about是什么意思_about怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

(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"

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"

in the area or vicinity;"a few spectators standing about"
"hanging around"
"waited around for the next flight"

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"

in or to a reversed position or direction;"about face"
"suddenly she turned around"

in rotation or succession;"turn about is fair play"

(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"

中英词源

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。

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.

词态变化

权威造句

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。

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。

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。

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）

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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近反义词

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...

相似短语

be about to 即将,正要,正准备,正打算

on or about 在或约在；日或约日根据信用状统一惯例(*UCP)第五十条的规定，"on or about"及类似的用语如被使用于装运期限时，将解释为，要求自特定日期的前五日起至该特定日期后五日止的期间内装运，头尾

to be about 在外面走动

be on about vt.详细地谈

about to 即将We are about to start.我们正准备出发。

be about 从事于

about and about 差不多, 大致相同, 很相似

barge about 东碰西撞,瞎碰乱撞

be careful about 注意,担心,讲究…

be clear about 对…很清楚

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