介词、形容词、副词。about有3种词性,做介词时意思是关于;目的是;与at搭配使用时,about是副词,没有at时,about 是介词,含义为“大约”、“到处”;作形容词时意思是“在场的,可得到的;就要……的;四处走动的;有证据的,在起作用的.
about
a.附近;周围;各处
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There were a lot of flowers about the house.
房子周围有许多花。
We walked about the town.
我们在城里到处走动。
b.关于:有关
The story is about giants.
这是关于巨人们的故事。
What's he talking about?
他在说什么?
c.大约
He left there about ten o'clock.
他大约在十点钟离开了那里。
d.常用词组
* talk about 谈论,讨论
Are you talking about me?
你们在谈论我吗?
* look about 环顾四周
The man kept looking about.
这个人不停地环顾四周。
* think about 思考,考虑
Please think about it carefully.
请仔细地思考一下。
* bring about 带来,导致
This will bring about profound impacts.
这将带来深刻影响。
* what/how about ... 怎么样
What about your opinion?
你的观点是什么?