英汉词典

about 基本解释

• prep. 关于；大约
• adj. 在附近的；四处走动的；在起作用的
• adv. 大约；周围；到处
• n. 大致；粗枝大叶；不拘小节的人
• n. (About)人名；(法)阿布

about 中文词源

来自古英语onbutan, a- 同on , -b同by, -ut为out词根。字面意思为在外面的,后指大约。

about 英文词源

about

about: [OE] About in Old English times meant ‘around the outside of’; it did not develop its commonest present-day meaning, ‘concerning’, until the 13th century. In its earliest incarnation it was onbūtan, a compound made up of on and būtan ‘outside’ (this is the same word as modern English but, which was itself originally a compound, formed from the ancestors of by and out – so broken down into its ultimate constituents, about is on by out).
=> but, by, out

about (adv.)

Old English abutan, earlier onbutan "on the outside of," from on (see on; also see a- (1)) + be "by" (see by) + utan "outside," from ut (see out (adv.)). By 13c. it had forced out Old English ymbe, ymbutan for meaning "in the neighborhood of." Abouts, with adverbial genitive, still found in hereabouts, etc., probably is a northern dialectal form. About face as a military command (short for right about face) is first attested 1861, American English.

about 词组搭配

about 英文释义

1. on the move;

"up and about"

"the whole town was astir over the incident"

about 同义词解析

about, around, round

这些词均有"在周围，在附近"之意。

about：既可表静态，也可表动态。

around：主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。

round：主要用于英国，多半指动态。

almost, nearly, about, approximately, around, roughly

这些副词均有"大约，差不多"之意。

almost：指在程度上相差很小，差不多。

nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。

about：常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的"大约"时，实际数量可能多也可能少。

approximately：多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。

around：多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。

roughly：指按精略估计，常代替about。

about 双语例句

1. No matter where you go in life or how old you get, there's always something new to learn about. After all, life is full of surprises.

不管你生活在哪里，你有多少岁，总有新东西要学习，毕竟，生活总是充满惊喜。

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2. Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.

别抱怨不好的事，要对好的事心存感恩。

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3. If you're not satisfied with the life you're living, don't just complain. Do something about it.

对于现况的不满，不能只是抱怨，要有勇气作出改变。

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4. It's not about making the amazing saves. It's the little things and small things that made great gatekeepers great.

伟大的门将不是靠神奇的扑救成就，而是靠注重小事和细节成功。（Tim Howard美国国家队门将）

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5. Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen.

医生们抱怨他们疲于应付医药公司的销售人员。

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about 实用场景例句

The children were rushing about in the garden.

孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。

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Her books were lying about on the floor.

她的书在地板上东一本西一本地放着。

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People were standing about in the road.

人们在路上闲站着。

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There was nobody about.

附近没有人。

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There's a lot of flu about.

这一带流感肆虐。

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It costs about $10.

这大约要花10元钱。

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They waited (for) about an hour.

他们等了一小时左右。

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He arrived (at) about ten.

他是十点钟左右到的。

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I'm just about ready.

我就要准备好了。

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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。

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She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona...

她进来喝了杯咖啡，并向我谈起了她的朋友肖纳。

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She knew a lot about food...

她对食物很在行。

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Leadership is about the ability to implement change.

领导才能就是要有实施变革的能力。

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'I'm sorry about Patrick,' she said...

“我为帕特里克感到难过，”她说。

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I feel so guilty and angry about the whole issue.

我对整件事深感内疚和气愤。

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Rachel was going to do something about Jacob...

蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。

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He said he'd ask Nina for a divorce, but he never did anything about it.

他说会跟尼娜提出离婚，可是他却从未付诸实际。

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There was a warmth and passion about him I never knew existed...

他身上有一股我从不知道的热情和激情。

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I think there's something a little peculiar about the results of your test.

我认为你的化验结果有点不对劲。

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In my local health centre there's about forty parking spaces...

我们本地的保健中心约有40个停车位。

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The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.

通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。

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Everyone was running about.

大家都在跑来跑去。

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Helen threw her arms about him...

海伦张开双臂拥抱他。

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She was elegantly dressed with a double strand of pearls about her neck.

她着装典雅，搭配着一条双层珍珠项链。

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There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.

近来这类计划资金充足。

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I think he's about to leave...

我看他要走了。

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Argentina has lifted all restrictions on trade and visas are about to be abolished...

阿根廷已经取消所有贸易限制，签证制也将废止。

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Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...

尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。

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The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.

规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

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They often saw me out and about.

他们经常看见我四处奔波。

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