| 词汇 | about |
| 释义 | about preposition uk /əˈbaʊt/ us /əˈbaʊt/ aboutpreposition (CONNECTED WITH)A1 on the subject of, or connected with: 在…方面；有关，关于，涉及 go on about He's always going on about what a great job he's got.他总是喋喋不休地炫耀他的工作有多么好。 there's something aboutThere's something about her attitude that worries me.她态度中表现出的一些问题让我担心。 what about it"Is that your car?" "Yes, what about it?" “那是你的车吗？”“是的，怎么啦？”（有时这种说话方式带有一种愤怒或威胁的口气） while someone is about it UKinformalCould you make me a coffee too while you're about it (= while you are making one for yourself)?你做咖啡的时候能不能给我也来一杯？ What's that book about?这本书是关于什么的？ a film about the Spanish Civil War一部反映西班牙内战的电影 We were talking/laughing about Sophie.我们正谈论／笑话索苏菲呢。 I'm worried about David.我真为戴维担心。 I really don't know what all the fuss is about.我真不知道这么大惊小怪到底是怎么回事。 What didn't you like about the play?这部剧哪些地方你不喜欢？ There's something special/strange/unique about him (= in his character). about aboutWe always seem to talk about money. regardingI wrote to them regarding the new contract. concerningWhat is your letter concerning? in/with regard toComplaints have been made with regard to your behaviour in the office. in connection withShe is wanted for questioning in connection with the disappearance of their child. onShe’s writing a book on feminism in the 21st century. to be about something be aboutWhat is the story about? have (got) to do withWhat's that got to do with it? relate toThat relates to what I was saying earlier about the need for reform. concernThe film concerns the complicated nature of marriage. coverWe will cover the passive voice later in the course. deal withWe will deal with the use of antidepressants in chapter three. do something about someone/something to take action to solve a problem: I wish you'd do something about your bedroom - it's a real mess. He is always talking about how clever his children are. I wish you'd stop making jokes about my friends. Lots of people have complained about the noise.许多人抱怨过这噪声。 The film was about creatures from outer space.影片讲述的是来自外部空间的怪物。 I was very nervous about driving again after the accident.那次事故之后我很怕再开车。 Stop jumping about, Billy, and just stand still for a moment! Regarding and concerning apply to apropos apropos of something around as as toidiom cover department hereof in respect of somethingidiom in the brain, looks, etc. departmentidiom into range re relate say thereof towards vis-à-vis wise aboutpreposition (NO ORDER)mainly UK(US usuallyaround) positioned around a place, often without a clear purpose or order: 无序地，凌乱地 Their belongings were flung about the room.他们的东西被凌乱地丢在房间里。 General location and orientation along anterior around back onto something direction fix forward left-hand lock on nearside noncentral offside on-site orientated position right-hand right/wrong way roundidiom round side-on spot aboutpreposition (POSITION)UKformal in a particular place: 出席的，在场的，存在的 Do you have such a thing as a pen about you/your person? (= Do you have a pen?)你身上碰巧带笔了吗？ She was puttering about the kitchen. General location and orientation along anterior around back onto something direction fix forward left-hand lock on nearside noncentral offside on-site orientated position right-hand right/wrong way roundidiom round side-on spot GrammarAbout About is a preposition or an adverb. … About as a preposition The most common meaning of about as a preposition is ‘on the subject of’ or ‘connected with’: … About as an adverb We use about as an adverb when we talk about time, number and quantity. About makes the time, number or quantity less specific and more approximate: … Be about to We use the modal expression be about to as an adjective in the modal expression be about to to refer to something that will happen very soon in the future: … Idiomhow/what about...? about adverb uk /əˈbaʊt/ us /əˈbaʊt/ aboutadverb (APPROXIMATELY)A1 a little more or less than the stated number or amount: 大约，大概，左右 about six feet tall高约6英尺 about two months ago大约两个月前 "What time are you leaving work today?" "About five."“你今天什么时候下班？”“5点左右。” approximately approximatelyHe makes approximately $60,000 a year. aboutThe job will take about three months. aroundI will be there around four o'clock. roughlyThere were roughly 200 people at the meeting. or soThey raised £200 or so for charity. The town is about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Fry the onion and garlic for about two minutes.把洋葱和大蒜炒大约两分钟。 The average temperature worldwide has risen by about one degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years.在过去的100年内，全世界的平均气温已上升了大约1华氏度。 "We'll be at your house at about nine o'clock, okay?" We sent out the wedding invitations about three weeks ago.大约3个星期以前我们就寄出了婚礼请帖。 Approximate approx. approximate approximately around at a guessidiom exact guess inexactly ish loosely loosey-goosey more round rule sense some something something like 96 percent, half, etc.idiom somewhere sort aboutadverb (ALMOST)almost: 接近，几乎 We're about ready to leave.我们差不多准备好要走了。 Well, I think that's about it for now (= we have almost finished what we are doing for the present).好啦，我想现在已经干得差不多了。 not completely almostWe need to hurry up - it's almost time to go. nearlyIt's nearly midnight. nearHe was near tears (= almost crying). aboutAre you about ready to leave? all butThe concert was all but over by the time we arrived. well-nighIt was well-nigh impossible to get a person on the phone these days. Almost a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom almost as good asidiom as much asidiom be on the way to somethingidiom intent more more or lessidiom much near strike sub that was close!idiom the best/better part ofidiom to the brink of something to/for all intents and purposesidiom up to (doing) somethingidiom verge virtual way aboutadverb (ALL DIRECTIONS)B2mainly UK(US usuallyaround) in many different directions: 四面八方 They heard someone moving about outside.