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adverb
1. a little more or less than; a little before or after
   大约;左右
   SYN  approximately :
   It costs about $10.
   这大约要花 10 元钱。
   They waited (for) about an hour.
   他们等了一小时左右。
   He arrived (at) about ten.
   他是十点钟左右到的。
2. nearly; very close to
   将近;几乎:
   I'm just about ready.
   我就要准备好了。
   This is about the best we can hope for.
   这差不多是我们所能希望的最好结果。
3. (especially BrE) in many directions; here and there
   到处;处处;各处:
   The children were rushing about in the garden.
   孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。
4. (especially BrE) in no particular order; in various places
   凌乱地;四处;到处:
   Her books were lying about on the floor.
   她的书在地板上东一本西一本地放着。
5. (especially BrE) doing nothing in particular
   闲着;无所事事:
   People were standing about in the road.
   人们在路上闲站着。
6. (especially BrE) able to be found in a place
   在某地;附近;周围:
   There was nobody about.
   附近没有人。
   There's a lot of flu about.
   这一带流感肆虐。
7. (technical 术语 or formal) facing the opposite direction
   向后转;掉转方向;掉头:
   He brought the ship about.
   他掉转船头。
⇨ note at around
IDIOMS
▪ that's about 'all | that's about 'it
   used to say that you have finished telling sb about sth and there is nothing to add
   我要说的就是这些;我的话完了:
   'Anything else?' 'No, that's about it for now.'
   "还有什么要说的吗?" "没有了,现在我要说的就是这些。"
⇨ more at just adv., out adv.
preposition
1. on the subject of sb / sth; in connection with sb / sth
   关于;对于:
   a book about flowers
   一本关于花卉的书
   Tell me all about it.
   把这件事全部告诉我。
   What's she so angry about?
   她为什么生这么大的气?
   There's something strange about him.
   他有点怪。
   I don't know what you're on about (= talking about).
   我不懂你在谈什么。
   There's nothing you can do about it now.
   现在你对此毫无办法。
2. used to describe the purpose or an aspect of sth
   目的是;为了;涉及…方面:
   Movies are all about making money these days.
   当今电影就是只顾赚钱。
    What was all that about? (= what was the reason for what has just happened?)
   这到底是怎么回事?
3. busy with sth; doing sth
   忙于;从事于:
   Everywhere people were going about their daily business.
   无论哪里人们都在忙着干日常工作。
   And while you're about it... (= while you're doing that)
   在你干这件事的同时,顺便…
4. (especially BrE) in many directions in a place; here and there
   在…到处;在…各处:
   We wandered about the town for an hour or so.
   我们在城里到处游逛了一个小时左右。
   He looked about the room.
   他在房间里四下看了看。
5. (especially BrE) in various parts of a place; here and there
   在…四处:
   The papers were strewn about the room.
   房间里四处乱扔着文件。
6. (especially BrE) next to a place or person; in the area mentioned
   在…附近;在…地方:
   She's somewhere about the office.
   她在办公室附近。
7. (literary) surrounding sb / sth
   围绕:
   She wore a shawl about her shoulders.
   她披了一件披肩。
▪ how / what about...?
1. used when asking for information about sb / sth
   (询问消息)怎么样,如何:
   How about Ruth? Have you heard from her?
   鲁思怎么样了?你有她的消息吗?
   I'm having fish. What about you?
   我吃鱼,你呢?
2. used to make a suggestion
   (建议时说)怎么样,好吗:
   How about going for a walk?
   去散散步怎么样?
   What about a break?
   休息一下如何?

