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单词 whereabouts
释义 where·abouts
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷əˌbau̇ts, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adverb
also where·about \-t\
Etymology: whereabouts from Middle English wheraboutes, from Middle English wher aboute + -s, gen. singular noun ending functioning adverbially; whereabout from Middle English wher aboute, from wher where + aboute, about about — more at -s
1. : about where : near what place
 < to know at the outset whereabouts the line will be drawn — F.W.Maitland >
2. obsolete : at what work : on what business or errand
 < I must not have you henceforth question me whither I go, nor reason whereabout — Shakespeare >
II. noun plural but singular or plural in construction
(also whereabout)
: the place or general locality where a person or thing is
 < had for long been determined to discover the whereabout of the gold country — Times Literary Supplement >
 < his whereabouts was known only to his personal staff — Fortune >
 < his whereabouts are kept secret — Manchester Guardian Weekly >
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