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语音:
英音
[ə'baʊt]
美音 [əˈbaʊt]
prep. 关于；大约；在…周围
adv. 大约；在附近；在四周；几乎
adj. 在附近的；四处走动的；在起作用的；在流行中的
易混淆的单词： About
about 大约
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。
用作介词(prep.)
- Tell me all about it.
告诉我关于这件事的一切。 - It is about six o'clock now.
现在是六点钟左右。 - It was a long flight and it took about fourteen hours.
时间真长,飞了大约十四个小时。 - All about us in the store were piles of goods.
在这家店里,我们周围到处都是成堆的商品。
用作副词(adv.)
- Dinner is about ready.
中饭就要做好了。 - He spoke to a few spectators standing about.
他和站在附近的围观者交谈。 - He's eighty now, and doesn't get about much any more.
他现在80岁了,不能再到处走动了。 - He glanced quickly about and then stepped aside.
他向四周扫了一眼,然后站在一旁。
用作形容词(adj.)
- He was about to start.
他即将动身。 - A new book is about to be brought out.
一本新书即将出版。 - I was about to go out when he called on me.
当他来访时，我正要外出。 - There is a rumor about that they're getting divorced.
正传闻说他们要离婚。
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