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【注意, about还是adj.用来表示将来时态用法】

adjective

▪ be about to do sth
   to be close to doing sth; to be going to do sth very soon
   即将,行将,正要(做某事):
   I was just about to ask you the same thing.
   我刚才正要问你同一件事情。
▪ not be about to do sth
   to not be willing to do sth; to not intend to do sth
   不愿,无意(做某事):
   I've never done any cooking and I'm not about to start now.
   我从来没有做过饭,也不想从现在开始做起来。
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about后面用 adj /adv的情况比较多:
a/ad + about
【anxious about/for 】担心,担忧:
We were anxious about/for her safety.我们为她的安全而担心。
I'm very anxious about the result of the examinations. 我很担心考试结果。--worry about
【apologetic about/for】为…表示道歉:
He was deeply apologetic about his late arrival.他对迟到深表歉意。
She looked nervous and apologetic for arriving late. 她因迟到而看上去紧张和歉意。
【careful about/of/with】小心;当心;警惕:
She is careful about/of her food.她对食物很注意。
Be careful with the glasses. 小心玻璃杯不要打碎。
【cautious about/of】谨慎,小心:
He is extremely cautious about/of giving offence to others.他特别小心不冒犯他人。
【concerned about】关心,担心,关于--concerned with
【crazy about】狂热爱好,着迷:
She's crazy about dancing.她着迷跳舞
John is crazy about/over that girl.约翰对那姑娘痴情。--mad about
【curious about】对…好奇;渴望知道:
Children are naturally curious about everything around them.小孩对周围的每 一件事感到好奇是很自然的。
He is curious about the origin of mankind/the structure of atoms.他对人类的起源/原子结构感兴趣。
【decided about 】对…坚决/坚定:
He won't go; he's quite decided about it. 他绝不去,他对此事很坚定。
I won't give up; I'm quite decided about my opinion.我对我的意见很坚定,我不会放弃。
【disappointed about/at/in/with】对 … 失望:
I was disappointed with his performance.他的表演令我失望。
I'm disappointed in you; I expected you to win.我本来指望你贏的,你却令我失望了。
【dubious about】对…怀疑:
I remain dubious about her motives.我对她的动机仍存疑念。
I am dubious about their success. 我对他们的成功表示怀疑。
【fussy about】对…重视;对…挑剔:
Our teacher is very fussy about punctuation. 我们的老师对标点符号非常 重视。
Don't be so fussy about your food.你别那么挑食。particular about
【glad about】❶高兴;喜悦 ❷令人宽慰;使人安心--glad of:
I'm glad about your passing the test.我很高兴你通过了考试。
He felt glad about that matter.他对那事感到满意。
【hopeful about】(指人)抱有希望--hopeful of
【how about】(用作建议)…怎么样?
How about going for a walk?去散散步 怎么样?
How about a hot bath/drink? 洗个热水澡/喝一杯怎么样? --what about
【indignant (with sb) about】因…对某人愤怒/发火--indignant with sb at
【insecure about】对…缺乏安全感/信心不足:She feels very insecure about her marriage. 她对自己的婚姻缺乏信心.
【insistent about/in】坚持:
You mustn't be late; he was most insistent about that. 你万不可迟到,他对这一点最严格。
He is insistent in the advocacy of the new method.他坚持提倡这个新方法。
【just about】差不多,几乎;大约;
They had just about won the game when they had to stop playing.他们不得不停止比赛时,几乎就要贏了。
He should be arriving just about now.他现在大约该到了。
【mad about】对…极感兴趣/着迷:
He's mad about her.他爱她爱得如痴如醉。
Many young people are mad on football/pop music.许多年轻人对足球/流行音乐着迷。--crazy about
【optimistic about】对…乐观/有信心:
She's not optimistic about the outcome. 她对结果不很乐观。
He ranained optimistic about the meeting.他对会议依然抱乐观态度。
【particular about/over 】讲究;挑剔:
She's very particular about what she wears.她对衣着很讲究。
He is particular about what he eats/wears.他过分讲究吃/穿。--fussy about
【positive about)对…有把握,确信:
I'm positive about that.我对那点有绝对把握。
Are you absolutely positive that it was after midnight?你是否有绝对把握认为那件事是在午夜以后发生的?
【round about】在附近;在周围:
the countryside round about 附近的郊外
He lived somewhere round about last year. 他去年住在附近。
【sceptical of/about】对…不肯相信/怀疑--skeptical about/of
【secure about】对…无忧虑;
He feels secure about his future. 他对自己的前途无忧无虑。
【serious about】认真;真诚:
Are you really serious about him?你真对他有意吗?
Is she serious about learning to be a pilot?她真想学开飞机吗?
【sick about/at】苦恼;憎恶:
We were pretty sick about losing the match.我们比赛输了感到很恼火。
He was rather sick at missing the train.他没能赶上火车感到很懊丧。
【skeptical(sceptical)about/of】对…不肯相信/常怀疑:
I'm rather skeptical about their professed sympathy the poor.他们声称同情穷人,我对此有些怀疑。
I'm skeptical about the team's chances of winning.我对那球队的获胜可能有怀疑。--suspicious about/of
【sore about】对…感到气恼:
She feels sore about not being invited to the party. 因为没有邀请她参加聚会,她很恼火。--sore at sb
【sorry about/for】对…表示歉意/惭愧/自责:
Aren't you sorry for/about what you've done?你难道不为自己做的事情感到惭愧吗?
【suspicious about/of】猜疑,怀疑:
There is nothing/something suspicious about it. 对此没有/有点怀疑。
I am suspicious of his intention.我怀疑他的意图。--skeptical about/of
【uncertain about/of】对…不确切/无把握:
I am uncertain of his meaning/intention.他的意思/意图我不明确.
【uneasy about/at】对…感到不安/忧虑:
I'm uneasy about the future/his health.我为前途/他的健康担忧。
We grew uneasy at their long absence.他们离开甚久,我们渐感不安。
【what about】(用作建议)…怎么样?
We are going to take the exam. What about you?我们打算参加考试,你呢?--how about
【wild about】对…极热心/热爱:【桐木舟英语教学研究】
He is wild about music.他酷爱音乐。
Those silly girls were wild about the famous film star.那些傻姑娘都迷恋上了那著名影星。--crazy about;mad about
【worried about】担心,发愁:
She's worried about her weight/job/husband. 她在为自己的体重/工作/丈夫担心发愁。
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n + about
【concern about/for/over】担心;焦虑; 忧虑;焦急:
There is great public concern about corruption.公众对腐败现象非常担忧。
She showed a great deal of concern for her son's illness.她非常担忧她儿子的病情。
【controversy about】争论;争议 --controversy over
【curiosity about】对…的好奇心:
There are some who show great curiosity about other people's affairs.有些人就是特别爱打听别人的事。
He has aroused curiosity about distant lands.他使人们对遥远的国家产生了好奇心。
【enthusiasm about】对…的热爱/热心 --enthusiasm for
【information about】关于…的情报,消息,资料--information on
【obsession about/with】牵挂;惦念;着迷;困扰:
the Western obsession with dieting 西方对于节食减肥的着迷
His obsession with computers began six months ago.他半年前就迷上了电脑。
【view about/on】对于…的意见/观点:
What are your views on the government's plan for education?你对政府教育计划 有何看法?
Some scholars hold a different view about/on this question. 有些学者对此问题持不同意见。
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v + about

