about adv. 1.大約,差不多;前后,左右。 About a mile 大約一英里。 That's about right. 大致不差。 That's about (the size of) it. 就是那么一回事;大概如此。 It is about finished 差不多要完成[終結(jié)]。 2.周圍,四面;到處。 Look about 四顧。 3.活動(dòng);盛行,到處散布,傳布。 The news is going about. 消息正在傳開。 4.繞著,圍著,倒轉(zhuǎn),掉轉(zhuǎn)。 Round about 掉轉(zhuǎn),回頭,倒過來。 Face about (使)轉(zhuǎn)過來。 Put the ship about 把船倒過頭來。 The wrong way about 相反,倒轉(zhuǎn)過來。 5.附近;〔古語〕周圍。 Is the manager about 經(jīng)理在嗎? There is no one about. 附近無人。 A mile about 周圍一英里。 6.〔接帶 to 的不定式〕將要。 1.在…周圍。 About the neck 繞著脖子,圍在頸上。 2.在…附近,在…身邊,手頭。 Somewhere about here 在此地附近。 I have no money about me. 我身邊無錢。 3.前后,左右;大概。 About noon 正午前后。 4.對(duì)于,關(guān)于。 Talk about sb. 談?wù)撃橙恕?He is most particular about being conscientious. 他最講究認(rèn)真。 5.從事于。 What are you about 你在干什么? adj.〔用作表語〕傳播,流行。 Rumour is about. 謠言紛紛。 About and about 〔美俚〕差不多,大致相同。 (Right) about face 〔美國(guó)〕向后轉(zhuǎn)! About turn 〔英國(guó)〕向后轉(zhuǎn)。 Be about 1. 起來;活動(dòng);動(dòng)手,做事 (Butterflies are about early this year. 今年蝴蝶活動(dòng)得早。 He is not yet (up and) about . 他還沒有起來,還未動(dòng)手。 Mind what you are about! 當(dāng)心!注意!)2.散布,傳播,流行。Be about to 準(zhǔn)備,將要,正打算 (He is about to speak. 他正打算說話)。 Go about 1. 正要,將要。 2. 使(船)掉頭。 Go a long way about 繞很多路。 Much about 幾乎。 Out and about 從事日常工作,(病后等)起來做事。 Set about 動(dòng)手,著手。 Take turns about 輪流。 Turn and turn about 交互。
We learned about the complex motion of the moon . 我們弄清楚了月球的復(fù)雜運(yùn)動(dòng)。
We spent a lot of time learning about the difficulties of english money . 為了了解復(fù)雜的英國(guó)幣制,我們花了很多時(shí)間。
He shouldn't have sent me to school to learn about dead emperors . 他不該把我送進(jìn)學(xué)校去念書,去研究那些死了的帝王將相。
From the study of these, we learnt about the interior of the earth . 通過對(duì)這些的研究,我們了解了大量有關(guān)地球的內(nèi)部情況。
In the next weeks i worked really hard trying to learn about the real-estate world . 接著那幾個(gè)星期,我著實(shí)用了一番功夫,想學(xué)一點(diǎn)地產(chǎn)業(yè)的知識(shí)。
At the same time, we hoped to learn about processes of volcanism that have rarely been observed before . 同時(shí)我們希望弄清過去很少能觀察到的火山作用過程。
Slowly, nations learned about each other, men met and ideas spread—for better or worse . 不管結(jié)果怎樣,國(guó)與國(guó)之間逐漸互相了解了,人們經(jīng)常相聚,各種思想都得到了傳播。
The more we learn about the body's defense system, the more we realize what a marvellous force it is . 我們對(duì)身體的防衛(wèi)系統(tǒng)研究得越多,就越認(rèn)識(shí)到它是一個(gè)多么不可思議的力量。
learning about minority-majority co-operation and compromise they can accept defeat and work for future success . 他們懂得少數(shù)與多數(shù)的合作,懂得妥協(xié),所以能夠接受失敗,并為他日的成功而努力。
In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of one 's country . 孩子們?cè)谡n堂上可能學(xué)到關(guān)于無私,勇敢,守紀(jì)律和愛國(guó)家等品德。