【about音标】 英[əˈbaʊt] 美[əˈbaʊt]
【单词释义】 about是什么意思：
adv.大约;左右;将近;几乎;到处;处处;各处
prep.关于;对于;目的是;为了;涉及…方面;忙于;从事于
adj.在附近的;四处走动的;在起作用的;在流行中的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【about形近词/近似词】
fallout n. 后果，余波；（核爆炸后的）放射性坠尘
layout n.布局，安排，设计；版面编排
flout n.嘲笑；愚弄 vt 藐视，无视（规则、法律等）；嘲笑，愚弄
snout n.鼻子，口鼻部；口吻状物
stout adj.肥胖的;粗壮结实的 n.烈性黑啤酒；胖子
spout n.喷口，喷嘴；水柱，喷流 v.喷出；喷射；滔滔不绝地讲
shout v.呼喊，叫喊，喊叫 n.呼喊，叫喊，喊叫
scout n.搜索，侦察；侦察员，侦察机 vt.侦察；跟踪，监视；寻找
tout v. 兜售；招徕；拉选票；吹捧；吹嘘 n.票贩子；兜售者
clout n.敲打，猛打；影响力；破布 vt.（尤指用手）猛击，重打
【单词例句】
◇ He was about to aim his rifle when it occurred to him that the wolf might have eaten the grandmother, and that she still might be rescued.
他正准备向狼开枪，突然又想到，这狼很可能把奶奶吞进了肚子，奶奶也许还活着。
---- Little Red Cap
◇ There was nothing really strange about seeing a rabbit.And Alice was not very surprised when the Rabbit said,'Oh dear!Oh dear!I shall be late!'(Perhaps it was a little strange, Alice thought later,but at the time she was not surprised.)
看到一只兔子真没有什么可奇怪的。兔子说话时爱丽丝居然也不觉得太奇怪。兔子说，“噢，天哪！噢，天哪！我要迟到了！”（后来爱丽丝想起这事觉得有点儿奇怪，但当时她并不觉得有什么奇怪。）
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ Lovers pluck off the leaves, and as they pluck each leaf, they ask a question about their lovers; thus? "Does he or she love me?—Ardently? Distractedly? Very much? A little? Not at all?"and so on.
她是这样作的：情人们把她的花瓣一片一片地摘下来，每摘一片情人就问一个关于他们恋人的事情：“热情吗？——痛苦吗？——非常爱我吗？只爱一点吗？——完全不爱吗？”以及诸如此类的问题。
---- The Butterfly
◇ Indeed, he had twelve coffins made. They were filled with wood shavings and each was fitted with a coffin pillow. He had them put in a locked room, and gave the key to the queen, ordering her to tell no one about them.
国王不只是说说而已，他甚至让人做了十二副棺材，在棺材里装满刨花，还在里面放上一个小寿枕。他让人把棺材全部锁进一个密室，把秘室的钥匙交给王后，不许她告诉任何人。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ "Ah, my dear father, I will tell you all about it. Yesterday when I was playing with my golden ball by the fountain in the forest, it rolled into the water, and because I cried, the frog fetched it for me, and I promised him that he could come to the castle and be my companion.
“哦，亲爱的爸爸，我会告诉您一切。昨天我在森林里的喷水池旁玩金球时，它滚到水里面去了。因为我哭了，所以那只青蛙就帮我把球找回来，而我答应它可以到城堡来做我的朋友。
---- The Frog Prince
◇ Here are some things you should know about Start of Winter.
下面一起来了解关于立冬的几个小常识。
---- Start of Winter
◇ 2. "I have heard about your company's great team and positive corporate culture."
第二种回答：“我了解到贵公司的团队很优秀，公司文化也很积极。”
---- Why do you want to work here?
◇ "What is that thing that is so merrily bouncing about?" asked the girl, taking hold of the spindle, for she too wanted to spin.
“这小东西转起来真有意思！”说着，公主上前也想拿起纺锤纺纱。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ I set about working in the current Patent Office after resigning from the court personnel.
从法院人事部辞职后，我开始在现在的专利局工作。
---- Strange Patent Applications
◇ As the best candidate, I was appointed to collect and evaluate information for a database about diverse natural disasters, such as hurricanes, typhoons or thunderstorms.
作为最好的候选人，我被委派为一个数据库收集和评估各种自然灾害的信息，例如飓风、台风或雷暴等。
---- A Volcano Eruption