【approach about】
交谈,请求:
Have you approached the manager about taking a day off next week?你是否已向经理申请下周休假一天呢?
When is the best time to approach my employer about an increase in salary?什么时候去向我的雇主讲加薪问题最合适?

【beat about/around the bush】
拐弯抹角地说;东拉西扯:
If you've got bad news, don't beat about the bush; come straight to the point.假如你有什么坏消息告诉,别拐弯抹角了,直截了当讲吧。
Stop beating around the bush and tell us who won.别东拉西扯了,告诉我们谁贏了。

【boost about】
自夸,自吹自擂
--boast of; brag about/of

【brag about/of】
吹嘘(某事物);自夸:
She has bragged about her new car.她夸燿她的新车。
He bragged of having won first prize ten years ago. 他吹嘘他十年前得过奖。
--boast about/of

【bring about】
❶引起,产生:
The politicians don't seem to have brought about any great changes.政治家们似乎并没有带来巨大的变化。
This accident has been brought about by your recklessness/carelessness.这场事故是由于你的鲁莽/粗心大意造成的。
❷ 使船改变航向;掉转船头:
He brought the ship about and headed for safety.他改变船的航向,朝安全地方驶去。

【brood about】
沉思,考虑
--brood on

【bustle about/around】
奔忙:
Mary bustled about in the kitchen getting a meal together while Peter found us something to drink.玛丽在厨房里忙着为我们做饭,彼得则在找饮料。

【buzz about】
忙乱;急行--buzz around

【care about】关心:
Don't you care about the country's future?难道你不关心国家的前途吗?
Perhaps because Nobel could not find ordinary human love he came to care deeply about the whole of mankind.或许因为诺贝尔没能得到人间普通的爱,因此他开始深切地关注整个人类的命运。

【cast about/around(for)】
寻觅,思索:
He cast about in his mind for some plausible excuse for not turning up at the meeting.他搜索枯肠,企图找到某个缺席会议的可信借口。
The suspect cast about for some way of escaping from the police-car.该嫌疑犯寻思着逃离警车的方法。

【choke up (about)】
❶阻塞;充满,填 满
❷太激动/生气得说不出话来
--choke up (with/about)

【come about】
❶ 发生:
How did this accident come about?这是怎么发生 的?
How does it come out that you did not report the theft immediately?你为什么不立即报告失窃的事呢?

❷(船或风)改向:
The wind has come about to the north.风改向北吹了。
--bring about

【complain about/of】
抱怨;投诉;诉说病痛:
Mr Smith keeps complaining about everything/of indigestion. 史密斯先生老是对一切事情牢骚满腹/诉说消化不良。
Military women in the U.S.complain of the restrictons in advancement. 美国女军人抱怨在提升中遇到的种种限制。
--moan about; grumble about

【crash about】
跑来跑去,发出砰砰的响声:
I wish you wouldn't crash about like that as soon as you get home from school.我不希望你从学校回家就这样闯来闯去。
Now, I don't want any of you children crashing about upstairs while your father's asleep.听着,在爸爸睡觉时你们谁也不准在楼上咚咚地跑来跑去。

【crow about/over】
因成功而得意洋洋:
I wish John would stop crowing about his examination results.希望约翰不要为其考试成绩而沾沾自喜了。
It is unwise to crow too noisily over other people's failure.对别人的失败幸灾乐祸是不明智的。

【deliberate about】
仔细考虑或谈论
--deliberate on

【dremn about】
❶梦想:
I dreamt about flying last night.昨夜我梦见在飞翔。
❷(用于否定句)(不)考虑,想
--dream of

【enlighten sb about/on】
启发,使明白:
Nobody seemed to be anxious to enlighten me about the events that had led up to the dispute.好像没有人急着要我明白引起这些争端的事情。
Can you enlighten me on this subject?关于这个问题,你能指点我一下吗?

