| 单词 | about |
| 释义 | about /euh bowt"/, prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. 2. connected or associated with: There was an air of mystery about him. 3. near; close to: a man about my height; about six o'clock. 4. in or somewhere near: He is about the house. 5. on every side of; around: the railing about the excavation. 6. on or near (one's person): They lost all they had about them. 7. so as to be of use to: Keep your wits about you. 8. on the verge or point of (usually fol. by an infinitive): about to leave. 9. here or there; in or on: to wander about the old castle. 10. concerned with; engaged in doing: Tell me what it's about. Bring me the other book while you're about it. adv. 11. near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately: It's about five miles from here. 12. nearly; almost: Dinner is about ready. 13. nearby; not far off: He is somewhere about. 14. on every side; in every direction; around: Look about and see if you can find it. 15. halfway around; in the opposite direction: to turn a car about. 16. from one place to another; in this place or that: to move furniture about; important papers strewn about. 17. in rotation or succession; alternately: Turn about is fair play. 18. in circumference: a wheel two inches about. 19. Naut. a. onto a new tack. b. onto a new course. adj. 20. moving around; astir: He was up and about while the rest of us still slept. 21. in existence; current; prevalent: Chicken pox is about. [bef. 900; ME aboute(n), OE abutan, onbutan on the outside of (a- A-1 + butan outside (see BUT1, BUT2), equiv. to b(e) BY + utan), c. Goth utana, ON, OS utan, OFris uta, OHG uzan(a) outside; see OUT; cf. ABOVE, ABAFT for formation] |
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