- 1.
大约,约摸;几乎 -
• It costs about a pound. 它要花约一英镑。 -
• That is about right. 那样差不多。 -
• It's about time we left here. 我们差不多该离开这里了。 - 2.
在四周;向四周 -
• books lying about on the floor 散在地板上的书 -
• look about 四下看看 - 3.
四处,各处,到处 -
• hunt about for an apartment 到处找寻公寓 -
• I hate being ordered about. 我烦别人把我差遣得团团转。 - 4.
在近处 -
• sit somewhere about 坐在附近什么地方 - 5.
沿相反方向;到反面位置 -
• go a long way about 绕个大圈 -
• turn and turn about 轮流,更番