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about ความหมายคือ a·bout /əˈbaʊt/ I ad. 1. 在四周；向四周 toys lying about on the floor 四散在地的玩具You will be warm enough if you move about. 如果你活动一下，身体就会暖和的。look about 四下看看 2. 到处，各处 hunt about for the lost key 到处找寻失落的钥匙order sb. about 差得某人团团转Don't drop cigarette ash about. 别乱弹烟灰。He is taking the girl about a lot these days. 近来他常带那姑娘到处玩。He has been about a good deal. 他到过许多地方。 3. 在近处 stand somewhere about 站在近处什么地方 4. 以周长计算 The lake is ten miles about and four miles across. 这湖泊周长10英里，湖面宽4英里。 5. 沿反方向；到反面位置； 〔海〕转至相反航向 go a long way about 绕个大圈put a matter the other way about 从反向看一件事情bring (或 turn) a ship about 驾船掉头 6. 接二连三地；以轮流方式 Turn about is fair play. 挨个轮流最公平。 7. 〈口〉约摸，几乎 walk for about three kilometres 步行3公里光景Is that about right? 那样差不多吗?Just about everything he said was true. 他说的几乎句句都是真话。The practice is about as American as you can get. 这简直是最标准的美国式做法。She has about reached the limit of usefulness. 她这人差不多已没一点儿用处了。I'm about tired of this. 我简直腻了。It's about time you stopped being so idle. 你饱食终日无所事事这下该改一改了吧。 II a. [一般作表语]活动中的；在起作用的；在流行(或传播)中的 He will be (out and) about again soon. 他不久就可以痊愈起床了。How is Mr. Liu? Is he still about? 刘先生近况怎么样?还在工作吗?I want to see Mr. Smith, please. Is he about yet? 我想见见史密斯先生，他来上班了吗?You hardly see any trams about nowadays. 如今人们难得看见有轨电车了。Smallpox was about. 当时天花蔓延。The rumour went about that ... 谣言不胫而走，说是… III prep. 1. 在…周围，围绕着；在…各处 gather about the table 围桌聚坐He rubbed his eyes and looked about him. 他擦擦眼睛，环顾四周。The tree threw happy shadows all about us. 大树在我们周围投下凉爽宜人的阴影。Their arms about each other, they would sit in a sunny corner. 他们常搂抱着坐在充满阳光的角落里。They are about his path continually. 他们老是在他身边打转。walk about the city 在城里四处走走cottages dotted about the fields 田野上星罗棋布的农舍 2. (空间上)在…附近；在(人体的)…部位 I dropped the key somewhere about here. 我把钥匙掉在这儿附近什么地方了。It would be nice to have a woman about the house. 要是家里有个女人管管事情，那倒挺不错。He felt weak about the knees. 他觉得双膝发软。beat sb. about the head and shoulders 打某人的头部和肩胛 3. (时间上)在…前后，在…左右 about six o'clock 在6点钟光景on or about the twentieth of April 在4月20日那天或其前后About this time an incident happened. 差不多在这时候，发生了一件事。 4. 在…身边；在…身上(或性格中) I haven't any money about me. 我身边没有钱。He always has his wits about him. 他一向不失急智。There is a mature wisdom about him. 他这人颇有大智。 5. 关于，涉及；对于，在…方面 tell sb. about one's adventures 向某人讲述自己的冒险经历I've read about the incident. 关于这一事件的情况我读到过。a discussion about how to improve language skills 关于如何提高语言技能的讨论That's what it's all about. 全部事情就是这样。be angry (glad, worried) about sth. 对某事表示愤怒(高兴，忧虑) 6. 从事于 hurry about one's work 急急忙忙干自己的工作What the hell are you about? 你究竟想干什么? Tell him tomorrow. And tell her too, while you're about it. 明天去告诉他。而既然说了，不妨也把事情告诉她。 7. 刚要；正准备 He seems about taking the step. 看来，他准备采取这一步骤了。(注意：此种用法罕见) [ < OE onbūtan, abūtan on the side of, around < a- on ＋ būtan outside] phr. be (或 seem) about to 1. 刚要；行将 We are (just) about to leave. 我们(刚刚)正准备离开。 In that case we may be about to witness a historic clash. 那样的话，我们就将可能目睹一场历史性的冲突。 2. [用于否定句]打定主意要 He was not about to waste any time. 他决不再浪费时间了。 How about...? 见 how¹ know what one is about 〈口〉心知肚明，胸有成竹 That's about it. 差不多就是这么一回事情。(或：大概就这么一些了。) What about ...? 见 what