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aboutvt.（及物动词 transitive verb）- 使(船头)调转
About ship! 【海】 (准备)掉头!(准备)倒转航向!
prep.（介系词 preposition）- 关于(…的)
a book about gardening 一本关于园艺的书
There was a quarrel about money [who should go]. 一场关于钱[谁该去]的争执
I know all about it. 我知道和它有关的一切情况. - 从事于…
while I am [you are] about it 当我[你]做那件事时
What is he about (=doing)? 他在做甚么?
Be quick about it.=Don't be long about it. 快点干. - 在四周,在周围,在附近(= near)
about here 在这附近
people about us 我们周围的人
all he had about him 他所有的一切
There is something noble [vulgar] about him. 他身上有一种高贵[庸俗] 的气质.
revolve [turn] about the sun 围绕着太阳旋转
standing about the door 站在门附近. - 在…的身边,身边带着…;围绕着…
- 到处,各处
There are trees dotted about the field. 田野上到处都是树.
walk about the room 在屋里来回踱步. - 大约…时刻(cf. adv.l)
about five (o'clock) 五点钟左右
about the end of May 五月底前后.
adv.（副词 adverb）- 大概,大约,接近
about a mile 约1英里
about right [finished] 大体正确[完成了]
It's about time to start. 差不多是动身的时刻了.
I started at about five o'clock. 我是在五时左右出发的,(cf. prep. 3).★at about... (在…点钟左右)用来表示某一时刻,有人认为这一用法不当,但实际上却常被人使用. - 【口】
I'm about sick of it. 我有点腻了(实际上表示完全吃不消了,讽刺语气). - 手边;近旁
There is nobody about. 这里没有人.
Is he anywhere about? 他在这里吗?
Measles is about.=There is measles about. 目前麻疹蔓延[流行]. - 随身携带的,能利用的,流行的
- 周围;四周;处处
carry money about 随身带着钱
follow sb about 跟着某人四处走动
walk about 走来走去
look about 环顾四周,四处张望
move things about 把东西挪来挪去. - 到处,各处
tools lying about 到处乱放的工具
drop things about 把东西乱丢乱放
order one's men about 任意驱使部下[使手下的人忙得团团转]
knock about. - 草率,粗鲁
- 摇〔NFED2〕;摆动
sit about (在等待中)心不在焉地坐着. - 无所事事
- 周围;轮流
all about 周围全部
go a long way about 绕一个大圈走
The lake is a mile about. 这湖周长1英里
Turn about is fair play. 挨个儿轮着最公平了. - 沿反方向;转到反面位置
【美】About face!=【英】About turn! 向后转!或Right about face [turn] ! 也可只说一个字About !
face about
to the right about 向后转向相反的方向. - 【海】转至相反航向,倒转航向(cf. vt.)
- 活动;起来;出去;运行勤务
It will soon be about. 快开始了!
out and about.
- (turn and) turn about
- about and about
- 【美】差不多,大致相同
- about time
- 到时候了,是可以做…的时候了
It's about time you got up. 可以起身了[已经到了你该起床的时候了.].
- be about to do
- 【美•口】不打算[不准备]做…
- 现在…正要做(= 【美】be (just) about doing)
He looked like a man about to faint. 他看上去像是个快要晕倒的人
Ready for bed?〔42c7〕Just about. 要睡觉了吗?-正准备去睡.
- find [know] one's way about
- go [set] about...
- 正要,将要,正准备(做某事等)
- round about
- take turns about
- That's about (the size of) it.
- 差不多就是这样[这些,这么一回事]了
- the other [wrong] way about
- What [How] about...?
- （表示质问、劝诱、不满、惊异、感叹等）怎么样?做得如何了?
- What is it all about?
- 这究竟是怎么回事?
同义: - near在四周,在周围,在附近
- 【美】be (just) about doing现在…正要做
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