复合形式：
about | around |
| nag [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (remind constantly) | 就…不停唠叨
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| | I wish my parents would stop nagging me about the dangers of smoking. |
| | 我真希望我父母不要再就吸烟的危害不停唠叨我了。 |
| nothing to say about [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (no information or opinion about) | 无话可说
wú huà kě shuō |
| | When the reporter asked about his alleged affair, he answered "I have nothing to say about that." |
| nothing to write home about exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative, informal (unremarkable) | 平淡无奇
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| | | 一般般
yì bān bān |
| | | 不足挂齿
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| | I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
nuts about [sb],
UK: also nuts on [sb],
adj + prep | slang (passionately in love with [sb]) (对人) | 疯狂地爱恋，热爱
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| | I don't know what she sees in him, but she's nuts about him. |
nuts about [sth],
UK: also nuts on [sth] adj + prep | slang (activity, thing: like intensely) (对物) | 热爱，狂热迷恋
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| | I do like peanut butter, but I'm nuts about chocolate! |
obsess over [sth],
obsess about [sth] vi + prep | (be overly preoccupied with sthg) | 不断想着…而深受困扰
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| | | 太过沉迷于
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| | She's constantly obsessing about her weight. |
| the one about nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (joke) | 笑话
xiào huà |
| | | 玩笑
wán xiào |
| | When I told the one about the horse and the bar, nobody laughed. |
order [sb] around,
UK: order [sb] about vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (be bossy towards) | 不断对…发号施令
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| | | 将…差来遣去
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| | Don't try to order me around; you aren't my boss. |
| out and about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (busy, active outside the home) | 外出走动
wài chū zǒu dòng |
| | He's always out and about these days - I hardly ever see him at home. |
parade [sth/sb] around,
also UK: parade [sth/sb] about vtr + adv | (display ostentatiously) | 招摇地展示
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| | | 炫耀
xuàn yào |
| passionate about [sth] adj + prep | (cares, believes strongly in) | 热衷于，对…充满热情
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| | Dan is passionate about his human rights work. |
| | 丹热衷于自己的人权工作。 |
| piss about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK, slang (waste time, dawdle) | 浪费时间，虚度光阴
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| play about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (behave in a silly way) | 嬉戏
xī xì |
| | | 疯闹
fēng nào |
| | Since we have a lot of work to do, there isn't any time to play about. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | (search, rummage) | 四处寻找
sì chù xún zhǎo |
| | | 到处翻找
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poke around,
poke about vi + adv | figurative (intrude, be nosy) | 四处打探
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| | | 到处打听
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| | She's always poking around in her neighbours' private affairs. |
pontificate on [sth],
pontificate about [sth] vi + prep | (talk pompously about) | 傲慢地谈到
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| | | 自以为权威地就…进行训话
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| | The lecturer pontificated on the meaning of life. |
potter about,
potter around vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK (do [sth] leisurely or unproductive) | 悠闲地做某事
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| | | 做琐碎的事
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| preach about [sth] vi + prep | (moralize on the subject of) | 就…进行说教
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| | My uncle gave up smoking years ago and now he's always preaching about the dangers of tobacco. |
protest,
protest about [sth],
protest against [sth] vi + prep | (complain about) | 抗议
kàng yì |
| | | 异议，反对
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| | The staff protested about having to work on a public holiday. |
| | 工作人员抗议在公共节假日加班。 |
| psyched about [sth] adj + prep | (excited, keyed up about) | 对…感到激动
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| | | 对…感到兴奋
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| put about vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | UK, informal (spread: a rumour) (非正式用语) | 传播、散布（谣言等），谣传…
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| | It was put about that she was of loose moral character. |
| put about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (nautical: turn around) (航海) | 转向，掉转航向，改变航向
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| | He quickly put the boat about to avoid the submerged rock. |
| put it about v | UK, slang (have sex with many people) (俚语) | （在性行为方面）乱交，乱搞男女关系
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| | I hear Tracy's been putting it about with the entire football team! |
put out at [sth],
put out about [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (aggrieved) | 对…感到不高兴
duì gǎn dào bù gāo xìng |
| | | 对…感到不满
duì gǎn dào bù mǎn |
| | They were extremely put out at not being allowed to sit together. |
| quiz [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (question about a topic) | 为（某事）盘问（某人）
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| | | 就（某事）盘查（某人）
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| | The police quizzed the witness about exactly what she had seen. |
| | 警方就确切目击情况盘问了证人。 |
quiz [sb] on [sth],
quiz [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | US (students: test on a subject) | 对…进行…方面的测试
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| | The teacher quizzed her students on the Civil War. |
| | 老师对学生们进行了内战知识方面的测试。 |
| rabbit about [sth] vi + prep | UK, slang (talk incessantly) | 唠叨
láo dao |
| | | 闲扯
xián chě |
| | He's a real bore at parties - always rabbiting about the economy or immigration. |
| rag [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | informal (tease about [sth]) | 因（某事）嘲笑（某人）
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| | Adam's colleagues ragged him about his taste in clothes. |
| | 同事们因为亚当的衣着品味而嘲笑他。 |
| rant about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (discuss angrily at length) | 大声斥责
dà shēng chì zé |
| | | 不停数落
