about 的英语意思
aboutabout1 /əˈbaʊt/ preposition 
查看全部语言翻译1concerning or relating to a particular subject关于某一特定主题: 
a book about politics一本关于政治的书 She said something about leaving town.她说了些关于离开小镇的事。 He lied about his age.他在年龄上撒了谎。 About that car of yours. How much are you selling it for?说起你那辆车，你准备卖多少钱？ What’s he on about (=talking about)?他在说什么（=谈论什么）？ It’s about Tommy, doctor. He’s been sick again.医生，是关于汤米的事。他又生病了。 Naturally, my mother wanted to know all about it (=all the details relating to it).当然，我妈妈想了解关于这件事的一切（=与之相关的所有细节）。2used to show why someone is angry, happy, upset etc用于表示某人生气、高兴、沮丧等的原因: I’m really worried about Jack.我真的很担心杰克。 She’s upset about missing the party.她因为错过了聚会而心烦意乱。3in many different directions within a particular place, or in different parts of a place在某一地方的各个方向，或在某一地方的不同部分 SYN around, round: We spent the whole afternoon walking about town.我们整个下午都在镇上到处走。 Books were scattered about the room.书散落在房间各处。4in the nature or character of a person or thing在某人或某物的本质或特性中: There’s something really strange about Liza.莉莎这个人有些很奇怪的地方。 What I like about the job is that it’s never boring.这份工作让我喜欢的一点是它永远不会让人感到无聊。5what/how about somebody/something spoken口语 a)used to ask a question that directs attention to another person or thing用于提问，将注意力引向另一个人或事物: What about Jack? We can’t just leave him here.杰克怎么办？我们不能就这样把他留在这里。 I’m feeling hungry. How about you?我有点饿了。你呢？ b)used to make a suggestion用于提出建议: How about a salad for lunch?午饭吃沙拉怎么样？6do something about something to do something to solve a problem or stop a bad situation采取行动以解决问题或阻止不良局面: If we don’t do something about it, the problem is going to get worse.如果我们不采取措施，这个问题只会越来越严重。 What can be done about the rising levels of pollution?对于日益严重的污染问题，能做些什么呢？7if an organization, a job, an activity etc is about something, that is its basic purpose如果一个组织、工作、活动等是"关于"某事的，那就是其基本目的: Leadership is all about getting your team to co-operate.领导力说到底就是让你的团队齐心协力。8it’s all about somebody/something used to say who or what is important in a situation用于说明在某种情况中谁或什么是重要的: It’s all about money, and who’s got the most.一切都跟钱有关，看谁的钱多。9while you’re about it spoken口语 used to tell someone to do something while they are doing something else because it would be easier to do both things at the same time用于告诉某人在做另一件事的同时顺便做某事，因为同时做两件事更方便: Go and see what’s the matter, and while you’re about it you can fetch me my sweater.去看看出什么事了，顺便帮我把毛衣拿来。10what was all that about? spoken口语 used to ask the reason for something that has just happened, especially someone’s angry behaviour用于询问刚刚发生的事情的原因，尤其是某人愤怒行为的原因11literary文学 surrounding a person or thing围绕在某人或某物周围: Jo sensed fear and jealousy all about her.乔感觉到她四周弥漫着恐惧和妒忌。 → be quick about it at quick1(5), → go about your business at business(12)THESAURUS同义词辨析about used when saying what the subject of something is用于说明某事的主题是什么: · She’s always talking about you.·她总是在谈论你。· In her novels she writes about life in South Africa.·在她的小说中，她描写了南非的生活。· There’s something I wanted to ask you about.·有件事我想问问你。on about a particular subject关于某一特定主题: · a book on English grammar·一本关于英语语法的书· a report on poverty in rural areas·一份关于农村贫困问题的报告concerning/regarding formal正式 about关于: · Prince Saiid answered questions concerning Kuwait’s future.·赛义德王子回答了有关科威特未来的问题。· The report raises a number of questions regarding food safety.·该报告提出了一些关于食品安全的问题。with regard to formal正式 about – used especially when you want to start talking or writing about somethingabout——尤用于当你想开始谈论或写作某一话题时: · Dear Sir, I’m writing with regard to your advertisement in The Times.·尊敬的先生，我写信是关于您在《泰晤士报》上刊登的广告。re used in business letters and in emails to introduce the subject that you are going to write about用于商业信函和电子邮件中，用以引出即将写到的主题: · Re: Friday’s meeting·主题：周五会议
