒或病愈后] 起来四处走动 ▸ you were up and about early this morning 你今天早晨起来得很早嘛 ③ (rejecting course of action) 愿意 ▸ I'm not about to tell him 我不想告诉他 |
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