about

about读音音标

英 [əˈbaʊt]

美 [əˈbaʊt]

about意思解释

prep.

关于；

大约；

在…周围；

adv.

大约；

在附近；

在四周；

几乎

adj.

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 ]

adj.

on the move

\"up and about\"

同义词：astir(p)

adv.

(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

all around or on all sides

\"dirty clothes lying around (or about)\"; \"let\'s look about for help\"

同义词：around

in the area or vicinity

\"a few spectators standing about\"

同义词：around

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

in or to a reversed position or direction

\"about face\"

同义词：around

in rotation or succession

\"turn about is fair play\"

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished

\"the job is (just) about done\"

同义词：just aboutalmostmostall butnearlynearnighvirtuallywell-nigh

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 about

v. 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

about, round, around

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, about

approximately

*接近的，误差极小

about

大致接近，误差可大可小；

almost, approximately, about, nearly, roughly, around

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

用作介词(prep.)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。用作副词(adv.)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。用作形容词(adj.)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。