| 主要翻译 | 
| about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  (approximately) | 约摸  yuē mō | 
|   |   | 大约  dà yuē  | 
|   |   | 几乎  jī hū  | 
|   | There were about fifteen people in our tour group. | 
|   | 我们的旅行团大约有15个人。 | 
| about preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours."  |  (on the subject of) | 涉及  shè jí | 
|   |   | 讲的是  jiǎng de shì | 
|   |   | 关于,有关 
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|   | I went to the library to look for a book about insects. | 
|   | 我去图书馆找一本关于昆虫的书。 | 
| about preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours."  |  (time: approximately) (时间) | 在…左右,在…前后 
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|   | I heard a crash at about ten o'clock last night. | 
|   | 我昨晚10点左右听到“哗啦”一声响。 | 
| be about [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (be on the subject of) | 关于  guān yú  | 
|   |   | 有关  yǒu guān | 
|   | My presentation is about the effects of alcohol.  This book is about a king who loses his crown. | 
|   | 我的报告内容是关于酒精影响的。这本书讲述的是一名国王丢掉皇位的故事。 | 
| about preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours."  |  (of, concerning) | 关于  guān yú  | 
|   |   | 有关  yǒu guān | 
|   | What do you think about the president's speech? | 
|   | 你对总统的演说有什么看法? | 
| about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  mainly UK (all around) | 在周围,在四周 
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|   | She was sitting at her desk, books lying all about. | 
|   | 她坐在书桌边,周围都摆满了书。 | 
| about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  mainly UK (from one spot to another) | 四处,四下 
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|   | He was dancing about, waving his lottery ticket in the air. | 
|   | 他挥舞着彩票,轻快地跳来跳去。 | 
| be about to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." |  (on the point of doing) | 正要做…的时候,正准备做…时 
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|   | I was just about to step into the bath when the doorbell rang. | 
|   | 我正要进入浴室时,门铃响了。 | 
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| 其他翻译 | 
| about adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."  |  (prevalent) | 流行的  liú xíng de  | 
|   |   | 传播的  chuán bō de  | 
|   | There are lots of cases of the measles about. | 
| about advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  esp UK (in the opposing direction) | 掉头,掉转方向,往反方向 
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|   | You need to turn about and go back the way you've come. | 
UK: about,  US: around advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare,"  "happening now," "fall down."  |  mainly UK (in circumference) | 按周长算  àn zhōu cháng suàn | 
|   | The lake is approximately three miles about. | 
| about preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours."  |  (of the nature of [sth]) | 在…的特性中  zài de tè xìng zhōng | 
|   | There's something about his voice that makes me nervous. | 
| about preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours."  |  (surrounding) | 围绕…  wéi rào | 
|   |   | 环绕…  huán rào | 
|   | There were shots all about us. | 
| about preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours."  |  UK (near to) | 在…附近  zài … fù jìn | 
|   | There are lots of trees about the house and garden. | 
| about preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours."  |  (under control) | 没有提供翻译 
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|   | He didn't seem to have his wits about him. | 
| be 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 (be present, in the vicinity) | 在这里  zài zhè lǐ | 
|   | Not many people are about today. |