about

about 基本解释

adv.  大约; 左右; 将近; 几乎; 到处; 处处; 各处
prep.  关于; 对于; 目的是; 为了; 涉及…方面; 忙于; 从事于
adj.  在附近的; 四处走动的; 在起作用的; 在流行中的

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about 词组短语

• make no bones about
• round-about trade
• say about
• set about
• woman about town
• bob about
• how about it
• lounge about
• swing about
• This guy knows what I'm talking about

about 详细解释

adv.

1. 大约；左右
   a little more or less than; a little before or after
   1. It costs about $10.
      这大约要花10元钱。
   2. They waited (for) about an hour.
      他们等了一小时左右。
   3. He arrived (at) about ten.
      他是十点钟左右到的。
2. 将近；几乎
   nearly; very close to
   1. I'm just about ready.
      我就要准备好了。
   2. This is about the best we can hope for.
      这差不多是我们所能希望的最好结果。
3. 到处；处处；各处
   in many directions; here and there
   1. The children were rushing about in the garden.
      孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。
4. 凌乱地；四处；到处
   in no particular order; in various places
   1. Her books were lying about on the floor.
      她的书在地板上东一本西一本地放着。
5. 闲着；无所事事
   doing nothing in particular
   1. People were standing about in the road.
      人们在路上闲站着。
6. 在某地；附近；周围
   able to be found in a place
   1. There was nobody about.
      附近没有人。
   2. There's a lot of flu about.
      这一带流感肆虐。
7. 向后转；掉转方向；掉头
   facing the opposite direction
   1. He brought the ship about.
      他掉转船头。

prep.

1. 关于；对于
   on the subject of sb/sth; in connection with sb/sth
   1. a book about flowers
      一本关于花卉的书
   2. Tell me all about it.
      把这件事全部告诉我。
   3. What's she so angry about?
      她为什么生这么大的气？
   4. There's something strange about him.
      他有点怪。
   5. I don't know what you're on about (= talking about) .
      我不懂你在谈什么。
   6. There's nothing you can do about it now.
      现在你对此毫无办法。
2. 目的是；为了；涉及…方面
   used to describe the purpose or an aspect of sth
   1. Movies are all about making money these days.
      当今电影就是只顾赚钱。
   2. What was all that about? (= what was the reason for what has just happened?)
      这到底是怎么回事？
3. 忙于；从事于
   busy with sth; doing sth
   1. Everywhere people were going about their daily business.
      无论哪里人们都在忙着干日常工作。
   2. And while you're about it … (= while you're doing that)
      在你干这件事的同时，顺便…
4. 在…到处；在…各处
   in many directions in a place; here and there
   1. We wandered about the town for an hour or so.
      我们在城里到处游逛了一个小时左右。
   2. He looked about the room.
      他在房间里四下看了看。
5. 在…四处
   in various parts of a place; here and there
   1. The papers were strewn about the room.
      房间里四处乱扔着文件。
6. 在…附近；在…地方
   next to a place or person; in the area mentioned
   1. She's somewhere about the office.
      她在办公室附近。
7. 围绕
   surrounding sb/sth
   1. She wore a shawl about her shoulders.
      她披了一件披肩。

adj.

adj.

about 同义词辨析

  aboutconcerningregardingrespecting【导航词义：关于】

  about prep. 关于，对于

〔辨析〕普通用词，常用于不及物动词之后。

  concerning prep. 〈正式〉关于

〔辨析〕多用于正式文体，含有“涉及”的意思。

  regarding prep. 〈正式〉有关，关于

〔辨析〕尤用于信函或演说中。

  respecting prep. 〈正式〉关于，鉴于

〔辨析〕与 concerning 基本同义，常可换用。

  aroundaboutapproximatelyroughly【导航词义：大约】

  around adv. 大约

〔辨析〕多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。也用作 around about。

  about adv. 大约

〔辨析〕表示实际数量可多可少或数值、尺寸等可大可小，也作 round about。

  approximately adv. 大约

〔辨析〕多用于书面语，强调接近精确数值、数量、时间等，误差较小。

  roughly adv. 粗略地，大致上

〔辨析〕指按粗略估计，不强调十分接近精确数值。

about 习惯用语

adv.

that's about all

that's about it

• 我要说的就是这些；我的话完了
  used to say that you have finished telling sb about sth and there is nothing to add
  1. ‘Anything else?’ ‘No, that's about it for now.’
     “还有什么要说的吗？”“没有了，现在我要说的就是这些。”

just about

just about

out and about

out and about

prep.

how/what about…?