查看全部语言翻译1concerning or relating to a particular subject关于某一特定主题: a book about politics一本关于政治的书 She said something about leaving town.她说了些关于离开小镇的事。 He lied about his age.他在年龄上撒了谎。 About that car of yours. How much are you selling it for?说起你那辆车，你准备卖多少钱？ What’s he on about (=talking about)?他在说什么（=谈论什么）？ It’s about Tommy, doctor. He’s been sick again.医生，是关于汤米的事。他又生病了。 Naturally, my mother wanted to know all about it (=all the details relating to it).当然，我妈妈想了解关于这件事的一切（=与之相关的所有细节）。2used to show why someone is angry, happy, upset etc用于表示某人生气、高兴、沮丧等的原因: I’m really worried about Jack.我真的很担心杰克。 She’s upset about missing the party.她因为错过了聚会而心烦意乱。3in many different directions within a particular place, or in different parts of a place在某一地方的各个方向，或在某一地方的不同部分 SYN around, round: We spent the whole afternoon walking about town.我们整个下午都在镇上到处走。 Books were scattered about the room.书散落在房间各处。4in the nature or character of a person or thing在某人或某物的本质或特性中: There’s something really strange about Liza.莉莎这个人有些很奇怪的地方。 What I like about the job is that it’s never boring.这份工作让我喜欢的一点是它永远不会让人感到无聊。5what/how about somebody/something spoken口语 a)used to ask a question that directs attention to another person or thing用于提问，将注意力引向另一个人或事物: What about Jack? We can’t just leave him here.杰克怎么办？我们不能就这样把他留在这里。 I’m feeling hungry. How about you?我有点饿了。你呢？ b)used to make a suggestion用于提出建议: How about a salad for lunch?午饭吃沙拉怎么样？6do something about something to do something to solve a problem or stop a bad situation采取行动以解决问题或阻止不良局面: If we don’t do something about it, the problem is going to get worse.如果我们不采取措施，这个问题只会越来越严重。 What can be done about the rising levels of pollution?对于日益严重的污染问题，能做些什么呢？7if an organization, a job, an activity etc is about something, that is its basic purpose如果一个组织、工作、活动等是"关于"某事的，那就是其基本目的: Leadership is all about getting your team to co-operate.领导力说到底就是让你的团队齐心协力。8it’s all about somebody/something used to say who or what is important in a situation用于说明在某种情况中谁或什么是重要的: It’s all about money, and who’s got the most.一切都跟钱有关，看谁的钱多。9while you’re about it spoken口语 used to tell someone to do something while they are doing something else because it would be easier to do both things at the same time用于告诉某人在做另一件事的同时顺便做某事，因为同时做两件事更方便: Go and see what’s the matter, and while you’re about it you can fetch me my sweater.去看看出什么事了，顺便帮我把毛衣拿来。10what was all that about? spoken口语 used to ask the reason for something that has just happened, especially someone’s angry behaviour用于询问刚刚发生的事情的原因，尤其是某人愤怒行为的原因11literary文学 surrounding a person or thing围绕在某人或某物周围: Jo sensed fear and jealousy all about her.乔感觉到她四周弥漫着恐惧和妒忌。 → be quick about it at quick1(5), → go about your business at business(12)THESAURUS同义词辨析about used when saying what the subject of something is用于说明某事的主题是什么: · She’s always talking about you.·她总是在谈论你。· In her novels she writes about life in South Africa.·在她的小说中，她描写了南非的生活。· There’s something I wanted to ask you about.·有件事我想问问你。on about a particular subject关于某一特定主题: · a book on English grammar·一本关于英语语法的书· a report on poverty in rural areas·一份关于农村贫困问题的报告concerning/regarding formal正式 about关于: · Prince Saiid answered questions concerning Kuwait’s future.·赛义德王子回答了有关科威特未来的问题。· The report raises a number of questions regarding food safety.·该报告提出了一些关于食品安全的问题。with regard to formal正式 about – used especially when you want to start talking or writing about somethingabout——尤用于当你想开始谈论或写作某一话题时: · Dear Sir, I’m writing with regard to your advertisement in The Times.·尊敬的先生，我写信是关于您在《泰晤士报》上刊登的广告。re used in business letters and in emails to introduce the subject that you are going to write about用于商业信函和电子邮件中，用以引出即将写到的主题: · Re: Friday’s meeting·主题：周五会议aboutabout2 adverb 1 (also round about spoken口语) a little more or less than a particular number, amount, or size比某一数字、数量或大小略多或略少；大约 SYN roughly, approximately: I live about 10 miles away.我住在大约10英里之外。 a tiny computer about as big as a postcard一台大约明信片大小的微型电脑 We left the restaurant at round about 10.30.我们大约10点半离开了餐厅。► see thesaurus at approximateRegister语体In written English, people usually prefer to use approximately, as it sounds more technical:· The cost to taxpayers is approximately $200 billion.在书面英语中，人们通常更倾向于使用 approximately，因为它听起来更具技术性：·纳税人的成本约为2000亿美元。2 British English in many different directions within a place or in different parts of a place在某一地方的各个方向，或在某一地方的不同部分 SYN around: People were rushing about, trying to find the driver.人们四处奔忙，试图找到司机。 Cushions were scattered about on the chairs.靠垫散落在椅子上各处。