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about/əˈbaʊt/ prep. & adv.●prep. 1a on the subject of; in connection with 对于，关于 a book about birds 一本关于鸟的书; what are you talking about? 你们在谈论什么？; argued about money 为钱争论不休 b relating to 有关，至于 something funny about this 此事的有趣之处 c in relation to 与…有关 symmetry about a plane 飞机的对称性 d so as to affect 对于，至于 what are you going to do about it? 对于此事你打算怎么办？ 2 at a time near to 将近…的时候，大约 come about four 4 点左右来 3a in, round, surrounding 在…中；在…周围 wandered about the town 在城中游荡; a scarf about her neck 围在她脖子上的一条围巾 b all round from a centre 围绕着…，…周围 look about you 看看你四周 4 here and there in; at points throughout 在…地方到处都是；零星般地散落在某地 toys lying about the house 散落在房屋里各处的玩具 5 at a point or points near to 在…附近 fighting going on about us 我们身边正在发生的战斗 6 carried with 带着 have no money about me 我没带钱 7 occupied with 从事，忙于 what are you about? 你在忙什么？ ●adv. 1a approximately 大概，大约 costs about a pound 大约花 1 镑; is about right 大概是对的 b colloq. used to indicate understatement [口]用于表示有节制或轻描淡写 just about had enough 差不多够了; it's about time they came 他们差不多该来了 2 here and there; at points nearby 到处；在附近 a lot of flu about 到处都流行流感; I've seen him about recently 我最近在这一带还见过他 3 all round; in every direction 各处；四下 look about 四处张望 4 on the move; in action 在移动；在行动 out and about 在户外活动 5 in partial rotation or alteration from a given position 半转向或相背 the wrong way about 转错了方向 6 in rotation or succession 旋转；连续 turn and turn about 不停地旋转 7 Naut. on or to the opposite tack 【海】抢风航行的逆行 go about 抢风换向; put about 抢风掉头 □ be about colloq. have as its most important aim [口]最重要的是，为的是 putting on the play was not about making money but having fun 演这出戏不是为了赚钱，而是为了娱乐 □ be about to 1 be on the point of (doing something) 正要，即将(做某事) was about to laugh 就要笑出来 2 (with neg. 与否定词连用) colloq. intending to; prepared to [口]打算…；准备… we're not about to give in 我们不打算屈服[Old English onbūtan (on = A2, būtan BUT1)] |