about
关于;大约;在…周围;
大约;在附近;在四周;几乎
在附近的;四处走动的;在起作用的;在流行中的
英英释义
about[ ə'baut ]
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adj.on the move
"up and about"
同义词:astir(p)
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adv.
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(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"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"
同义词:approximatelyclose tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaroundor so
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all around or on all sides
"dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"
同义词:around
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in the area or vicinity
"a few spectators standing about"
同义词:around
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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)"
同义词:around
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in or to a reversed position or direction
"about face"
同义词:around
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in rotation or succession
"turn about is fair play"
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
"the job is (just) about done"
同义词:just aboutalmostmostall butnearlynearnighvirtuallywell-nigh
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(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
词组短语
how about你认为…怎样
what about怎么样;(对于)…怎么样
all about到处,各处;关于…的一切
about us关于我们;公司简介
do about处理;应付;就某事采取行动或措施
go aboutv. 着手做;四处走动;传开;从事
about to do刚要;即将
about of打算;即将
out and about能够外出走动
up and about(病人病情好转)起床走动
on or about大约于…
同近义词辨析
这组词都有“在周围、在附近”的意思,其区别是:
about既可表静态,也可表动态。
round主要用于英国,多半指动态。
around主要用于美国,静态或动态均可。
approximately最接近的,误差极小
about大致接近,误差可大可小;
这组词都有“大约,差不多”的意思,其区别是:
almost指在程度上相差很小,差不多。
approximately多用于书面语,指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。
about常可分almost和nearly换用,但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时,实际数量可能多也可能少。
nearly与almost含义基本相同,侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。
roughly指按精略估计,常代替about。
around多用于非正式场合,常见于美国英语。
双语例句
- Tell me all about it.
告诉我关于这件事的一切。 - It is about six o'clock now.
现在是六点钟左右。 - It was a long flight and it took about fourteen hours.
时间真长,飞了大约十四个小时。 - All about us in the store were piles of goods.
在这家店里,我们周围到处都是成堆的商品。
- Dinner is about ready.
中饭就要做好了。 - He spoke to a few spectators standing about.
他和站在附近的围观者交谈。 - He's eighty now, and doesn't get about much any more.
他现在80岁了,不能再到处走动了。 - He glanced quickly about and then stepped aside.
他向四周扫了一眼,然后站在一旁。
- He was about to start.
他即将动身。 - A new book is about to be brought out.
一本新书即将出版。 - I was about to go out when he called on me.
当他来访时,我正要外出。 - There is a rumor about that they're getting divorced.
正传闻说他们要离婚。