about
关于,约,有关,大约
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Definitions
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- : of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War.
- : connected or associated with: There was an air of mystery about him.
- : near; close to: a man about my height; about six o'clock.
- : in or somewhere near: He is about the house.
- : on every side of; around: the railing about the excavation.
- : on or near: They lost all they had about them.
- : so as to be of use to: Keep your wits about you.
- : on the verge or point of: about to leave.
- : here or there; in or on: to wander about the old castle.
- : concerned with; engaged in doing: Tell me what it's about. Bring me the other book while you're about it.
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- : near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately: It's about five miles from here.
- : nearly; almost: Dinner is about ready.
- : nearby; not far off: He is somewhere about.
- : on every side; in every direction; around: Look about and see if you can find it.
- : halfway around; in the opposite direction: to turn a car about.
- : from one place to another; in this place or that: to move furniture about; important papers strewn about.
- : in rotation or succession; alternately: Turn about is fair play.
- : in circumference: a wheel two inches about.
- : Nautical. onto a new tack.onto a new course.
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- : moving around; astir: He was up and about while the rest of us still slept.
- : in existence; current; prevalent: Chicken pox is about.
Phrases
- about time
- about to
- at about
- beat about the bush
- bring about
- cast about
- come about
- do an about-face
- get about
- go about (one's business)
- how about (that)
- just about
- knock about
- lay about
- man about town
- nose about (around)
- no two ways about it
- order someone about
- out and about
- see about
- send someone about someone's business
- set about
- that's about the size of it
- up and about
- what about someone (something)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
If the oft-talked-about college “hook-up culture” could be embodied by a place, it would be Shooters.
Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
A former talked-about, maybe-presidential candidate, Andrew Cuomo now hints at Hillary for president at his own re-election event.
Her book, for example, does not discuss her buzzed-about, scantily clad Maxim photo shoot from last year, and so neither do we.
So when it was revealed he would instead be showing in New York, it quickly became one of the most buzzed-about shows of the week.
These stories by a round-about way, gathering in circumstantial detail as they travelled, had reached his sister.
A few carbine and musket shots, from the knoll and house, soon brought them to a halt, and sent them to the right-about.
A commotion, a squeal, a thrashing-about near at hand caused both to turn suddenly.
I've seen the night when Brocken would be tame beside the pandemonium round-about.
I soon found he was a regular millstone round my neck—particularly when we were on the “walk-about.”