3near to you or in the same place as you在你附近或与你在同一地方: Is Derek about? There’s a phone call for him.Derek在吗？有他的电话。 Quick! Let’s go while there’s no-one about.快点！趁现在没人，我们走吧。4British English spoken口语 existing or available now现在存在或可以获得的: I hope she hasn’t caught flu. There’s a lot of it about.我希望她没有得流感。现在流感很多。 She might get temporary work, but there’s not much about.她也许能找到临时工作，但目前能找到的不多。5informal非正式 almost or probably几乎；大概: I was about ready to leave when somebody rang the doorbell.我正要出门，这时有人按了门铃。 ‘Have you finished?’ ‘Just about.’"你做完了吗？""差不多了。" It’s just about the worst mistake anyone could make.这差不多是任何人都可能犯的最严重的错误。6that’s about it/all spoken口语 a)used to tell someone that you have told them everything you know用于告诉某人你已经告诉了他们你所知道的一切: He was a quiet chap, married with kids. That’s about it, really.他是个安静的人，结了婚，有孩子。差不多就这些了，真的。 b)used to say that there is nothing else available用于表示没有其他可用的东西了: There’s some cheese in the fridge and that’s about it.冰箱里有些奶酪，也就这些了。7so as to face in the opposite direction以便面向相反的方向 SYN around: He quickly turned about and walked away.他迅速转身走开了。
1 (also round about spoken口语) a little more or less than a particular number, amount, or size比某一数字、数量或大小略多或略少；大约 SYN roughly, approximately: I live about 10 miles away.我住在大约10英里之外。 a tiny computer about as big as a postcard一台大约明信片大小的微型电脑 We left the restaurant at round about 10.30.我们大约10点半离开了餐厅。► see thesaurus at approximateRegister语体In written English, people usually prefer to use approximately, as it sounds more technical:· The cost to taxpayers is approximately $200 billion.在书面英语中，人们通常更倾向于使用 approximately，因为它听起来更具技术性：·纳税人的成本约为2000亿美元。2 British English in many different directions within a place or in different parts of a place在某一地方的各个方向，或在某一地方的不同部分 SYN around: People were rushing about, trying to find the driver.人们四处奔忙，试图找到司机。 Cushions were scattered about on the chairs.靠垫散落在椅子上各处。3near to you or in the same place as you在你附近或与你在同一地方: Is Derek about? There’s a phone call for him.Derek在吗？有他的电话。 Quick! Let’s go while there’s no-one about.快点！趁现在没人，我们走吧。4British English spoken口语 existing or available now现在存在或可以获得的: I hope she hasn’t caught flu. There’s a lot of it about.我希望她没有得流感。现在流感很多。 She might get temporary work, but there’s not much about.她也许能找到临时工作，但目前能找到的不多。5informal非正式 almost or probably几乎；大概: I was about ready to leave when somebody rang the doorbell.我正要出门，这时有人按了门铃。 ‘Have you finished?’ ‘Just about.’"你做完了吗？""差不多了。" It’s just about the worst mistake anyone could make.这差不多是任何人都可能犯的最严重的错误。6that’s about it/all spoken口语 a)used to tell someone that you have told them everything you know用于告诉某人你已经告诉了他们你所知道的一切: He was a quiet chap, married with kids. That’s about it, really.他是个安静的人，结了婚，有孩子。差不多就这些了，真的。 b)used to say that there is nothing else available用于表示没有其他可用的东西了: There’s some cheese in the fridge and that’s about it.冰箱里有些奶酪，也就这些了。7so as to face in the opposite direction以便面向相反的方向 SYN around: He quickly turned about and walked away.他迅速转身走开了。aboutabout3 adjective 1be about to do something if someone is about to do something, or if something is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon如果某人即将做某事，或某事即将发生，意味着他们马上就要做或事情很快就会发生: We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived.我们正要离开，Jerry就到了。 Work was about to start on a new factory building.新厂房的建设工作即将开始。2not be about to do something informal非正式 used to emphasize that you have no intention of doing something用于强调你没有做某事的意图: I’ve never smoked in my life and I’m not about to start now.我这辈子从来没抽过烟，现在也不打算开始。 → out and about at out1(3), → be up and about at up1(11)
1be about to do something if someone is about to do something, or if something is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon如果某人即将做某事，或某事即将发生，意味着他们马上就要做或事情很快就会发生: We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived.我们正要离开，Jerry就到了。 Work was about to start on a new factory building.新厂房的建设工作即将开始。2not be about to do something informal非正式 used to emphasize that you have no intention of doing something用于强调你没有做某事的意图: I’ve never smoked in my life and I’m not about to start now.我这辈子从来没抽过烟，现在也不打算开始。 → out and about at out1(3), → be up and about at up1(11)