英 [əˈbaʊt] 美 [əˈbaʊt]
adv. 大约；几乎；到处，各处；无所事事；周围，在……附近；无序地，凌乱地；朝相反方向
prep. 关于，对于；目的是；针对（问题）；忙于，从事于；对……表示（情绪或心态）；各处，四下；在……附近；（某人或某事物）具有（某种特性）；围绕
adj. 现成的，能得到的；即将（做……）的，快要（发生……）的 （be about to do sth.）；四处走动的
【名】 （About）（法）艾保特（姓氏）
about /əˈbaʊt/ CET4 TEM4
介词 You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns. 关于; 对于
She knew a lot about food.
她对食品懂得很多。
He never complains about his wife.
他对他妻子从不抱怨。
介词 When you mention the things that an activity or institution is about, you are saying what it involves or what its aims are. 涉及; 旨在
Leadership is about the ability to implement change.
领导才能是一种实行变革的能力。
介词 You use about after some adjectives to indicate the person or thing that a feeling or state of mind relates to. 为…感到 (用在某些形容词后，表示与某种感觉或心态有关的人或事)
"I'm sorry about Patrick," she said.
“我为帕特里克感到难过，”她说道。
介词 If you do something about a problem, you take action in order to solve it. 针对
Rachel was going to do something about Jacob.
雷切尔要对雅各布采取行动。
介词 When you say that there is a particular quality about someone or something, you mean that they have this quality. 在… (具有某种品质)
There was a warmth and passion about him I never knew existed.
他身上有一种我从来没有认识到的热情和激情。
介词 If you put something about a person or thing, you put it around them. 围绕
副词 About is used in front of a number to show that the number is not exact. 大约
The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.
通货膨胀率大约在2.7%。
副词 If someone or something moves about, they keep moving in different directions. 到处
介词 About is also a preposition. 各处
形容词 If someone or something is about, they are present or available. 在场的; 可得到的
形容词 If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon. If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon. 就要…的
I think he's about to leave.
我想他就要离开。
Argentina has lifted all restrictions on trade and visas are about to be abolished.
阿根廷已经取消了所有的贸易限制，签证就要被废除了。
how about→seehow
what about→seewhat
just about→seejust
习语 If someone is out and about, they are going out and doing things, especially after they have been unable to for a while. 到外面活动
Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal.
尽管很疼，她已经在几乎像正常人一样到外面活动了。
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
in just about a minute ; he's about 30 years old ; I've had about all I can stand ; we meet about once a month
同义词： approximately / close to / just about / some / roughly / more or less / around / or so
all around or on all sides
dirty clothes lying around (or about) ; let's look about for help
同义词： around
to or among many different places or in no particular direction
wandering about with no place to go ; people were rushing about ; news gets around (or about)
同义词： around
in rotation or succession
turn about is fair play
转至相反航向；倒转，掉转
关于
about关于; 大约; 在…周围; 在附近; 在四周; 几乎; 在附近的; 四处走动的; 在起作用的; 在流行中的
Crazy Fireworks 版本2.0 （更新时间2106年02月07日） 5分 价格： 大小：643.16KB 游戏简介(About)：在一个宁静的夜晚,月光如水。突然有一颗烟花从地平线缓缓升起,然.
关于我们(About Us):每个网站都应该对此提供非常清晰和直观的信息，包括一段简短的夸大其词的描述，或者在主页上提供“关于我们”页面的突出而明...
企业简介（about us）也不太正规 但看了品牌荣誉，如果那些荣誉都是真的，应该还不错滴
关于；大约
concerning / as for / with reference to / round / in relation to
在附近的；四处走动的；在起作用的
大约；周围；到处
around / approximately / everywhere / throughout / something
I'm definite about this.
我对这事毫无疑问。
It costs about $10.
这大约要花10元钱。
She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.
她对自己要做的事有些疑虑。
It has only about fifty students now, but the university says it has received about ninety applications for admission this fall.
VOA : special.2009.05.07
She wrote a very compelling argument about O'Connor's fiction not about Wise Blood in particular, but about her stories.
她针对奥克纳小说写过一篇极有说服力的文章,并不只是针对《慧血》，而是针对奥克纳的所有故事。
1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
so it's all about, it's sort of about the struggles and it's about faith and it's about destiny, so
所以，它全部是关于挣扎、信仰和宿命的。所以
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 肉品市场区的作家
About twenty-seven percent said they plan to go to graduate school, compared to about twenty-four percent a year ago.
VOA : special.2009.06.25
It is about a bird named Francine who travels back in time to learn about her ancient relatives, the dinosaurs.
VOA : special.2009.09.23
He made a wisecrack about dealing with deflation, if necessary, by dropping dollar bills from aircraft.
But there was no sense of surrender about the manner in which he played here.
The Serious Fraud Office later confirmed it was in talks with the FSA about the case.
about是一个英语单词，介词、形容词、副词，作介词时意思是“关于；目的是；针对；忙于；因为；在……到处；在……四处；在……附近；在……（具有某种品质）；围绕；为……感到”，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”，作副词时意思是“大约；将近；到处；（特定位置）四下；闲着；周围；掉头”。