【fiddle about/around】
闲荡,胡混:
Stop fiddling (about) and do some work. 别再瞎混了,做点事吧。
don't stand there fiddling about; go on with your job. 别站在那儿混时间,继续干活吧。

【float about/around】
(指人)游荡,无所事事:
My weekend was boring; I just floated about the house and watched TV. 我的周末过得很无聊;只是在屋子里转转或看看电视。
After the movie, I floated around on the street.看完电影,我在街上闲逛。
--wander about/around

【fret about/at/over】
使某人不愉快,烦躁,焦急:
Don't fret over this, we'll get there on time.别为这件事情着急,我们会及时到达。
Fretting about it won't help.发愁于事无补。

【fool about/around】
❶虔度光阴,闲荡、胡混:
Stop fooling about. We have serious work to do.别浪费时间了,我们有正经事要干。
Where have you been fooling around?你游荡到哪儿去了?
❷瞎摆弄,玩弄:
Children should not be allowed to fool around with matches. 不要让孩子玩火柴。
Everyone knows he's been fooling around with some girl at the office.人人知道他在玩弄办公室中某位女郎。

【forget about】
不把…放在心上,丢开:
Let's forget (about) our differences. 别把我们之间的分歧放在心上。
Try to forget all about him.别再想他了。

【fumble about/around】
笨拙地四处乱走(做某事或寻找某物):
He fumbled around in the dark.他在黑暗中瞎撞。
The old lady fumbled around for the lost money.老太太四处找丢的钱。

【fuss about】
❶(指对小事)烦恼,忙乱,激动:
Stop fussing about: the taxi will arrive on time, and we shall not miss the train.别着急,岀租车会准时到达,我们不会赶不上火车的。
If you keep fussing about, we're sure to be late. 你要是总瞎忙个没完,我们非迟到不可。

❷对…过于注意/操心:
He is always fussing about /over his grandchildren. 他对孙儿们过于操心。
I wish you would stop fussing me about. I'm quite able to look after myself.我希望别为我瞎操心了,我完全能照顾自己。

【get about】
❶ 走动:
My father isn't able to get about since he had his stroke last year.我父亲去年中风后就不能走动了。
Now that the traffic had been restricted in the center of the city, it's easy to get about.市中心限制车辆行驶后,人们就容易走动了。
❷(消息等)传开:
It got about that Oxford University was recruiting more teachers. 据传悉,牛津大学要招募更多的教师。
I don't know how such a rumour got about. There's absolutely no truth in it. 我不知道这么一个谎言怎么会传岀去的,一点真实性也没有。

【go about】
❶走动:
Is it dangerous to go about bareheaded when it's raining. 下雨时光着头到处走不危险吗?
--go around/round
❷流传:
The rumour is going about that John and Mary are getting married.有人传说约翰和玛丽将要结婚。
---get about; go around/round
❸忙于,从事 :
The housewives went about their everyday housework. 家庭妇女们忙于她们的日常家务活。
❹着手,开始做:
Peter hasn't the faintest idea of how to go about finding a better job.彼得一点也不知道怎么着手去找一个好工作。
How can you go about buying stocks?你怎么着手去购买股票呢?
--set about doing sth.; set out to do sth.
go about 与 set about 后接名词或动名词,而set out后需接动词不定式。

【go about one's business】
管自己的事,别管闲事:
If your brother comes here with any more criticism about how we bring the children up. I'11 tell him to go about his business.如果你哥哥来再批评我们怎样抚养孩子,我就要告诉他别管闲事。
The streets were filled with people going about their daily business.街上到处是为了日常事物而奔波的人。

【go about with】
经常与某人来往/恋爱:
I'm afraid your daugher is going about with a man who is old enough to be her father.恐怕你的女儿经常与一个足可以做她父亲的人混在一起。
How long have Eric and Hilda been going about with each other.艾里克和希尔达互相交往(恋爱)多久了?
--go around/round (with)

