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Derivatives :
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roundabout
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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[ə'baut]
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preposition
(relating to) 关于
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a book about London
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关于伦敦的一本书
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what's it about?
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这是关于什么的？
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she knows a lot about art
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她对艺术懂得很多
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we talked about it
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我们谈到了这事
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management is about motivating people
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管理就是要激发大家的热情
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to be sorry/pleased/angry about sth
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对某事感到抱歉/开心/生气
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there's something odd about this
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这有点怪怪的
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we'll have to do something about this
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我们对此要采取点儿措施
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what {or} how about eating out?
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出去吃怎么样？
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2.
preposition
(place) 在…各处
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he was wandering about the garden
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他在花园里到处闲逛
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clothes scattered about the room
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扔得满屋各处都是的衣服
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it must be about here somewhere
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一定在这周围的某个地方
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3.
preposition
[frm]
(around) 围绕
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a chain hung about her neck
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环绕在她脖子上的一条项链
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4.
adverb
(approximately) 大约
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about a hundred/thousand people
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大约100/1000人
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at about two o'clock
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在两点钟左右
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5.
adverb
(place) 在
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to leave things lying about
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把东西到处乱放
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to run/walk about
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到处跑/到处走
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is Paul about?
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保罗在吗？
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there's a lot of flu/money about
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正在流行流感/资金充足
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6.
adverb
to be about to do sth 正要做某事
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he was about to leave
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他正要离开
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- about
[əˈbaʊt]
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1.
adverb
大约，接近
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Computers account for about two-thirds of the company's sales and profit.
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计算机约占公司销售额和利润的三分之二。
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He's about 30 years old.
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他大约三十岁了。
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We meet about once a month.
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我们大约一个月见一次面。
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I've had about all I can stand.
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我几乎忍无可忍了。
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2.
adverb
四周，周围各个方向地
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He was testing me, leaving the money lying about the room.
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他考验我，故意让钱散落在各个角落。
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Let's look about for help.
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我们要四处寻求帮助。
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3.
adverb
在周围；在附近，在近处
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It was cold, though, standing about in the Market Square during January.
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虽然是一月份，但站在集市广场上还是有些冷。
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4.
adverb
到处，各处
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After the fire, people were running about shouting for friends or relatives.
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火灾发生之后，人们四处奔跑寻找亲人朋友，并呼喊着他们的名字。
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News gets around (or about).
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消息四处传开。
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People were rushing about.
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人们四处奔走。
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5.
adverb
沿反方向，朝相反方向地
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After each throw both teams about face and the other team throws the ball.
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每次投球之后，两支队都交换场位，另一支队伍再投球。
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6.
adverb
依次地，轮流地
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Turn about is fair play.
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机会轮流，天公地道。
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7.
adverb
[Spoken]
基本上，差不多，几乎
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The workers are just about finished with all the construction of the new building.
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工人们就要完成新楼的全部建设任务了。
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The job is (just) about done.
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这项工作几乎完成了。
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8.
preposition
关于，涉及
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9.
preposition
与……有关，与……相关
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10.
preposition
接近，大约，左右，差不多
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11.
preposition
在……里，在……范围内，在……内的各处
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12.
preposition
围绕，在……周围；在……附近
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13.
preposition
以……为目的
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14.
preposition
对……有用
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15.
preposition
从事于
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16.
preposition
即将……之时，正要
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17.
adjective
活动的；起床的；骚动的
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He travels to the beach at least once a month and enjoys getting out and about.
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他至少一个月去一次海滩，很喜欢这样的外出旅行。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- about
[ə'baυt]
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1.
prep
relating to; concerning; on the subject of
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2.
prep
near or close to (in space or time)
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3.
prep
carried on
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I haven't any money about me
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4.
prep
on every side of; all the way around
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5.
prep
active in or engaged in
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she is about her business
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6.
adv
approximately; near in number, time, degree, etc
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about 50 years old
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7.
adv
nearby
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8.
adv
here and there; from place to place; in no particular direction
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walk about to keep warm
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9.
adv
all around; on every side
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10.
adv
in or to the opposite direction
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he turned about and came back
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11.
adv
in rotation or revolution
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turn and turn about
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12.
adv
used in informal phrases to indicate understatement
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I've had just about enough of your insults
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it's about time you stopped
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13.
adv
[Archaic]
in circumference; around
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14.
adj
[predicative]
active; astir after sleep
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up and about
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15.
adj
[predicative]
in existence, current, or in circulation
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there aren't many about nowadays
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16.
adj
[Etymology]
Old English abutan, onbutan on the outside of, around, from on + butan outside
Examples
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Rudeness is about the only thing I don't like about him.
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粗俗无礼是我唯一不喜欢他的地方。
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The afternoon, about 4 o'clock, we saw land, bearing south by west of us, at about 10 miles' distance from us by estimation.
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下午约四点钟的时候，我们看见了陆地，就在向南偏西的方向朝我们这边移动，据估计，它离我们只有10里之远。
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to be conscientious about sth/about doing sth
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认真地对待某事/做某事
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to be excited about sth/about doing sth
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对某事/做某事感到激动
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to be meticulous about sth/about doing sth
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对某事/做某事非常谨慎
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to be nervous about sth/about doing sth
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对某事/做某事感到紧张不安
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a phobia about sth/about doing sth
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对某事/做某事的恐惧症
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