about 核心詞議:
adv. 大約;將近;到處,周圍
prep. 關于;圍繞;在……附近
about 基本解釋
prep. 關于;大約;在…周圍
adv. 大約;在附近;在四周;幾乎
adj. 在附近的;四處走動的;在起作用的;在流行中的
速記方法
速記技巧
詞根詞綴法
拆
ab表示強調;out表示外面。且about和around同源(b=r,t=nd)。
記
強調在外面、外圍的,引申周邊、周圍和四周。如They sat about (或 around) the fire. 他們圍著火而坐。
知識擴展
單詞辨析
辨析:以下這些詞均有"在周圍,在附近"的意思
about:既可表靜態,也可表動態。
around:主要用于美國,靜態或動態均可。
round:主要用于英國,多半指動態。
辨析2:about concerning regarding respecting
about prep.關于,對于
〔辨析〕普通用詞,常用于不及物動詞之后。
〔例證〕
They sat there and talked about what had happened in the past.她們坐在那里,談論著過去發生的事情。
There is nothing to complain about.沒有什么可抱怨的。
concerning prep.[正式]關于
〔辨析〕多用于正式文體,含有“涉及”的意思。
〔例證〕
The chairman's report is concerning the education of children. 主席的報告是關于兒童教育。
A law concerning food contamination must be made. 必須制定一項關于食品污染的法律。
regarding prep. [正式]有關,關于
〔辨析〕 尤用于信函或演說中。
〔例證〕
Regarding your recent enquiry, I have enclosed a copy of our user guide. 關于您最近的咨詢,我隨信附上一份我們的用戶指南。
I'll make no comments regarding this question. 對于這一問題我不作評論。
respecting prep. [正式]關于,鑒于
〔辨析〕 與 concerning 基本同義,常可換用。
〔例證〕
I have nothing to say respecting/concerning the matter. 關于這件事,我無話可說。
Respecting/concerning the fact that the accused was a minor, the charges were dropped. 鑒于被告是未成年人,起訴被撤銷。
重要短語
how about你認為…怎樣
what about怎么樣;(對于)…怎么樣
all about到處,各處;關于…的一切
about us關于我們;公司簡介
about 變化形式
易混淆的單詞: About
中文詞源:
about 大約
來自古英語onbutan, a- 同on , -b同by, -ut為out詞根。字面意思為在外面的,后指大約。
about
精選例句
1、 I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes.
我在他的腰上系了一根繩子,讓他靠近我們的位置。這持續了大約十分鐘。
2、 Which website can you visit to learn about Cardiff's oldest surviving theatre?
您可以訪問哪個網站來了解卡迪夫現存最古老的劇院?
1、 Despite decades of effort to eliminate hunger,the latest estimate is that about 11% of people on the planet(about 820 million people)are suffering daily undernourishment.
盡管為消除饑餓作出了數十年的努力,但最新估計顯示,地球上約有11%的人(約8.2億人)每天營養不良。
1、 The race for Wardian,however, was less about the result than overcoming his aversion to the cold.
然而,對沃德安來說,比賽的重點不是結果,而是克服他對寒冷的厭惡。
1、 Surveys show that younger generations are more concerned about climate change, and some of the success of plant-based meat can be chalked up to shoppers wanting to signal their desire to protect the environment.
調查顯示,年輕一代更關注氣候變化,而植物性肉類的一些成功可以歸因于購物者想要表達他們保護環境的愿望。
常見考點例句:
- The answer was about 30 .
- 答案是大約30人。
- I am curious about varna .
- 我對瓦爾納很好奇。
- Legal fees can run about $ 4000 .
- 律師費用最高可達4000美元左右。
- He seemed embarrassed about dying .
- 他好像對于死亡局促不安。
- Change your attitude about failure .
- 改變對失敗的看法。