单词：about
音标：[ә'baut] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
prep. 在...周围, 大约, 有关, 关于
adv. 大约, 四处, 在附近, 周围
adv. 大约, 四处, 在附近, 周围
s. on the move
r. all around or on all sides
r. in the area or vicinity
r. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
r. all around or on all sides
r. in the area or vicinity
r. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
考试类型：[中考/高考]
词性分布：
about的用法和样例：
例句
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。
词汇搭配
- about to即将
- about one's person随身带着
- bandy about随意摆布
- beat about the bush转弯抹角
- be about大约
- just about差不多
- what about(对于) ... 怎...
- all agog about something焦急地期待着...
- about-ship改变航向
- get得到
- go去
- about-turn向后转
- fart放屁
- fool傻瓜
- about-face向后转
- close about包围(围住)
- argue about讨论(议论)
- dream about梦见
- cut about乱砍
- come about发生，产生，实现...
经典引文
A mead Bordered about with warbling water brooks.
出自：W. OwenBe wary, look about.
出自：Romeo Juliet,Shakespeare
【近义词】
- almost几乎
- approximately大约
- concerning关于，涉及，就…而言...
- around到处
- on在 ... 之上
- nearly几乎
- upon在 ... 上
- of关于
- virtually实际上
- practically实际上
- over在 ... 的上方...
- the那
- point观点
- roughly粗略地
- on the point of即将
- near近的
- round圆的
- apropos关于
- as regards关于
- in relation to关于
- ready to准备, 快要, 乐于...
- on the subject of关于(论述
- re关于
- regarding关于
- with reference to关于
- in the region of在 ... 左右
- nearby附近的
- to对于
- ready准备好的
- most最多的
- close to接近于
- just about差不多
- more or less或多或少
- nigh近的
- or so大约
- astir活动的
- well-nigh几乎
- some一些