prep.
- 關於,對於My mother often spoke to me about you.
家母常和我談起你。
- 在……的附近;在……的周圍She sat up and looked about her.
她坐了起來,環顧四周。
- 在……的身邊I had no money about me.
我身邊沒有帶錢。
- 大約在……時候It happened about 5 o'clock in the morning.
這事發生在早晨約莫五點鐘的時候。
- 從事於What the hell are you about?
你到底在做什麼?
- 在……身上,在……的性格中What I like about him is his sense of humor.
我喜歡的是他的幽默感。
ad.
- 在四周;到處She likes to walk about.
她喜愛四處走走。
- 在附近,在近處There were few people about.
附近幾乎無人。
- 大約;幾乎John is about the same age as Tom.
約翰和湯姆的年齡相仿。
- 向相反方向The ship turned about midway.
船在中途掉轉了航向。
片語
be about to
- 即將We are about to start.
我們正準備出發。
辨析
同義:
prep.關於
concerning uponprep.大約;幾乎
nearly almost approximately practically virtuallyprep.,ad.在四周
arounda.即將的;打算(做)的
ready to on the point of同義參見:
on of over