英语词汇“to know about”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive. To have information about or knowledge of (something). Also sometimes: to be aware of (an event as having occurred); = to know of —— 2 at Phrasal verbs.Often used to express a knowledge of externals, as opposed to real understanding or actual acquaintance.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > have knowledge of [verb (intransitive)]

canOE

to know of ——c1350

savoura1382

understanda1400

kenc1400

weeta1547

to keep up to1712

to know about ——1761

to be (or get) wise to1896

to wise up1905

to have heard of1907

to be (or get) jerry (on, on to, to)1908

1761 Ann. Reg. 1760 ii. Literary & Misc. Ess. 206 He who aims at universal knowledge, may know about many things, but he will properly know nothing.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1763 I. 249 He..called to the boy, ‘What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?’ ‘Sir, (said the boy,) I would give what I have.’

1824 Rep. Proc. against Rev. J. Smith 85 John Baillie states..that I made answer and said, ‘I have known about this this six weeks.’

1849 H. W. Longfellow Kavanagh 21 There is Mr. Hanson, who wants to know about the cooking range.

1876 J. P. Norris Rudim. Theol. i. iv. 70 Knowing God is an infinitely better thing than knowing about God.

1908 Chicago Tribune 27 Sept. e3 Many a refractory child will allow a loose tooth to be removed if he knows about the tooth fairy.

1927 S. Lewis Elmer Gantry i. 8 If they tell me they didn't know about this, you'll get merry Hail Columbia for not telling 'em.

1961 Listener 30 Nov. 937/1 The molimo, the secret male musical instrument which no woman or child is meant to know about or see.

1981 V. N. McIntyre Entropy Effect iv. 105 You're not the only one on this ship who knows about the whip-lash effect.

2003 N.Y. Mag. 4 Aug. 15/1 He carried a gun. His friends all knew he was strapped. And he made sure everybody knew about it.

2. intransitive. colloquial I don't (later also wouldn't) know about ——: used to suggest reluctance to comment on the validity of an assertion, suggestion, etc. (and sometimes also scepticism on the part of the speaker); frequently as I don't (or wouldn't) know about that. Cf. I wouldn't know at Phrases 41.The replacement of don't by wouldn't in this expression, which seems first to have taken place in American English, may reflect a further distancing of the speaker from the assertion or suggestion being made.

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1815 R. Bloomfield Hist. Little Davy's New Hat i. 5 ‘She will never be the poorer for it, I know.’ ‘I don't know about that,’ said Davy; ‘but I know that I have got it.’

1833 Lady Stepney New Road to Ruin II. vii. 55 ‘Is Dr. C— very clever?’..‘I don't know about his being very clever!..but he's the man I would call in to you..supposing you were sick, and I in any dilemma.’

1840 H. J. Conway Battle of Stillwater ii. ii, in America's Lost Plays (1941) XIV. 129 Cotton. None dare dispute it. Uzz. Well, I don't know about that.

1880 A. Trollope Duke's Children I. iii. 37 ‘I think I have heard your mother speak of her as though she loved her dearly,’ said Tregear. ‘I don't know about loving her dearly. They were intimate.’

1895 S. Crane Red Badge of Courage xiv. 144 ‘They all seem t' think we've got 'em jest where we want 'em.’ ‘I don't know about that,’ the youth replied. ‘What I seen over on th'right makes me think it was th'other way about.’

1930 D. Parker Laments for Living 212 ‘What those big blue eyes of yours do to me is nobody's business. Know that?’ ‘Oh, I wouldn't know about that,’ she said.

1960 L. P. Hartley Facial Justice xvi. 133 ‘Every man has his type, of course—.’ ‘I wouldn't know about that.’

1997 Indianapolis Star 28 Dec. c6/6 It's an act of God when I punt the ball because I don't know how I do it... People talk about hitting the sweet spot, but I don't know about that.

2005 R. Haddock Man from Savannah 220 ‘I guess it's a little tough to be a ladies man when you live at home.’ ‘I wouldn't know about being a ladies man... I guess that would be your department.’

