About 音标拼音: [əb'ɑʊt]
prep . 关于,对于,与…有关
ad . 大约,左右,差不多;在周围,在附近,到处
关於,对於,与…有关大约,左右,差不多;在周围,在附近,到处
about 关于
about adv 1 : (
of quantities )
imprecise but fairly close to correct ;
"
lasted approximately an hour "; "
in just about a minute ";
"
he '
s about 30 years old "; "
I '
ve had about all I can stand "; "
we meet about once a month "; "
some forty people came "; "
weighs around a hundred pounds "; "
roughly $
3 ,
000 "; "
holds 3 gallons ,
more or less "; "
20 or so people were at the party " [
synonym : {
approximately }, {
about },
{
close to }, {
just about }, {
some }, {
roughly }, {
more or less }, {
around }, {
or so }]
2 :
all around or on all sides ; "
dirty clothes lying around (
or about )"; "
let '
s look about for help "; "
There were trees growing all around "; "
she looked around her " [
synonym : {
about },
{
around }]
3 :
in the area or vicinity ; "
a few spectators standing about ";
"
hanging around "; "
waited around for the next flight " [
synonym :
{
about }, {
around }]
4 :
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction ; "
wandering about with no place to go ";
"
people were rushing about "; "
news gets around (
or about )";
"
traveled around in Asia "; "
he needs advice from someone who '
s been around "; "
she sleeps around " [
synonym : {
about },
{
around }]
5 :
in or to a reversed position or direction ; "
about face ";
"
suddenly she turned around " [
synonym : {
about }, {
around }]
6 :
in rotation or succession ; "
turn about is fair play "
7 : (
of actions or states )
slightly short of or not quite accomplished ;
all but ; "
the job is (
just )
about done "; "
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded "; "
we '
re almost finished "; "
the car all but ran her down "; "
he nearly fainted "; "
talked for nigh onto 2 hours "; "
the recording is well -
nigh perfect "; "
virtually all the parties signed the contract "; "
I was near exhausted by the run "; "
most everyone agrees " [
synonym : {
about }, {
almost }, {
most }, {
nearly }, {
near },
{
nigh }, {
virtually }, {
well -
nigh }]
adj 1 :
on the move ; "
up and about "; "
the whole town was astir over the incident " [
synonym : {
about (
p )}, {
astir (
p )}]
About \
A *
bout "\,
prep . [
OE .
aboute ,
abouten ,
abuten ;
AS .
[=
a ]
butan ,
onbutan ;
on butan ,
which is from be by utan outward ,
from ut out .
See {
But }, {
Out }.]
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1 .
Around ;
all round ;
on every side of . "
Look about you ."
--
Shak . "
Bind them about thy neck ." --
Prov .
iii .
3 .
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2 .
In the immediate neighborhood of ;
in contiguity or proximity to ;
near ,
as to place ;
by or on (
one '
s person ).
"
Have you much money about you ?" --
Bulwer .
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3 .
Over or upon different parts of ;
through or over in various directions ;
here and there in ;
to and fro in ;
throughout .
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Lampoons . . .
were handed about the coffeehouses .
--
Macaulay .
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Roving still about the world . --
Milton .
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4 .
Near ;
not far from ; --
determining approximately time ,
size ,
quantity . "
To -
morrow ,
about this time ." --
Exod .
ix .
18 . "
About my stature ." --
Shak .
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He went out about the third hour . --
Matt .
xx .
3 .
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Note :
This use passes into the adverbial sense .
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5 .
In concern with ;
engaged in ;
intent on .
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I must be about my Father '
s business . --
Luke ii .
49 .
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6 .
Before a verbal noun or an infinitive :
On the point or verge of ;
going ;
in act of .
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Paul was now aboutto open his mouth . --
Acts xviii .
14 .
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7 .
Concerning ;
with regard to ;
on account of ;
touching . "
To treat about thy ransom ." --
Milton .
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She must have her way about Sarah . --
Trollope .
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About \
A *
bout "\,
adv .
1 .
On all sides ;
around .
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'
Tis time to look about . --
Shak .
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2 .
In circuit ;
circularly ;
by a circuitous way ;
around the outside ;
as ,
a mile about ,
and a third of a mile across .
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3 .
Here and there ;
around ;
in one place and another .
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Wandering about from house to house . --
1 Tim .
v .
13 .
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4 .
Nearly ;
approximately ;
with close correspondence ,
in quality ,
manner ,
degree ,
etc .;
as ,
about as cold ;
about as high ; --
also of quantity ,
number ,
time . "
There fell . . .
about three thousand men ." --
Exod .
xxii .
28 .
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5 .
To a reserved position ;
half round ;
in the opposite direction ;
on the opposite tack ;
as ,
to face about ;
to turn one '
s self about .
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{
To bring about },
to cause to take place ;
to accomplish .
{
To come about },
to occur ;
to take place .
See under {
Come }.
{
To go about }, {
To set about },
to undertake ;
to arrange ;
to prepare . "
Shall we set about some revels ?" --
Shak .
{
Round about },
in every direction around .
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122 Moby Thesaurus words for "
about ":
again ,
aimlessly ,
all but ,
all over ,
all round ,
almost ,
along toward ,
alongside ,
anent ,
any which way ,
anyhow ,
anywise ,
approximately ,
apropos ,
apropos of ,
around ,
as for ,
as regards ,
as respects ,
as to ,
at close quarters ,
at hand ,
at random ,
back ,
back and forth ,
backward ,
beside ,
carelessly ,
casually ,
circa ,
circuitously ,
close ,
close about ,
close at hand ,
close by ,
close to ,
close upon ,
concerning ,
encircling ,
everywhere ,
far and wide ,
fast by ,
haphazard ,
haphazardly ,
hard ,
hard by ,
helter -
skelter ,
here and there ,
hereabout ,
hereabouts ,
in all directions ,
in connection with ,
in point of ,
in re ,
in reference to ,
in regard to ,
in relation to ,
in relation with ,
in respect to ,
in reverse ,
in spitting distance ,
in the air ,
in the neighborhood ,
in the vicinity ,
involving ,
just about ,
more or less ,
most ,
much ,
near ,
near at hand ,
near enough to ,
near upon ,
nearabout ,
nearabouts ,
nearby ,
nearly ,
nigh ,
nigh about ,
not far ,
not far from ,
of ,
on ,
on every side ,
only a step ,
pertaining to ,
pertinent to ,
plus ou moins ,
practically ,
prevalent ,
random ,
randomly ,
re ,
referring to ,
regarding ,
relating to ,
relative to ,
respecting ,
roughly ,
round ,
round about ,
some ,
somewhere about ,
speaking of ,
surrounding ,
thereabout ,
thereabouts ,
through ,
throughout ,
to and fro ,
touching ,
up and down ,
upon ,
upwards of ,
well -
nigh ,
with ,
with regard to ,
with respect to ,
within call ,
within earshot ,
within hearing ,
within reach
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