他们听到外面有人到处走动。 I've been running about all morning trying to find you.我跑了一上午到处找你。 General location and orientation along anterior around back onto something direction fix forward left-hand lock on nearside noncentral offside on-site orientated position right-hand right/wrong way roundidiom round side-on spot aboutadverb (NO ORDER)B2mainly UK(US usuallyaround) positioned around a place, often without a clear purpose or order: 无序地，凌乱地 She always leaves her clothes lying about on the floor.她的衣服总是东一件西一件乱丢在地板上。 General location and orientation along anterior around back onto something direction fix forward left-hand lock on nearside noncentral offside on-site orientated position right-hand right/wrong way roundidiom round side-on spot aboutadverb (PLACE)mainly UK(US usuallyaround) in or near a place: 在…里或附近 Is John about (= somewhere near)?约翰在附近吗？ There's a lot of flu about (= many people have the flu) at the moment.目前这一带很多人患流感。 General location and orientation along anterior around back onto something direction fix forward left-hand lock on nearside noncentral offside on-site orientated position right-hand right/wrong way roundidiom round side-on spot You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Closeness in distance and time GrammarAbout About is a preposition or an adverb. … About as a preposition The most common meaning of about as a preposition is ‘on the subject of’ or ‘connected with’: … About as an adverb We use about as an adverb when we talk about time, number and quantity. About makes the time, number or quantity less specific and more approximate: … Be about to We use the modal expression be about to as an adjective in the modal expression be about to to refer to something that will happen very soon in the future: … about adjective uk /əˈbaʊt/ us /əˈbaʊt/ aboutadjective (INTENDING)be about to do something B1 to be going to do something very soon: 即将…之时，正要…之时 I was about to leave when Mark arrived.马克到的时候我刚要走。 GrammarBe about to We use the modal expression be about to as an adjective in the modal expression be about to to refer to something that will happen very soon in the future: … Be able to Be able to is like can. We use it to talk about abilities. We often use it in places where it is not possible to use can. For example, it isn’t possible to use can after another modal verb: … Be about to We use be about to + base form of the verb to refer to things that we expect to happen very soon. We often use it with just, for emphasis: … about | American Dictionaryabout preposition us/əˈbɑʊt/ aboutpreposition (CONNECTED WITH)on the subject of; connected with: "What’s that book about?" "It’s about the Civil War." I don’t know what all the fuss is about. There’s something about her attitude that worries me. Idiom(it's) about time about adverb[ not gradable ] us/əˈbɑʊt/ aboutadverb[not gradable] (APPROXIMATELY)a little more or less than a specific number; approximately: He’s about six feet tall. It happened about two months ago. I’ve had just about enough of your complaining (= I do not want to hear any more). about adjective[ + to infinitive; not gradable ] us/əˈbɑʊt/ aboutadjective[+ to infinitive; not gradable] (INTENDING)almost ready to do something, or intending to do something soon: He looked as if he was about to burst into tears. I’m not about to apologize to him. about preposition, adjective, adverb[ not gradable ] us/əˈbɑʊt/(alsoaround) aboutpreposition, adjective, adverb[not gradable] (IN THIS PLACE)positioned or moving in or near a place: Reporters stood about, waiting for more news. Examples of aboutabout In these days the word "maintenance" covers quite a lot: apparently you can double the size of your roads, have dual-carriageways, round abouts and so forth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the key thing to note about pre-electoral coalitions is that they can affect the probability that a party gets to enter government. We'll lose about a fifth of our farmers. The size of this effect is about the same as that of decentralization. Do you expect the national economy to get better, get worse, or stay about the same? We summarize our main findings in conclusion and discuss their contribution to the debate about the influence of issue preferences on the voter's decision. Nonetheless, a few words about our methods are in order. On one hand, partisanship is an enduring attribute, among the most central and most stable beliefs people hold about politics. Uncertainty about campaign finance is added to all the other uncertainties in his or her world. The changes made in conference were, however, more about style than substance. Retailers also had to confront changing beliefs about the purpose of bankruptcy law. The main result about model families is the following. The findings have implications for normative questions about 'dialogue' in campaigns and for theories of candidate strategy. The negotiation process about the distribution of ministerial portfolios started next. What can we say about the reasons why people adhered to the new churches ? 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