单词	to know about
释义	> as lemmas to know about —— to know about —— 1. intransitive. To have information about or knowledge of (something). Also sometimes: to be aware of (an event as having occurred); = to know of —— 2 at Phrasal verbs.Often used to express a knowledge of externals, as opposed to real understanding or actual acquaintance. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > have knowledge of [verb (intransitive)] canOE to know of ——c1350 savoura1382 understanda1400 kenc1400 weeta1547 to keep up to1712 to know about ——1761 to be (or get) wise to1896 to wise up1905 to have heard of1907 to be (or get) jerry (on, on to, to)1908 1761 Ann. Reg. 1760 ii. Literary & Misc. Ess. 206 He who aims at universal knowledge, may know about many things, but he will properly know nothing. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1763 I. 249 He..called to the boy, ‘What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts?’ ‘Sir, (said the boy,) I would give what I have.’ 1824 Rep. Proc. against Rev. J. Smith 85 John Baillie states..that I made answer and said, ‘I have known about this this six weeks.’ 1849 H. W. Longfellow Kavanagh 21 There is Mr. Hanson, who wants to know about the cooking range. 1876 J. P. Norris Rudim. Theol. i. iv. 70 Knowing God is an infinitely better thing than knowing about God. 1908 Chicago Tribune 27 Sept. e3 Many a refractory child will allow a loose tooth to be removed if he knows about the tooth fairy. 1927 S. Lewis Elmer Gantry i. 8 If they tell me they didn't know about this, you'll get merry Hail Columbia for not telling 'em. 1961 Listener 30 Nov. 937/1 The molimo, the secret male musical instrument which no woman or child is meant to know about or see. 1981 V. N. McIntyre Entropy Effect iv. 105 You're not the only one on this ship who knows about the whip-lash effect. 2003 N.Y. Mag. 4 Aug. 15/1 He carried a gun. His friends all knew he was strapped. And he made sure everybody knew about it. 2. intransitive. colloquial I don't (later also wouldn't) know about ——: used to suggest reluctance to comment on the validity of an assertion, suggestion, etc. (and sometimes also scepticism on the part of the speaker); frequently as I don't (or wouldn't) know about that. Cf. I wouldn't know at Phrases 41.The replacement of don't by wouldn't in this expression, which seems first to have taken place in American English, may reflect a further distancing of the speaker from the assertion or suggestion being made. ΚΠ 1815 R. Bloomfield Hist. Little Davy's New Hat i. 5 ‘She will never be the poorer for it, I know.’ ‘I don't know about that,’ said Davy; ‘but I know that I have got it.’ 1833 Lady Stepney New Road to Ruin II. vii. 55 ‘Is Dr. C— very clever?’..‘I don't know about his being very clever!..but he's the man I would call in to you..supposing you were sick, and I in any dilemma.’ 1840 H. J. Conway Battle of Stillwater ii. ii, in America's Lost Plays (1941) XIV. 129 Cotton. None dare dispute it. Uzz. Well, I don't know about that. 1880 A. Trollope Duke's Children I. iii. 37 ‘I think I have heard your mother speak of her as though she loved her dearly,’ said Tregear. ‘I don't know about loving her dearly. They were intimate.’ 1895 S. Crane Red Badge of Courage xiv. 144 ‘They all seem t' think we've got 'em jest where we want 'em.’ ‘I don't know about that,’ the youth replied. ‘What I seen over on th'right makes me think it was th'other way about.’ 1930 D. Parker Laments for Living 212 ‘What those big blue eyes of yours do to me is nobody's business. Know that?’ ‘Oh, I wouldn't know about that,’ she said. 1960 L. P. Hartley Facial Justice xvi. 133 ‘Every man has his type, of course—.’ ‘I wouldn't know about that.’ 1997 Indianapolis Star 28 Dec. c6/6 It's an act of God when I punt the ball because I don't know how I do it... People talk about hitting the sweet spot, but I don't know about that. 2005 R. Haddock Man from Savannah 220 ‘I guess it's a little tough to be a ladies man when you live at home.’ ‘I wouldn't know about being a ladies man... I guess that would be your department.’ extracted from knowv. < as lemmas
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