- The adverb about, when used with a quantity, means approximately or roughly. If a teenager wants to have a couple of friends over, his mom might ask about how many "a couple" is — in his mind it may be about 50.
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- prep. 关于；大约
- adj. 在附近的
- adv. 大约；周围；到处
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1. care about the nature
关心大自然
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2. It costs about $10.
这大约要花 10 元钱。
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3. a book about flowers
一本关于花卉的书
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4. He arrived (at) about ten.
他是十点钟左右到的。
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5. The children were rushing about in the garden.
孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。
- about (adv., prep.) Middle English aboute, from Old English abutan (adv., prep.), earlier onbutan "on the outside of; around the circumference of, enveloping; in the vicinity of, near; hither and thither, from place to place," also "with a rotating or spinning motion," in late Old English "near in time, number, degree, etc., approximately;" a compound or contraction of on (see on; also see a- (1)) + be "by" (see by) + utan "outside," from ut (see out (adv.)).
about ★ / əˈbaʊt ; NAmE əˈbaʊt / adverb , preposition , adjective adverb ★ 1 ★ a little more or less than; a little before or after 大约；左右 SYN approximately ◆ 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。 2 ★ nearly; very close to 将近；几乎 ◆ 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。 3 ★ ( especially BrE) in many directions; here and there 到处；处处；各处 ◆ The children were rushing about in the garden. 孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。 4 ★ ( especially BrE) in no particular order; in various places 凌乱地；四处；到处 ◆ Her books were lying about on the floor. 她的书在地板上东一本西一本地放着。 5 ( especially BrE) doing nothing in particular 闲着；无所事事 ◆ People were standing about in the road. 人们在路上闲站着。 6 ( especially BrE) able to be found in a place 在某地；附近；周围 ◆ There was nobody about. 附近没有人。 ◆ There's a lot of flu about. 这一带流感肆虐。 7 ( technical 术语 or formal) facing the opposite direction 向后转；掉转方向；掉头 ◆ He brought the ship about. 他掉转船头。 ☞note at around IDIOM that's about ˈall | that's about ˈit used to say that you have finished telling sb about sth and there is nothing to add 我要说的就是这些；我的话完了 ◆ ‘Anything else?’ ‘No, that's about it for now.’ “还有什么要说的吗？”“没有了，现在我要说的就是这些。” ☞more at just adv. , out adv. preposition ★ 1 ★ on the subject of sb/sth; in connection with sb/sth 关于；对于 ◆ a book about flowers 一本关于花卉的书 ◆ Tell me all aboutit. 把这件事全部告诉我。 ◆ What's she so angry about? 她为什么生这么大的气？ ◆ There's something strange about him. 他有点怪。 ◆ I don't know what you're on about (= talking about). 我不懂你在谈什么。 ◆ There's nothing you can do about it now. 现在你对此毫无办法。 2 ★ used to describe the purpose or an aspect of sth 目的是；为了；涉及…方面 ◆ Movies are all aboutmaking money these days. 当今电影就是只顾赚钱。 ◆ What was all that about? (= what was the reason for what has just happened?) 这到底是怎么回事？ 3 ★ busy with sth; doing sth 忙于；从事于 ◆ Everywhere people were going about their daily business. 无论哪里，人们都在忙着干日常工作。 ◆ And while you're about it… (= while you're doing that) 在你干这件事的同时，顺便… 4 ( especially BrE) in many directions in a place; here and there 在…到处；在…各处 ◆ We wandered about the town for an hour or so. 我们在城里到处游逛了一个小时左右。 ◆ He looked about the room. 他在房间里四下看了看。 5 ( especially BrE) in various parts of a place; here and there 在…四处 ◆ The papers were strewn about the room. 房间里四处乱扔着文件。 6 ( especially BrE) next to a place or person; in the area mentioned 在…附近；在…地方 ◆ She's somewhere about the office. 她在办公室里某处。 7 ( literary) surrounding sb/sth 围绕 ◆ She wore a shawl about her shoulders. 她披了一件披肩。 IDIOM how/what about…? 1 ★ used when asking for information about sb/sth （询问消息）怎么样，如何 ◆ How about Ruth? Have you heard from her? 露丝怎么样了？你有她的消息吗？ ◆ I'm having fish. What about you? 我吃鱼，你呢？ 2 ★ used to make a suggestion （建议时说）怎么样，好吗 ◆ How about going for a walk? 去散散步怎么样？ ◆ ( especially NAmE) How about we go for a walk? 我们去散散步怎么样？ ◆ What about a break? 休息一下如何？ adjective ★ IDIOMS ★ be about to do sth to be close to doing sth; to be going to do sth very soon 即将，行将，正要（做某事） ◆ I was just about to ask you the same thing. 我刚才正要问你同一件事情。 not be about to do sth to not be willing to do sth; to not intend to do sth 不愿，无意（做某事） ◆ I've never done any cooking and I'm not about to start now. 我从来没有做过饭，也不想从现在开始做起来。 LANGUAGE BANK 用语库 about Saying what a text is about 描述文章的内容 ■ The book is abouthomeless people in the cities. 这本书写的是城市中无家可归的人们。 ■ The report deals withthe issue of homelessness in London. 这篇报道是关于伦敦的无家可归问题。 ■ The writer discussesthe problems faced by homeless people. 作者讨论了无家可归者面临的种种问题。 ■ The article presents an overview ofthe issues surrounding homelessness. 这篇文章概述了有关无家可归的种种问题。 ■ The novel exploresthe theme of friendship among homeless people. 这部小说探究了无家可归的人之间的友谊这个主题。 ■ The first chapter examinesthe relationship between homelessness and drug addiction. 第一章考察了无家可归与吸毒成瘾之间的关系。 ■ The paper considersthe question of why so many young people become homeless. 这篇论文论述了为何如此多的年轻人变得无家可归的问题。 about / əˈbaʊt ; NAmE əˈbaʊt /
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