【grieve about】
❶后悔,惋惜
❷(因失去而)感到悲痛
--grieve at

【grumble about/at/over】
抱怨,发牢骚:
He has everything he needs:he has nothing to grumble about.他有了他所需要的一切东西,没有什么可抱怨的了。
But he could do nothing but grumble over the situation.然而除了埋怨局势之外,他毫无办法。
--complain about;moan about

【hang about/around】
❶逗留,徘徊,闲逛:
I hung about for an hour but he didn't come.我空等了两个小时,他还是没有来。
I wish he would stop hanging about and do something useful. 我希望他不再闲逛,做些有用的事。
❷耽搁:
Don't hang about, we have a train to catch.
❸呆,等:
Hang about; don't go away.等着,别走开。
The thief was hanging about/around the house, waiting a chance to break in.小偷在房子周围徘徊,等待机会闯进去。
--hang on

【have.. .about one】
随身携带:
Do you want a cigarette? I should have one about me somewhere.你想抽烟吗?走到哪儿我得随身携带一支。
--have ...on  one/one's person

【have a thing about】
对…有偏见,讨厌:
I've got a thing about men with beards.我腻味留胡子的人。
She's got a thing about smoking.她讨厌吸烟。

【idle about】
无所事事;闲荡;懒散:
They did nothing but idle about.他游手好闲,无所事事。
James was a very active person and could not bear to see others idling about when they should have been working.詹姆士是个十分勤快的人,他对那些在工作时吊儿郎当的人很看不惯。
--idle away

【inquire about】
问讯/打听…消息:
Where ought I to go to inquire about London bus-tour? 关于伦敦公共汽车旅游的消息我该到哪儿去打听呢?
Several neighbour dropped in to inquire about his health.几个邻居来询问他的健康状况。
--inquire after

【kick about/aruund】
❶活着;存在:
You don't mean to say that old Thompson is still kicking around! He must be a hundred years old.你不是想说老汤姆普森还活着吧。他一定有100岁了。
The idea of flight had been kicking around for centuries before man actually achieved it.(人类)飞行的想法在实现前存在了几百年。
❷到处游荡:
He has been kicking about/around Europe since his discharge from the army. 他从部队退役后一直在欧洲游荡。
He kicked about in several stock companies. 他在几家股票公司间转来转去调换工作。
--knock about; wander about
❸非正式讨论:We'll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow. 我们对这个想法先酝酿-下,明天再做决定。

【knock about/around (with)】
❶到处 游荡:
He has knocked about all over Asia.他游遍了亚洲。
When he was a child, he used to knock about the market, trying to find a little work to earn a few coppers.他小时经常在市场上游逛,试图找点儿小活挣几个铜板。
--kick about/around; wander about/around
❷打;粗暴地对待 :
Her husband had been knocking her about again. 她丈夫又打她了。
The ship has been badly knocked about by storm.船任凭风暴肆虐。
❸经常与…做伴:
you ought to be more careful who you're seen knocking about with. Remember that a man is judged by the company he keeps. 你应该更注意选择的伙伴,要记住人以群分。
Julie is still knocking about with that good-for-nothing Dave.朱利叶仍在与那个毫不中用的戴维斯混在一起。

【joke about】
说笑话;拿…开玩笑:
For Pat to lose his job is nothing to joke about.对帕特来说失业可不是闹着玩儿的。
It's not unusual for young people to joke about notions and institutions that their parents regard as sacred. 年轻人拿他们的父辈视为神圣的观念和习俗开玩笑是常见的事。

【laze about】
懒散;闲散:
I don't like to see you lazing about doing nothing. 我不喜欢看你吊儿郎当一点事也不做.

【learn about】
得知;获悉;听说
--learn of

【litter about/around】
四处乱扔,乱丢:
He just litters his stuff around no wonder he can never find anything! 他把他的东西到处乱扔,难怪他从来找不到东西。
Papers were littered about the study in the utmost confusion.书房里,文件被扔得到处都是,乱极了。

【loaf about/around】
到处游荡,闲逛:
Parents seem to get particularly irritated when their teenage sons loaf around with their hands in their pockets.父母们看到自己十几岁的儿子双手插在口袋 里四处游荡时,似乎待别生气。
I don't like to see young people loafing about the town with nothing to do.我不喜欢看到年轻人游手好闲,在城里逛 来逛去。
--hang about/around

【loiter about/around】
闲站着;闲逛:
Small boys would loiter about in the entrances of smart hotels, hoping to pick up a few tips.小男孩常会在漂亮的宾馆门口闲荡,希望能得到一些小费。
Who's that shifty-looking character loitering around outside?在外面闲逛的那个鬼鬼祟祟的家伙是谁呀?
--wander about; hang about/around

