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英式:[ə'baʊt]    美式:[ə'baʊt]

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about单词基本解析:

prep.关于,对于; 为了; 忙于; 在…地方,在各处; 围绕adv.大约,左右; 几乎; 到处; 闲着; 附近; 掉头adj.现成的; 即将发生的
prep.关于, 大约, 在 ... 周围 adv.大约, 附近, 到处, 在周围 adj.存在的, 活动着的
prep.关于;大约;在…周围;

about变化用词:


动词过去式: abounded | 动词过去分词: abounded | 动词现在分词: abounding | 动词第三人称单数: abounds |

about英英释义:

Adjective

1. on the move;

"up and about"

"the whole town was astir over the incident"

形容词 about:

on the move

同义词:astir

副词 about:

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

同义词:approximately, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so

all around or on all sides

同义词:around

in the area or vicinity

同义词:around

to or among many different places or in no particular direction

同义词:around

in or to a reversed position or direction

同义词:around

in rotation or succession

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

同义词:just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh

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

about中文词源:

about用法和例句:

The children were rushing about in the garden.

孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。


Her books were lying about on the floor.

她的书在地板上东一本西一本地放着。


People were standing about in the road.

人们在路上闲站着。


There was nobody about.

附近没有人。


There's a lot of flu about.

这一带流感肆虐。


It costs about $10.

这大约要花10元钱。


They waited (for) about an hour.

他们等了一小时左右。


He arrived (at) about ten.

他是十点钟左右到的。


I'm just about ready.

我就要准备好了。


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。


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。

She knew a lot about food...

她对食物很在行。

Leadership is about the ability to implement change.

领导才能就是要有实施变革的能力。

'I'm sorry about Patrick,' she said...

“我为帕特里克感到难过,”她说。

I feel so guilty and angry about the whole issue.

我对整件事深感内疚和气愤。

Rachel was going to do something about Jacob...

蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。

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。

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。

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。

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。

The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.

通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。

Everyone was running about.

大家都在跑来跑去。

Helen threw her arms about him...

海伦张开双臂拥抱他。

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。

There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.

近来这类计划资金充足。

I think he's about to leave...

我看他要走了。

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。

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。

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。

They often saw me out and about.

他们经常看见我四处奔波。

about


A selfish person always thinks about himself.

一个自私的人总是想着自己。


A bull elephant was rampaging about in the jungle.

一头雄象在丛林里横冲直撞。


An ounce of sugar has about 100 calories.

一盎司的糖含约100大卡的热量。


A heavy lorry floundered about in deep snow.

一辆重型卡车在厚厚的积雪中艰难地行进。


Soon afterwards he made his first public statement about the affair.

不久以后,他第一次就这一事件发表了公开声明。


Don't be uneasy about the consequence.

不必为后果忧虑不安。


Don't get into such a bother about small matters.

不要为了区区小事而如此焦虑。


Don't make a fuss about such trifles.

不要为区区小事而大惊小怪。


Do not think about that job, mary have it sew up.

不要想那份工作,玛莉一定会得到那份工作的。


Don't be unduly worried about the exam.

不要过分担心考试的事。


It's no use grieving about past errors.

为过去的错误懊悔不已是无济于事的。


The people are all agog to know the news about the World Cup.

人们都渴望得知世界杯足球赛的消息。


From then on he refused to talk about it.

从那以後他就不再谈这件事了。


He was surely about to change his mind.

他一定会改变主意。


He wouldn't say rude things about her to her face.

他不会当着她的面说关于她的粗鲁话。


He has finished with gadding about.

他不再游手好闲了。


He refused to go into details about his plans.

他不肯详述他计划的细节。


He kicked about a great deal before settling down.

他东奔西走了好久才定居下来。


He lied about his age to join the army.

他为了参军谎报了年龄。


He's het up about the examination.

他为考试而焦虑不安。


He flings his money about on expensive luxuries.

他乱花钱买一些昂贵的奢侈品。


They were splashing about in the surf.

他们在拍岸的浪花中戏水。


They chaffed him about his love-life.

他们拿他的爱情生活开玩笑。


How they laid about them to fulfill the task!

他们是何等竭尽全力来完成这一任务啊!


They often quarrel with each other about trifles.

他们经常为小事吵架。


They pitched a yarn about finding the jewels.

他们编了一个找到宝石的故事。


He went about in the disguise of a sailor.

