about
- IPA[əˈbaʊt]
英式
- on the subject of; concerning；so as to affect
- used to indicate movement within an area；used to express location in a particular place
- 釋義
- 片語
介系詞
- 1. on the subject of; concerning I was thinking about you a book about ancient Greece 同義詞
- ▪ so as to affect there's nothing we can do about it
- 2. British used to indicate movement within a particular area she looked about the room 同義詞
- 3. British used to express location in a particular place rugs were strewn about the hall he produced a knife from somewhere about his person 同義詞
- ▪ used to describe a quality apparent in a person there was a look about her that said everything
副詞
- 1. British used to indicate movement within an area men were floundering about finding my way about 同義詞
- 2. British used to express location in a particular place there was a lot of flu about 同義詞
- 3. (used with a number or quantity) approximately reduced by about 5 per cent he's about 35 同義詞 反義詞