【lounge about/around】
懒散的打发时间,闲荡:
Do you think that instead of lounging about you could give a hand with the dishes?你看你能不能不去闲荡,而去帮忙洗洗盘子呢?
If my son wants to lounge around at home, he doesn't have to choose my favourite armchair.如果我儿子想在家发懒,他用不到躺在我那把宝贝安乐椅上呀。

【make a fuss about/over】
小题大做;大惊小怪:
She will never make a fuss about trifles.她决不会因小事而大惊小怪(小题大做)。
Don't make so much fuss over losing a penny. 丢点钱没有什么大惊小怪的。

【make no bones about】
对…毫不犹豫/直言不讳:
I made no bones about telling her the truth.我毫无犹豫地告诉了她事情真相。
He made no bones about his extreme left-wing views.他毫无隐讳自己的极"左"观点。

【mess...about/around/with】
❶胡闹;闲荡:
Tell the boys to stop messing about upstairs. I'm trying to work.告诉孩子们别在楼上胡闹了,我要工作了。
He spent all day Sunday just messing about.他整个星期天都在闲荡。
--kick/knock about/around;wander about/around
❷粗鲁地对待某人:
Be nice to him. You shouldn't mess around him like that.对他好一些,你不该对他那么粗鲁。
He's been messed about (with) by the doctors for the past two years.以往的两年中他被那些医生胡诊乱治弄得可惨了。
❸弄乱(物):
Don't mess the files around. I've just put them in order.我刚整理好档案,别弄乱了。
He spends the weekends messing about with his car.他的周末全在他那辆车上瞎摆弄了。
--mess up

【mill about/around】
毫无目标地打转,胡乱兜圈子:
Rioters were milling about in the streets.暴动者在大街上到处乱转。
Conflicting fancies milled around in his mind.相互矛盾的种种幻想萦绕在他的脑海中。

【misinform sb about sth】
向某人提供错误信息:
I regret to say you have been misinfotrned about that.很遗憾,关于那事你听到的情况不正确。
They had been misinfonned about the time of the meeting.他们被误报了开会时间。

【mislead sb about sth】
使某人对…产生错误想法或印象
--mislead sb as to sth

【moan about】
抱怨,发牢骚:
He's always moaning (on) about how poor he is.他总是抱怨穷。
What's she moaning about now?她在发什么牢骚?
--complain about/of;grumble about/at/over

【monkey about/around (with)】
胡闹,捣乱:
It's dangerous to monkey around in a workshop.在车间里乱闹是危险的。
Stop monkeying about with those matches!别再乱动那些火柴了!

【moon about/around/round】
闲荡,漫步:
He's no long mooning round at the market, thank goodness.谢天谢地,他不再在市场上闲逛了。
I wish that girl would stopping mooning about the house. 希望那个女孩别在房间里晃来荡去了。
--wander about

【move about】
四处走动
--move around

【nose about/around】
搜索,探问;
His dog kept nosing about.狗不停地嗅来嗅去。
He is fond of nosing about for grapevine news.他爱打听小道消息。
--poke/stick one's nose into; nose into; poke about/around

【order...about/around】
对…发号施令:
I mean, he's got no right to onler me about the place.我是说,他无权对我发号施令。
Who does he think he is, ordering people about like that?他那样 支使人,以为自己是什么(了不起)人?

【paw about/around】
笨拙地触摸/摆弄:
I don't want to buy tomatoes that have already been pawed around by other customers!我不想买别的顾客摸过的西红柿。
Don't paw my books about. 不要东抓西翻我的书。

【play about/around (with)】
❶玩弄,同…在一起厮混:
It's time he stopped playing around and began to take life seriously.是他停止瞎混、认真对待生活的时候了。
He's playing around with a girl young enough to be his daughter. 他同一个年龄小得几乎能作他女儿的女孩儿在一起厮混。
❷瞎摆弄:
This is not a substance that can be played about with by anybody.这可不是任何什么人都可以随便摆弄的东西。

【poke about/aroinid】
(好奇地)搜索,探问:
He was poking about at the rubbish.他在垃圾堆里乱翻。
Why are you poking about among my papers?你为什么乱翻我的文件。
--nose about/around

【pull about/aramd】
粗暴对待:
If you don't stop pulling me about, I'11 scream the place down.如果你们再不停止粗暴地对待我,我可要在这儿闹翻天。

【push about/around】
摆布,欺负:
Paul is always pushing around the smaller children around.保罗总是欺侮比他小的孩子。
I won't be pushed around by him any longer.我再也不听从他的摆布了。
I wish he'd stop pushing people about as though they were children. 但愿他停止把他人当孩子摆布。

【put about】
❶使(船)改向:
The captain put the ship about to avoid submarines that had been reported in that area.船长改变航向,以避开据说在那一海域内活动的潜艇。
--bring about
❷散布,传布(谣言等):
Somebody has put the story about that the Department is being closed down. 有人散布出这个部门止被关闭的消息。
I should like to know who put that rumour about; anyhow it is quite without foundation.我倒是想弄清楚那个谣言是谁散布的,但不管怎么说,它是毫无根据的。

