about

导读：about音标
英 [əˈbaʊt] 美 [əˈbaʊt]
about基本释义
prep.关于；大约；在 ... 周围adv.大约；附近；到处；在周围adj.即将的；正要的；在流行中的
about用法及例句
prep.(介词)关于，对

about音标

英 [əˈbaʊt]

美 [əˈbaʊt]

about基本释义

prep.关于；大约；在 ... 周围

adv.大约；附近；到处；在周围

adj.即将的；正要的；在流行中的

about用法及例句

prep.(介词)

关于，对于

从事于，忙于

在...的附近，在...的周围，在...的身边

大约在...时候

在...身上

在...的性格中

围绕

在…到处，在…四处

adv.(副词)

大约，左右，将近

到处，处处，四处，各处

几乎，差不多

周围

在附近，在近处，附近

在四周

向相反方向，向后转，掉转方向

凌乱地

adv

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

e.g. lasted approximately an hourin just about a minutehe's about 30 years oldI've had about all I can standwe meet about once a monthsome forty people cameweighs around a hundred poundsroughly $3,000holds 3 gallons, more or less20 or so people were at the party

Synonym: approximatelyclose tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaroundor so

2. in the area or vicinity

e.g. a few spectators standing abouthanging aroundwaited around for the next flight

Synonym: around

3. all around or on all sides

e.g. dirty clothes lying around (or about)let's look about for helpThere were trees growing all aroundshe looked around her

Synonym: around

4. in or to a reversed position or direction

e.g. about facesuddenly she turned around

Synonym: around

5. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

e.g. wandering about with no place to gopeople were rushing aboutnews gets around (or about)traveled around in Asiahe needs advice from someone who's been aroundshe sleeps around

Synonym: around

6. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplishedall but

e.g. the job is (just) about donethe baby was almost asleep when the alarm soundedwe're almost finishedthe car all but ran her downhe nearly faintedtalked for nigh onto 2 hoursthe recording is well-nigh perfectvirtually all the parties signed the contractI was near exhausted by the runmost everyone agrees

Synonym: almostmostnearlynearnighvirtuallywell-nigh

7. in rotation or succession

e.g. turn about is fair play

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

about的意思

e.g. 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。e.g. She knew a lot about food...她对食物很在行。

2. 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.

e.g. Leadership is about the ability to implement change.领导才能就是要有实施变革的能力。

3. 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.

about

e.g. 'I'm sorry about Patrick,' she said...“我为帕特里克感到难过，”她说。e.g. I feel so guilty and angry about the whole issue.我对整件事深感内疚和气愤。

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

e.g. Rachel was going to do something about Jacob...蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。e.g. 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. （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.

e.g. 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。e.g. 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. 大约;左右About is used in front of a number to show that the number is not exact.

e.g. 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。e.g. The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。

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

e.g. Everyone was running about.大家都在跑来跑去。

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

e.g. Helen threw her arms about him...海伦张开双臂拥抱他。e.g. 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. 在手头的;现成的;能得到的If someone or something is about, they are present or available.

e.g. There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.近来这类计划资金充足。

10. 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.

e.g. I think he's about to leave...我看他要走了。e.g. 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。

11. how about -> see howwhat about -> see whatjust about -> see just

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*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. （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.

e.g. 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。e.g. 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. （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.

e.g. They often saw me out and about.他们经常看见我四处奔波。

1. 有关：LCG出品的各系列软件已经逐步都开始支持多语言包含中文显示、通用的做法是, 进入软件的有关(about)输入800、这时返回, 软件已经支持显示中文了. (程序语言可能依然是英文版的并不包含中文)新兵9527 N-Gage MSN测试. 见截图.