他伪装成海员到处流窜。


He wrote a meritorious theme about his visit to the cotton mill.

他写了一篇关于参观棉纺织厂的有价值的论文。


He went to the station to ask about the trains.

他到火车站却了解火车情况。


He dared them to debate with him about it.

他向他们挑战,要他们和他辩论这个问题。


He gave us a brief introduction about his company.

他向我们简要地介绍了一下他的公司。


He told me some anecdote about our English teacher.

他告诉我几个关于英语老师的掌故。


He nattered (on) about his work.

他唠叨自己的工作。


He strutted about the street like a gaudy fighting cock.

他在街上大摇大摆地走,像一只绚丽好斗的公鸡。


He professed to know nothing about the matter.

他声称对此事一无所知。


He is diffident about expressing his opinions.

他对于表达自己的意见感到胆怯。


He goes overboard about every young woman he meets.

他对年轻的女子见一个爱一个。


He was hesitant about giving her the secret.

他对是否告诉她秘密还犹豫不决。


He talked about it in a similar way.

他对此事有相似的说法。


He felt miserable about his failure.

他对自己的失败感到悲哀。


He was enthusing about his new pocket cassette recorder.

他对自己的新袖珍录音机爱不释手。


He is a clam about his business dealing.

他对自己的生意买卖守口如瓶。


He did not let fall a word about it.

他对这事没漏出一句话来。


That is the man about whom we were speaking.

他就是我们刚才谈论的那个人。


He often dreams about his days in the countryside.

他常梦见在乡下的那些日子。


He is always raising a stink about this, that or the other thing.

他总是为了这个、那个的大吵大闹,什麽事都有得吵,有得闹。


He always drones on about his problems.

他总是唠唠叨叨地诉说自己的麻烦。


He is always bucking about his experience.

他总是自吹自擂他的经历。


He wants to know more about liberal latitudinarianism in theology.

他想多了解有关神学上不拘泥教条的自由主义。


He spent much of his spare time roaming about the streets.

他把大部分的闲暇时间用来逛街。


He knotted a towel about his neck.

他把毛巾系在脖子上。


He went on to talk about the world situation.

他接着又谈了谈世界形势。


He is indulging in reveries about the future.

他正沉浸于对未来的幻想之中。


His talk about apartheid created agitation.

他的关于种族隔离的谈话激起了骚动。


His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.

他的孤立使他对别人的感情木然无知。


His speech is about expressional arts.

他的演说是有关表现艺术的。


He goes about with a group of nice boys.

他经常和一群好孩子在一起玩。


He can drone on for hours about his pet subjects.

他能就他的宠物侃侃而谈几小时。


Lately he has been moaning about his insomnia and headache.

他近来一直诉说自己患了失眠和头痛症。


He is full of concern about his sick mother.

他非常挂念他有病的母亲。


It is dangerous to generalize about people.

以偏概全地谈论人是危险的。


It doesn't matter about the price.

价格没关系。


Don't you dare tell about the hiding place?

你不敢把这个藏匿处说出来吗?


I don't wonder you were anxious about their safety.

你为他们的安全着急,我是不奇怪的。


You know even less about it than I do.

你对此事知道得比我还少。


Have you read the article about the rescue of the hostage?

你看了关于营救人质的文章了吗?


See the children ramping about in the playground.

你看孩子们在运动场上乱冲乱跳。


Do you really care nothing about your future?

你真的一点也不关心你的将来?


Do you think he is serious about leaving his wife?

你认为他真的想离开他的妻子吗?


I am really angry about your forgetfulness.

你这么健忘,我的确很生气。


Have you any scrap iron knocking about?

你那儿有散在各处的废铁吗?


What about lending me some money?

借点钱给我如何?


He is exempt from punishment about this thing.

关于此事对他已免于处分。


Don't quibble about unimportant things with me.

别为了琐碎的小事和我狡辩。


Don't worry about little things.

别为琐事烦恼。


Stop niggling about every penny we spend.

别再为我们花的每个小钱费心思了。


Stop footling about, we have serious work to do.

别浪费时间了我们还有正经事要做。


Spring in East China usually sets in about March.

华东的春天一般约在三月开始。


The naturalist told us many stories about birds.

博物学家给我们讲述了许多有关鸟儿的故事。


The excited horse flung about in the stall.

受惊的马在马厩里乱冲乱踢。

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。