【quarrel (with) about/over sth】
争吵;吵架;不和;口角:
I had a quarrel with my flat-mate about who should do the housework.我与和我同住一单元的人关于谁应做家务事吵了一架。

【rake about(for)】
到处仔细搜寻
--rake around(for)

【rave about/over】
极力赞美:All the giris raved about the new singer.所有的女孩子都极力赞美这位新歌手。
These foreign visitors raved about the Chinese crooking very much.这些外宾对中国烹调赞不绝口。

【revoke about/around】
❶绕…旋转:
The earth revolves around/round the sun.地球围绕太阳转:
❷以…为中心:
Mary has no outside interest at all. Her whole life revolves around her husband and the childrpn.玛丽一点也没有其他的兴趣。她的全部生活都围绕着丈夫孩子转。
This is the point about/around which discussion now revolves.这一点是目前讨论的中心议题。
--center on/around

【ring about/around/round】
❶包围,围住:
The security services took care to ensure that the President was ringed around by a party of exceptionally tall policemen.保安部门精心确保总统周围有一群个子特别高的警察护卫着。
Germany in 1914 was not ringed about with enemies, but it was faced with the possibility of war on two fronts. 1914年时,德国并没有被敌人包围,但是面临住两个前线作战的可能性。
❷给...四处打电话(讯问最佳、最便宜的卖 主等):
Before you start ordering oil for the central heating ring around the suppliers to see who will offer you the best teims.你在订购中央取暖用燃油之前,应先给各供应商打电话看谁能提供最好条件。
Maybe we'd better have the party tomorrow, instead of on Saturday. I '11 ring round to find out who's free to come.也许我们最好明天聚会,不要在星期六,我会四处打电话,看谁有空來。

【roam about/around】
闲逛;漫步;遨游;流浪:
Before the fencing of the open range the herds roamed aroung freely.牧群可以自由地在露天牧场的栅栏前漫游。
Scientists have more to j do than to allow their imaginations to mam around at lai段 科学家在任其想像力自由遨游之外还有更多的事情 要做。

【roll about】
❶到处滚动:
The dog was rolling about on the grass.狗在草地上打滚。
A drunken fellow was rolling about (in) the street.一个醉汉在街上要摇摇晃晃地走着。
❷大笑:
The comedians of the silent movies don't seem to lose their appeal. They can still have an audience rolling about in the aisles.这部无声电影的喜剧演员还没有失去他们的魅力。他们仍然能使观众捧腹大笑。

【rumour about/abroad】
谣传:
It's rumoured about that he's been given a job in Scotland.传说他在苏格兰找到了工作。
To stop the wrong sort of story being rumoured abroad, they've issued an official statement.为了制止错误的报道传播岀去,他们发布了一个正式声明。

【scatter about/around/round】
散放着:
I know the children have been playing here:there are toys scattered about all over the carpet.我知道孩子们一直在这玩,地毯上到处是玩具。
I've scattered some ashtrays around the room so that cigarettes don't get trodden into the floor.我在房间四周放了几个烟灰缸,不至于把香烟蒂踩到地板上去。

【scratch about(for)】
东扒西挖地寻找:
Sparrows were scratching about in the damp soil for worms.麻雀正在潮湿的土里寻找虫子。
The chickens were scratching about in the yard. 鸡 在院子里四处觅食。

【see about】
❶照看;过问;负责处理:
It's time for me to see about (cooking) dinner.我该做饭了。
He promised to see about the matter.他答应处理此事。
--attend to;deal with
❷进一步考虑:
"Father, will you take us to the football match tomorrow? " "Well, I'll see about it." "爸爸,明天带我们看足球比赛好吗?" "好,我会考虑的。"
Come to me, my boy, when you have got £10,000 of your own, and we'11 see about the engagement.孩子,等你自己有了一万英镑后再来谈订婚的事吧。

【set about (doing) sth】
❶着手,开始:
She set about the job/her housework straight after breakfast.一吃完饭她就开始工作/做家务。
How could she set about finding him when she was lying helpless in bed?她无助地躺在床上,怎能去找他呢?
❷打;用语言攻击:
He set about the intruder with a stick.他用木棍打闯入者。
A gang of boys set about a supporter of the other team. 一帮男孩攻击另一队的支持者。

【sit about/around】
坐着没事干:
I've been sitting around waiting lor the phone to ring all day.我一整天都坐着等电话。
The foreign correspondents seemed to spend most of their time sitting around/ about in bars.这些外国记者把大部分时间泡在酒吧里,无所事事。

