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【释义】：

prep．❶ 在…周围，在…附近：the comrades about us我们周围的同志．He lives somewhere about here．他住在这儿附近的某处．❷ 在…各处：walk about the town在城里走来走去．❸ 在…身边(有)：Have you a pen about you?你身边有钢笔吗?❹ 在做(事)：What are you about?你在做什么?Mind what you are about!注意!留心!And while you are about it，在你做那事的时候，顺便…．❺ 关于，对于：an article about the revolution in education一篇关于教育革命的文章．talk about sth．谈论某事．What’s your opinion about the plan?你对这计划有什么意见?How about going on foot?走著去怎么样?What about the suggestion?那个建议怎么样?❻ 大约，左右：about my height大约我这么高．

－ad．❶ 周围，四周：look about 环顾．❷ 各处，到处：move sth．about 把…搬来搬去．Don’t leave your things about．不要到处乱放东西．❸ 附近：stand somewhere about 站在附近某处． When the accident happened，I was not about．事故发生时，我不在附近．❹ 大约，左右：at about seven o’clock在七点钟左右．We have walked about ten li．我们已走了大约十里路．❺ 活动起来；流行：There is influenza about．流行性感冒流行．be out(or up)and about(病后)起来活动．❻ 向反方向：about face(or about turn)!【军】向后转!△be about to(do)即将，就要：The meeting is about to start．会议就要开始．come about 发生．bring about 使发生．