English → Chinese
about
/BrE əˈbaʊt 
, AmE əˈbaʊt /
▶[Modifiers] A preposition
1 (concerning, regarding) 关于;
a book/film about sth 有关某内容的书／电影;
I'm ringing about my results 我打电话来问一下我的检查结果;
what was all that about? 这到底是怎么回事？
2 (bound up with) 为了;
business is about making profits 做生意就是为了赢利
3 (in the nature of) 在…的特征中;
what I like about her is her frankness 我喜欢她的地方是她的直率;
there's something odd about him 他这人有点怪;
there's something about the place that intrigues me 这地方总有什么东西让我着迷
4 (occupied with) 从事于;
to know what one is about 明白自己在做什么;
while you're about it 趁着你干这件事的时候;
(and) be quick about it! 快点干完！
5 (mainly British) (in many directions within, in many parts of) 在…各处;
we wandered about the town all afternoon 我们整个下午都在城里四处游逛;
he looked anxiously about the room 他在房间里焦急地四下察看
6 (in invitations, suggestions, when soliciting opinions) [用于邀请、建议、询问];
what/how about sb/sth?; 某人／某事物怎么样／如何？;
how about a drink? 来一杯怎么样？;
what about going into town? 进城去好吗？;
how about you? 你呢？
7 (with) 在…身上;
he said he had no money about him 他说他没带钱;
to have drugs/weapons about one's person 身上藏有毒品／武器
8 British (surrounding) 围绕着; (on either side of) 在…两侧;
there were trees about the house 屋子四周绿树环绕
B adverb
1 ▶[Approximation] (approximately) 大约;
at about 6 p.m. 下午6点左右;
(and) about time too! 再说正是时候呢！;
that's about it (that's all) 就是这些; (that's the situation) 就是这样;
as far as I know, that's about it 据我所知，就这么回事
2 (almost) 几乎;
we're about ready 我们差不多准备好了;
I've had just about enough 我差不多吃饱了
3 (mainly British) (within area) 在四周;
I had difficulty finding my way about 我不知该怎么走;
there was no one about 附近没有人
4 (mainly British) (in circulation) 存在着;
there was a lot of flu about 那时流感正在肆虐
5 (mainly British) (indicating reverse position) 向相反方向;
it's the wrong way about 方向搞反了
C adjective
1 (expressing future intention) 刚要…的;
we're (just) about to start 我们正要开始
2 (awake and out of bed) 活动中的;
to be up and about [睡醒或病愈后] 起来四处走动;
you were up and about early this morning 你今天早晨起来得很早嘛
3 (rejecting course of action) 愿意;
I'm not about to tell him 我不想告诉他