【speculate about/on/upon】
揣测;推测:
About such matters it is useless to speculate; what we need is exact knowledge. 对这样的事情作猜测是无用的,我们要的是确切的了解。
From an analysis of the materials recovered from the cave, it is even possible to speculate on the social organization of the community. 从洞穴中发现的材料作分析,甚至可以猜想这个社会的组织结构。

【splash about】
溅水;嬉水:
I left the children happily splashing about in their bath.我让孩子们在澡盆里髙兴地嬉水。
A party of boys was splashing about at the shallow end of the pool.—群孩子正在池塘的浅水处嬉水。

【stagger about】
摇摇晃晃地走动,到处转悠:
The effect of the heart attack was to make him stagger about with no sense of direction.心脏病的后果是使他走路东晃西摇,没有方向感。
Why is your brother staggering about the room like that?你弟弟干吗那样在房间里晃来晃去?

【stand about】
懒散地站着:His guests were standing about after dinner, smoking and talking quietly.晚饭后客人们四处站着,抽着烟,悄悄地交谈着。
Don't just stand around doing nothing: give me a hand with the luggage. 别在那儿闲站着,帮我拿行李吧。

【stick about】
等在旁边,留下等待
--stick around

【tackle about】
与某人坦率/大胆地谈(困扰自己的事):
He's always playing his radio at full blast; it's high time we tackled him about it.他总是把收音机开到最大量,现在是和他坦率谈这件事的时候了。
--tackle over/on

【thrash about】
❶剧烈扭动/跳动/跑 动;翻来覆去:
Stephen was thrashing about in bed with a high temperature. 由于高烧,斯蒂芬在床上翻来覆去。
The fish thrashed about/around.那条鱼在网中乱蹦乱跳。
❷紧张、不安地行动:
Alan was getting all worked up over his maths homework—thrashing about for the answer to a quite simple problem.艾伦一做数学就紧张起来一连相当简单的问题的答案也得焦虑地苦思着。

【throw...about/around】
乱抛:
throw one's money about 挥霍钱财
Don't throw litter about like that.别那样随便乱抛杂物。

【throw one's weight about/around】
滥用权势,耀武扬威,盛气凌人:
That pop star became unpopular after he began to throw his weight about.那位歌星从开始自以为了不起,就不受欢迎了。
John was stronger than the other boys, and he threw his weight around.约翰比别的男孩子力气大,于是便盛气凌人。

【turn about】
转身,(使)转向:
Students turned about and marched ten paces to the rear.学生们转过身,并向后走了十步。
"About turn!",barked the sergeant major."向后转!" 军士厉声喊道。

【wail about/over】
为…痛哭/悲叹:
Don't wail about/over your misfortunes. 别为你自己的不幸悲伤哭泣了。
The other teams are still wailing over their defeat.别的球队仍在因失败而悲叹。

【wait about/around】
空等;
I'm furious; you've kept me waiting about here for a whole hour.我很生气,你让我在这儿空等了整整一个小时。
Show the visitor in as soon as he arrives. Don't make him wait around in the candor.客人一到就请他进来。别让他在走廊里空等。

【wander about/around】
徘徊;游荡;流浪:
wander about the street/ the world 在街上徘徊/漫游世界
When the children left home, she used to wander around the house as if she'd lost something.孩子们离家后,她总是若有所失地在屋子四周转来转去。
--kick about/around

【warn about/against】
告诫;叫...提防:
The doctor warned the patient against smoking.医生告诫病人不要抽烟。
He warned me against pickpocket.他提醒我谨防扒手。
The police have warned shopkeepers about the forged banknotes.警察告诫过店主提防假钞。

【wheel about/around/round】
❶把(轮椅或婴儿车)推来推去:
The young people took turns to wheel the wounded girl around in the fresh air.年轻人用轮椅轮流推着那位受伤的姑娘各处转悠呼吸新鲜空气。
❷转身;突然改变看法:
They wheeled around/round in amazement.他们惊奇地转过身来。
Whatever made the chairman wheel about like that?究竟是什么原因使主席那样突然变卦?

【whisper about/around】
私下传说(有损某人名声的话):
His adventures have been whispered about everywhere. 他的冒险活动被人私下到处传说。
It was whispered about that he had a conviction for drunken driving.据传说他因酒后驾车被定罪过。

【wonder about】
对…好奇/疑惑/纳闷:
Now that we've finished this project, I am wondering about our next move.既然我们完成了这项工程,我就开始纳闷下一步我们干什么。
I was wondering about that.我对那事感到疑惑。

【worry about】
(使)操心/发愁:
Don't worry about trifles.不要为一些琐事操心。
Your parents are worrying about you;do write to them.你的父母正担心着你,快给他们写信吧。
--anxious about

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