2. dealing with prep：20. monster. n.怪物, 妖怪 | 21. dealing with prep.有, 以, 用, 同...,由于, 和...一致, 赞成, About, 就 | 22. tales n.[律]候补陪审员召集令

3. about的解释

3. about：11. to the time of .直到...为止 | 12. about 大约;到处, About;在 | 13. above 在...上面,上面的

4. about

4. tITeof adv：tITapy n.医治 | tITeof adv.在其中, About...,将它, 它的 | threshold n.开端, 开端, 极限

租房

A：Don’t (worry/ be concerned) about the security deposit.别担心押金。

about的翻译

B：O.K. Great.好的，好。

进修

A：I’ll talk to your (father/ mother/ teacher) about it.我会跟你（爸爸/妈妈/老师）商量商量。

B：O.K. Thanks.好的，谢谢。

道歉

about是什么意思

A：I’m sorry about that.那件事真对不起。

about在线翻译

B：It’s nothing.没什么。

A mead Bordered about with warbling water brooks.

Be wary, look about.

词源解说

☆ 9世纪前进入英语，直接源自古英语的onbutan，意为在……之外。

中考真题例句

考研真题例句

OG 1.about

Hyun doesn't know anything about basketball.

Hyun对篮球一无所知。

2020苏州市卷

OG 2.about

What did the writer think about the news?

作者对这则新闻怎么看？

2020南宁市卷

OG 3.about

You missed the announcement about the music festival.

你错过了音乐节的公告。

2020南京市卷

OG 1.about

In China, each year we produce about 150 million tons of city waste according to a report.

根据一份报告，在中国我们每年产生约 1.5 亿吨城市垃圾。

2020重庆市B卷

OG 2.about

The fire brought damage (损害) to the area about 350 years ago.

大约 350 年前，这场火灾给该地区带来了损害。

2020锦州市卷

OG 3.about

First, came the invention of writing, probably about 5500 year ago.

首先，书写的发明可能在大约在 5500 年前。

2018杭州市卷

OG 1.about

How about you?

你呢？

2020山西省卷

OG 2.about

What about AIBO, a robotic pet, developed in Japan?

日本开发的机器人宠物AIBO怎么样？

2020苏州市卷

OG 1.about

Just as important as being honest about yourself is being receptive to others.

与诚实对待自己同样重要的，是接受他人。

2020英语二

OG 2.about

In your email you should include time, place and other relevant information about the ceremony.

你的电子邮件中应该包括时间、地点以及其他有关仪式的相关信息。

2018英语一

OG 3.about

Many of us are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future.

我们很多人都被过去压得喘不过气来，或者对未来感到焦虑。

2015英语二

OG 1.about

Write a notice in about 100 words.

写一篇100字左右的通知。

2020英语一

OG 2.about

About half of U.S. jobs are at high risk of being automated, with the middle class disproportionately squeezed.

美国大约一半的工作岗位都面临自动化的高风险，中产阶级受到不成比例的挤压。

2018英语一

OG 3.about

The number of social-science students worldwide has swollen by about 11% every year since 2000.

自2000年以来，全球社会科学学生的数量每年都以大约11%的速度增长。

2013英语一

OG 1.about

The Times shouldn't waste time getting out of the print business, but only if they go about doing it the right way.

《泰晤士报》不应该浪费时间退出印刷行业，但前提是他们将要以正确的方式行事。

2016英语一

近义词

临近词

some一些

regarding关于

virtually实际上

close to接近于

the那

on the subject of关于(论述

roughly粗略地

practically实际上

concerning关于，涉及，就…而言...

point观点

astir活动的

almost几乎

with reference to关于

on the point of即将

nigh近的

near近的

around到处

or so大约

upon在 ... 上

nearby附近的

ready to准备, 快要, 乐于...

in the region of在 ... 左右

in relation to关于

as regards关于

over在 ... 的上方...

nearly几乎

apropos关于

most*多的

just about差不多

more or less或多或少

ready准备好的

of关于

approximately大约

round圆的

well-nigh几乎

re关于

to对于

on在 ... 之上

aboutface

about box

about on

about face

aboutship

About Ag

About Mai

about to

about of

above

abound

aboutturn