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| | Edmund ranted about his colleagues; they'd really been getting on his nerves lately. |
| | 艾德蒙德大声斥责着自己的同事，这些人最近实在让他心烦。 |
| rave about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (speak angrily) | 怒喊
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| | | 对…叫嚷
duì jiào rāng |
| | Poor Fred's always raving about how the government is out to get him. |
| | 可怜的弗莱德总是怒喊说政府要整他。 |
| read about [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (read on the topic of) | 读到
dú dào |
| | I read about your accident in the newspaper. |
| rib [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (tease [sb] about [sth]) | 因…取笑（某人）
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| | | 因…嘲笑（某人）
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| | Billy's classmates rib him about his red hair. |
| right about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (more or less, approximately) | 差不多地
chà bù duō de |
| | There was a farm right about here a long time ago. |
| right about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | US (the opposite way round) | 相反方向地
xiāng fǎn fāng xiàng de |
| | (比喻) | 彻底转变，180度大转弯
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| right about here advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in this vicinity) | 就在这儿
jiù zài zhè er |
| | | 就在附近
jiù zài fù jìn |
| | We should find the treasure right about here. |
| right about now advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (at almost exactly this moment) | 差不多就在现在
chà bù duō jiù zài xiàn zài |
| | She phones every day at the same time; in fact she should be phoning right about now. |
| roll about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (sway this way and that) | 摇摇晃晃
yáo yáo huàng huàng |
| | The two youngest kids were rolling about and playing on the large bed. |
romanticize about [sth],
also UK: romanticise about [sth] vi + prep | (have unrealistic ideas about [sth]) | 对…充满浪漫化的想法
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| | A lot of people romanticize about living a simple, self-sufficient life in the countryside, without realizing how much hard work it is. |
| run about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | UK (move around quickly) | 到处乱跑
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| | | 四下奔跑
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| | The children were running about excitedly. |
| run about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | informal, UK (go about things hurriedly) | 四处奔忙
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| | | 到处奔波
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rush around,
also UK: rush about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (go about things hurriedly) | 风风火火地四处奔忙
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| | | 忙完这边忙那边
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| | James was rushing around, trying to get everything organized for the party. |
| see about [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (attend to, deal with) | 办理
bàn lǐ |
| | | 处理
chǔ lǐ |
| | | 安排
ān pái |
| | Our guests will be here soon, so I'd better see about getting some food prepared. |
| see about [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (consider) | 考虑
kǎo lǜ |
| | You want to go out tonight? Well, we'll see about that when you've finished all your homework. |
| set about doing [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (start: doing) | 开始做
kāi shǐ zuò |
| | Julius set about arranging his collection of butterflies. |
| set about [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (attack: [sb]) | 攻击
gōng jī |
| | | 抨击
pēng jī |
| | The burglars set about their victim when they were disturbed. |
slosh around,
also UK: slosh about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (splash through: mud, water) | 踩着泥浆走来走去
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| | | 踩着水走来走去
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| | The children were sloshing around in puddles. |
slosh around,
also UK: slosh about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (water: splash about) (水) | 拍打
pāi dǎ |
| | I can feel water sloshing around inside my boots. |
| snivel about [sth] vi + prep | (whine, complain) | 哭诉
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| | | 哭着抱怨
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| | | 哭哭啼啼地说
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| | Jack hasn't done any work today; he's just been sniveling about the project. |
| somewhere about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in an unspecified nearby place) | 附近地
fù jìn de |
| | | 在周围
zài zhōu wéi |
somewhere around,
also UK: somewhere about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (approximately) | 大约
dà yuē |
| | | 大概
dà gài |
| | The world population is somewhere around five billion. I can meet you somewhere around noon on Friday for lunch. |
| sound [sb] out about [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative (elicit [sb]'s opinion about [sth]) | 探寻某人对某事的看法
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| | | 打探某人对某事的观点
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| | He said he wanted to sound me out about his latest business idea. |
| speak about vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (talk on the subject of) | 谈及…
tán jí |
| | | 论及…
lùn jí |
| | | 论及…
lùn jí |
| | She was asked to speak about the topic for 30 minutes. |
| speak about [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (discuss or consult: with [sb]) | 讨论
tǎo lùn |
| | | 商讨
shāng tǎo |
| speculate about [sth] vi + prep | (make guesses about) | 推测
tuī cè |
| | | 猜测
cāi cè |
| stroll about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (walk around at leisurely pace) | 四处闲逛
sì chù xián guàng |
| | | 到处溜达
dào chù liū dā |
| | We were early, so we strolled about while we waited. |
| strut about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (behave in a pompous or arrogant way) | 趾高气昂
zhǐ gāo qì áng |
| | | 神气活现
shén qì huó xiàn |
| | The boxer strutted about as if he had just won the world title. |
| swarm about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (move around en masse) | 成群移动
chéng qún yí dòng |
| talk about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (discuss) | 讨论
tǎo lùn |
| | | 谈论
tán lùn |
| | We talked about the film we had just seen. |
| | 我们就刚看过的电影进行了讨论。 |
| Talk about ...! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (expressing disgust or emphasis) (表示强调、恶心等) | 说来真是…!
