abouta•bout

adv

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