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about
[英] [əˈbaut] [美] [əˈbaʊt] 生词本

prep.

adv.

adj.

  • 易混淆的单词：About  

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In addition to the uses shown below, about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information. About is also often used after verbs of movement, such as ‘walk’ and ‘drive’, and in phrasal verbs such as ‘mess about’ and ‘set about’, especially in British English.

除下列用法外，about可用在一些动词、名词和形容词后引出附加信息。about还常用在walk, drive等表示动作的动词后或mess about，set about 等短语动词中，这类情况尤见于英国英语。

1. PREP 关于;对于;涉及;在…方面 You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns. 

  • She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona...

    她进来喝了杯咖啡，并向我谈起了她的朋友肖纳。

  • She knew a lot about food...

    她对食物很在行。

  • He never complains about his wife.

    他从不抱怨妻子。

2. PREP 包含;目的是;为了 When you mention the things that an activity or institution is about, you are saying what it involves or what its aims are. 

  • Leadership is about the ability to implement change.

    领导才能就是要有实施变革的能力。

3. PREP 对…表示（情绪或心态） You use about after some adjectives to indicate the person or thing that a feeling or state of mind relates to. 

  • 'I'm sorry about Patrick,' she said...

    “我为帕特里克感到难过，”她说。

  • I feel so guilty and angry about the whole issue.

    我对整件事深感内疚和气愤。

4. PREP 针对（问题） If you do something about a problem, you take action in order to solve it. 

  • Rachel was going to do something about Jacob...

    蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。

  • He said he'd ask Nina for a divorce, but he never did anything about it.

    他说会跟尼娜提出离婚，可是他却从未付诸实际。

5. PREP （某人或某事物）具有（某种特性） When you say that there is a particular quality about someone or something, you mean that they have this quality. 

  • There was a warmth and passion about him I never knew existed...

    他身上有一股我从不知道的热情和激情。

  • I think there's something a little peculiar about the results of your test.

    我认为你的化验结果有点不对劲。

6. ADV 大约;左右 About is used in front of a number to show that the number is not exact. 

  • In my local health centre there's about forty parking spaces...

    我们本地的保健中心约有40个停车位。

  • The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.

    通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。

7. ADV 四下；到处 If someone or something moves about, they keep moving in different directions. 

  • Everyone was running about.

    大家都在跑来跑去。

  • About is also a preposition.

    • From 1879 to 1888 he wandered about Germany, Switzerland, and Italy...

      从1879到1888年，他游历于德国、瑞士和意大利等地。

    • His hair was drifting about his shoulders like dirty snow.

      他的头发像脏兮兮的雪一样披散在肩上。

8. PREP 围绕；环绕 If you put something about a person or thing, you put it around them. 

  • Helen threw her arms about him...

    海伦张开双臂拥抱他。

  • She was elegantly dressed with a double strand of pearls about her neck.

    她着装典雅，搭配着一条双层珍珠项链。

9. ADJ 在手头的;现成的;能得到的 If someone or something is about, they are present or available. 

  • There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.

    近来这类计划资金充足。

10. ADJ 即将（做…）的；快要（发生…）的 If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon. If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon. 

  • I think he's about to leave...

    我看他要走了。

  • Argentina has lifted all restrictions on trade and visas are about to be abolished...

    阿根廷已经取消所有贸易限制，签证制也将废止。

  • The film was about to start.

    电影快开场了。

11.   how about→see: how;  what about→see: what;  just about→see: just; 
Usage Note :

When you are talking about movement in no particular direction, you can use around and round as well as about. It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane... I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond... Police constables walk about with guns on their hips. When you are talking about something being generally present or available, you can use around or about, but not round, as adverbs. There is a lot of talent around at the moment... There are not that many jobs about.Round has a lot of other meanings, as a noun, verb, and adjective which you can see at the entry for round. You cannot use about in these cases.

表示没有明确方向的移动，可用around, round 和about: It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane（坐着小型飞机在空中翱翔真浪漫），I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond（我花了几个小时驱车漫游里士满），Police constables walk about with guns on their hips.（警员们胯上别枪四处巡逻）。表示某物就在手头或能够获得，可用around或about作副词, 但不可用round: There is a lot of talent around at the moment（目前有大量现成人才），There are not that many jobs about（可供选择的工作并不多）。round 作名词、动词和形容词有许多其他意思，参见round词条；在这些情况下不可用around。

12. PHRASE （尤指一段时间无法自由行动后）四处走动，外出活动 If someone is out and about, they are going out and doing things, especially after they have been unable to for a while. 

  • Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...

    尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。

  • The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.

    规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

13. PHRASE （常因工作）奔波 If someone is out and about, they are going to a lot of different places, often as part of their job. 

  • They often saw me out and about.

    他们经常看见我四处奔波。

Adjective

1. on the move;

  • "up and about"
  • "the whole town was astir over the incident"
Adverb

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;

  • "lasted approximately an hour"
  • "in just about a minute"
  • "he's about 30 years old"
  • "I've had about all I can stand"
  • "we meet about once a month"
  • "some forty people came"
  • "weighs around a hundred pounds"
  • "roughly $3,000"
  • "holds 3 gallons, more or less"
  • "20 or so people were at the party"

2. all around or on all sides;

  • "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
  • "let's look about for help"
  • "There were trees growing all around"
  • "she looked around her"

3. in the area or vicinity;

  • "a few spectators standing about"
  • "hanging around"
  • "waited around for the next flight"

4. to or among many different places or in no particular direction;

  • "wandering about with no place to go"
  • "people were rushing about"
  • "news gets around (or about)"
  • "traveled around in Asia"
  • "he needs advice from someone who's been around"
  • "she sleeps around"

5. in or to a reversed position or direction;

  • "about face"
  • "brought the ship about"
  • "suddenly she turned around"

6. in rotation or succession;

  • "turn about is fair play"

7. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';

  • "the job is (just) about done"
  • "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
  • "we're almost finished"
  • "the car all but ran her down"
  • "he nearly fainted"
  • "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
  • "the recording is well-nigh perfect"
  • "virtually all the parties signed the contract"
  • "I was near exhausted by the run"
  • "most everyone agrees"

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  • 1.关于，大约，附近
1. Don't worry about not knowing much about the goods; just compare and you will see which is better.; Don't fear it won't be appreciated; it stands up well to comparison.
不怕不识货，就怕货比货。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Don't worry about not knowing much about the goods; just compare and you will see which is better.
不怕不识货，就怕货比货。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. He bitched about the service, then bitched about the bill.
他埋怨服务不周到，后来又埋怨要钱太多。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. Mr. White had a bad cold about a week ago, and he is out and about this morning.
怀特先生一星期前患了重感冒，今天早晨能出来走走了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The next I'd like to talk about is about agriculture.
下面我要谈的是关于农业问题。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6. There is a sameness about all these tales. They're so stereotyped -- all about talented scholars and lovely ladies.
这些书就是一套子，左不过是些才子佳人，最没趣儿。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. We gossip about them and vice versa (=they gossip about us).
我们谈论他们，他们也谈论我们。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

8. "I told a fib about my age, " little Tom said.
“有关我的年龄我撒了个谎，”小汤姆说。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. "The more, the better.", as Han Xin said about the number of troops he could command.
韩信将兵， 多多益善。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. 'You needn't be so rude about it,'my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.
“关于这个嘛，你不必那么没礼貌，”我妻子一面照镜子一面回答说。

来自《用法词典》

11. A bee flew about in the room.
一只蜜蜂在房间里飞来飞去。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12. A co-worker of his found out about his prison record and began to put the bite on him.
他的一个同事知道了他坐过牢，就向他敲竹杠。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill.
我们的人中有几个在开小差。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. A hungry person is not choosy about his food.
饥不择食。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15. A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead,was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero's downfall.
一位失踪很久的兄弟，人们以为他死了，其实一直活着，而且在居心叵测地密谋搞垮主人公。

来自《用法词典》

16. A man was hanging about the house in a suspicious manner.
一个男人在房子周围可疑地荡来荡去。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. A professionally installed alarm will cost from about ￡500.
请专业人员安装的警报器要花费至少500 英镑。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. A question about arithmetic is irrelevant in a music lesson.
在音乐课上，一个数学的问题是风马牛不相及的。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

19. A railway truck carries about 10 tons.
一节货车大约能载十吨货物。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. A story is going about that our town will soon be turned into a city.
据说我们这个镇不久就会变为城市。

来自《简明英汉词典》