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about

美[ə'baʊt]  英[ə'baʊt]
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
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详细释义

prep.(介词)
  1. 关于,对于
  2. 从事于,忙于
  3. 在...的附近,在...的周围 ,在...的身边
  4. 大约在...时候
  5. 在...身上
  6. 在...的性格中
  7. 围绕
  8. 在…到处,在…四处
adv.(副词)
  1. 大约,左右,将近
  2. 到处,处处,四处,各处
  3. 几乎,差不多
  4. 周围
  5. 在附近,在近处,附近
  6. 在四周
  7. 向相反方向,向后转,掉转方向
  8. 凌乱地

英英释义

Adjective
  1. on the move;

    "up and about" "the whole town was astir over the incident"

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

    "lasted approximately an hour" "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" "some forty people came" "weighs around a hundred pounds" "roughly $3,000" "holds 3 gallons, more or less" "20 or so people were at the party"

  2. all around or on all sides;

    "dirty clothes lying around (or about)" "let's look about for help" "There were trees growing all around" "she looked around her"

  3. in the area or vicinity;

    "a few spectators standing about" "hanging around" "waited around for the next flight"

  4. used of movement 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)" "traveled around in Asia" "he needs advice from someone who's been around" "she sleeps around"

  5. in or to a reversed position or direction;

    "about face" "suddenly she turned around"

  6. in rotation or succession;

    "turn about is fair play"

  7. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but;

    "the job is (just) about done" "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded" "we're almost finished" "the car all but ran her down" "he nearly fainted" "talked for nigh onto 2 hours" "the recording is well-nigh perfect" "virtually all the parties signed the contract" "I was near exhausted by the run" "most everyone agrees"

例句

用作介词(prep.)
  1. Tell me all about it.告诉我关于这件事的一切。
  2. It is about six o'clock now.现在是六点钟左右。
  3. It was a long flight and it took about fourteen hours.时间真长,飞了大约十四个小时。
  4. 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.)
  1. Dinner is about ready.中饭就要做好了。
  2. He spoke to a few spectators standing about.他和站在附近的围观者交谈。
  3. 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。
  4. 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.)
  1. He was about to start.他即将动身。
  2. A new book is about to be brought out.一本新书即将出版。
  3. I was about to go out when he called on me.当他来访时,我正要外出。
  4. There is a rumor about that they're getting divorced.正传闻说他们要离婚。
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