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about
- IPA[əˈbout]
美式
- prep.
  
  on the subject of; concerning；so as to affect
- adv.
  
  used to indicate movement in an area；used to express location in a particular place
- 釋義
- 相關詞
- 片語
prep.
介系詞
1. on the subject of; concerning I was thinking about you it's all about having fun 同義詞 regarding, concerning, with reference to, referring to, with regard to, ... 更多with respect to, respecting, relating to, on, touching on, dealing with, relevant to, with relevance to, connected with, in connection with, on the subject of, in the matter of, apropos, re, anent
▪ 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 around, throughout, over, through, all over, ... 更多in all parts of, on every side of, encircling, surrounding, here and there, everywhere
3. British used to express location in a particular place rugs strewn about the hall he produced a knife from somewhere about his person 同義詞 around, in circulation, in existence, current, going on, ... 更多prevailing, prevalent, widespread, pervasive, endemic, happening, in the air, abroad
▪ used to describe a quality apparent in a person there was a look about her that said everything
adv.
副詞
1. British used to indicate movement in an area men were floundering about finding my way about 同義詞 around, here and there, to and fro, back and forth, from place to place, ... 更多hither and thither, in every direction, in all directions, abroad
2. British used to express location in a particular place there was a lot of flu about a thief about in the hotel 同義詞 near, nearby, around, about the place, hereabouts, ... 更多not far off/away, close by, in the vicinity, in the neighborhood, at hand, within reach, on the doorstep, (just) around the corner
3. (used with a number or quantity) approximately reduced by about 5 percent he's about 35 同義詞 approximately, roughly, around, round about, in the neighborhood/region of, ... 更多in the area of, of the order of, something like, or so, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts, more or less, give or take a few, not far off, getting on for, circa, informalas near as dammit, in the ballpark of反義詞 exactly, precisely
about-face
n.
(chiefly in military contexts) a turn made so as to face the opposite direction: he did an about-face and marched out of the tent
v.
turn so as to face the opposite direction: suddenly he about-turned and saluted again
excl
(in military contexts) a command to make an about-face.
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about-turn
n.
(chiefly in military contexts) a turn made so as to face the opposite direction: he did an about-turn and marched out of the tent
v.
turn so as to face the opposite direction: suddenly he about-turned and saluted again
excl
a military command to make an about-turn.
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muck about
ph.
behave in a silly or aimless way
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bugger about
ph.
waste time or act in a stupid way
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bugger about
ph.
waste time or act in a stupid way
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round about
ph.
on all sides or in all directions; surrounding someone or something
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put about
ph.
(of a ship) turn on the opposite tack
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muck about
ph.
behave in a silly or aimless way, especially by wasting time when serious activity is expected
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片語
about to do something
be not about to do something
know what one is about
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about
IPA[əˈbaʊt]
英式
prep.
on the subject of; concerning: I was thinking about you a book about ancient Greece
adv.
used to indicate movement within an area: men were floundering about finding my way about
Oxford Dictionary