• （询问消息）怎么样，如何
  used when asking for information about sb/sth
  1. How about Ruth? Have you heard from her?
     露丝怎么样了？你有她的消息吗？
  2. I'm having fish. What about you?
     我吃鱼，你呢？
• （建议时说）怎么样，好吗
  used to make a suggestion
  1. How about going for a walk?
     去散散步怎么样？
  2. What about a break?
     休息一下如何？

adj.

be about to do sth

• 即将，行将，正要（做某事）
  to be close to doing sth; to be going to do sth very soon
  1. I was just about to ask you the same thing.
     我刚才正要问你同一件事情。

not be about to do sth

• 不愿，无意（做某事）
  to not be willing to do sth; to not intend to do sth
  1. I've never done any cooking and I'm not about to start now.
     我从来没有做过饭，也不想从现在开始做起来。

about 双语例句

1. 1、 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。
2. 2、 She knew a lot about food
   她对食物很在行。
3. 3、 He never complains about his wife.
   他从不抱怨妻子。
4. 4、 Leadership is about the ability to implement change.
   领导才能就是要有实施变革的能力。
5. 5、 'I'm sorry about Patrick,' she said
   “我为帕特里克感到难过，”她说。
6. 6、 I feel so guilty and angry about the whole issue.
   我对整件事深感内疚和气愤。
7. 7、 Rachel was going to do something about Jacob
   蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。
8. 8、 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。
9. 9、 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。
10. 10、 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。
11. 11、 Everyone was running about.
    大家都在跑来跑去。
12. 12、 Helen threw her arms about him
    海伦张开双臂拥抱他。
13. 13、 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。
14. 14、 There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.
    近来这类计划资金充足。
15. 15、 The film was about to start.
    电影快开场了。
16. 16、 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。
17. 17、 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。
18. 18、 They often saw me out and about.
    他们经常看见我四处奔波。
19. 19、 They told me about isolation and public apathy.
    他们向我谈到了孤立无助和公众的冷漠。
20. 20、 This raises doubts about the point of advertising
    这对做广告的意义提出了疑问。
21. 21、 He had a dream about Claire
    他梦见了克莱尔。
22. 22、 There's nothing I can do about the problem, so I might as well go with the flow.
    关于这个问题我无能为力，所以我不如就顺其自然好了。
23. 23、 They had a frank discussion about the issue.
    他们对这个问题进行了开诚布公的讨论。
24. 24、 I had a long talk about this with my best friend
    我和我最好的朋友就此事进行了长谈。
25. 25、 I think we need to go away and think about this.
    我认为我们有必要走开一下去考虑这件事。
26. 26、 I'll have a think about that
    我会考虑考虑的。
27. 27、 I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hungry
    我不知道你们怎么样，但我是饿了。
28. 28、 I don't know about you, but I've had just about enough of this.
    我不知道你怎么想，但我已经受够了。
29. 29、 That's one of the things I like about you. You're strong.
    这是我喜欢你的一个地方。你很坚强。
30. 30、 I see I was mistaken about you
    我明白我以前错怪你了。

about 英英释义

adv

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
   1. lasted approximately an hour
   2. in just about a minute
   3. he's about 30 years old
   4. I've had about all I can stand
   5. we meet about once a month
   6. some forty people came
   7. weighs around a hundred pounds
   8. roughly $3,000
   9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
   10. 20 or so people were at the party

   Synonym:    approximatelyclose tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaroundor so

2. in the area or vicinity
   1. a few spectators standing about
   2. hanging around
   3. waited around for the next flight

   Synonym:    around

3. all around or on all sides
   1. dirty clothes lying around (or about)
   2. let's look about for help
   3. There were trees growing all around
   4. she looked around her

   Synonym:    around

4. in or to a reversed position or direction
   1. about face
   2. suddenly she turned around

   Synonym:    around

5. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
   1. wandering about with no place to go
   2. people were rushing about
   3. news gets around (or about)
   4. traveled around in Asia
   5. he needs advice from someone who's been around
   6. she sleeps around

   Synonym:    around

6. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
   1. the job is (just) about done
   2. the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
   3. we're almost finished
   4. the car all but ran her down
   5. he nearly fainted
   6. talked for nigh onto 2 hours
   7. the recording is well-nigh perfect
   8. virtually all the parties signed the contract
   9. I was near exhausted by the run
   10. most everyone agrees

   Synonym:    almostmostnearlynearnighvirtuallywell-nigh

7. in rotation or succession
   1. turn about is fair play