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| | Talk about a stupid thing to do! I can't believe you did that! |
talked-about,
talked about adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (getting public attention) | 被谈论的
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| | | 被讨论的
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| tell about [sth] vi + prep | (give information about) | 说明
shuō míng |
| | | 说到
shuō dào |
think,
think about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be preoccupied with) | 想着
xiǎng zhe |
| | He was saddened, and thought about her situation all the time. |
| | 他心绪黯然，一直想着她的处境。 |
think about doing [sth],
think of v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (consider possibility) | 想着
xiǎng zhe |
| | | 考虑
kǎo lǜ |
| | | 打算
dǎ suàn |
| | Don't even think about asking me to do you any more favours! |
think twice,
think twice about [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (reconsider [sth]) | 三思
sān sī |
| | | 重新考虑
chóng xīn kǎo lǜ |
| thrash about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (flail, throw oneself around) | 没有提供翻译
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| | I couldn't get to sleep and thrashed about all night. |
tip [sb] off to [sth],
tip [sb] off about [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (inform, warn) | 暗中向某人透露某事
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turn-about,
turnabout nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (u-turn, 180-degree turn) (本义) | 180度转弯
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turn-about,
turnabout nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (reversal of opinion) (比喻) | 完全转变，180度大转弯
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| unapologetic about [sth] adj + prep | (not sorry about) | 对于...不认错的
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| | | 对于...没有歉意的
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| | The actor is unapologetic about the controversial remarks he made in a radio interview. |
| | 对于自己在电台采访中极具争议的言辞，那位演员毫无歉意。 |
| be unclear about [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (person: not understand fully) | 对…不清楚
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| | | 不明白
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| | I'm unclear about what the results of my blood test mean. |
| unhappy about preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (dissatisfied or discontented with) | 对…感到不满
duì gǎn dào bù mǎn |
| | | 对…感到不高兴
duì gǎn dào bù gāo xìng |
| | | 对…感到不悦
duì gǎn dào bú yuè |
| | Freddy was unhappy about having his toy taken away. |
| unsure (of/about [sth]) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (person: uncertain about [sth]) (人) | 无把握的，不确定的
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| | He's unsure whether he'll be able to come with us. |
| up and about adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (recovered from illness) (病人) | 起床走动
qǐ chuáng zǒu dòng |
| | He's been up and about for almost a week now. |
wait around,
also UK: wait about vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (wait for [sb/sth]) | 呆呆地等待
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| | | 什么也不做地等候
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| walk about viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (stroll around, go around on foot) | 徘徊
pái huái |
| | | 到处走
dào chù zǒu |
| whine about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (complain about) | 因…嘀咕
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| | | 就…发牢骚
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| | The children were whining about how hungry they were. |
| be wild about [sth] adj + prep | (like [sth] intensely) | 热衷于
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| | Simon is wild about bananas; he eats one every day. |
| be wild about [sb] adj + prep | (love [sb] passionately) | 热爱
rè ài |
| | | 疯狂恋慕
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| | Lucas is wild about Carla and even proposed to her. |
| wonder about vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (ponder) | 想知道
xiǎng zhī dào |
| | | 对…感到奇怪
duì gǎn dào qí guài |
| | Sometimes I wonder about the origins of the universe and where we came from. |
be worried about [sth],
be worried by [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be anxious about) | 对...感到焦虑
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| | | 担心
dān xīn |
| | | 为...而烦恼
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| | I was worried about my exam results, but I did well. |
| | 我本来还担心自己的考试成绩，但我考得不错。 |
| worried sick about [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (extremely anxious about [sb] or [sth]) | 非常担心
fēi cháng dān xīn |
| | Where have you been? You're two hours late - I've been worried sick! |
| worry about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (be concerned or anxious about) | 担心
dān xīn |
| | | 操心
cāo xīn |
| | We're worried about your performance. I am worrying about increased unemployment in the country. |
| write about vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (write on the subject of) | 以…为题材写作
yǐ wéi tí cái xiě zuò |
| | Many authors write about war. |