单词 | about |
释义 | Word Frequency about(əˈbaʊt) preposition 1. relating to; concerning; on the subject of 2. near or close to (in space or time) 3. carried on I haven't any money about me 4. on every side of; all the way around 5. active in or engaged in she is about her business 6. about to adverb 7. approximately; near in number, time, degree, etc about 50 years old 8. nearby 9. here and there; from place to place; in no particular direction walk about to keep warm 10. all around; on every side 11. in or to the opposite direction he turned about and came back 12. in rotation or revolution turn and turn about 13. used in informal phrases to indicate understatement I've had just about enough of your insults it's about time you stopped 14. archaic in circumference; around adjective 15. (predicative) active; astir after sleep up and about 16. (predicative) in existence, current, or in circulation there aren't many about nowadays Word origin Old English abūtan, onbūtan on the outside of, around, from on + būtan outside |
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