柯林斯词典

专业释义

同近义词

• prep.关于；大约

  concerning   /   as for   /   with reference to   /   round   /   in relation to

• adj.在附近的；四处走动的；在起作用的

  close-at-hand

• adv.大约；周围；到处

  around   /   approximately   /   everywhere   /   throughout   /   something

同义词辨析

about concerning regarding respecting 【导航词义：关于】

about prep. 关于，对于

〔辨析〕 普通用词，常用于不及物动词之后。

例1: They sat there and talked about what had happened in the past.

她们坐在那里，谈论着过去发生的事情。

例2: There is nothing to complain about.

没有什么可抱怨的。

concerning prep. [正式] 关于

〔辨析〕 多用于正式文体，含有“涉及”的意思。

例1: The chairman's report is concerning the education of children.

主席的报告是关于儿童教育。

例2: A law concerning food contamination must be made.

必须制定一项关于食品污染的法律。

regarding prep. [正式] 有关，关于

〔辨析〕 尤用于信函或演说中。

例1: Regarding your recent enquiry, I have enclosed a copy of our user guide.

关于您最近的咨询，我随信附上一份我们的用户指南。

例2: I'll make no comments regarding this question.

对于这一问题我不作评论。

respecting prep. [正式] 关于，鉴于

〔辨析〕 与 concerning 基本同义，常可换用。

例1: I have nothing to say respecting/concerning the matter.

关于这件事，我无话可说。

例2: Respecting/concerning the fact that the accused was a minor, the charges were dropped.

鉴于被告是未成年人，起诉被撤销。

around adv. 大约

〔辨析〕 多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。也用作 around about。

例1: She has around ten million US dollars in the bank.

她在银行里存有大约一千万美元。

例2: Janet left here around seven o'clock.

珍妮特大约7点钟离开这里的。

about adv. 大约

〔辨析〕 表示实际数量可多可少或数值、尺寸等可大可小，也作 round about。

例1: They left the museum at about 10 o'clock.

他们10点左右离开了博物馆。

例2: He lives about 5 miles away.

他住的地方离这里5英里左右。

approximately adv. 大约

〔辨析〕 多用于书面语，强调接近精确数值、数量、时间等，误差较小。

例1: The plane will be taking off in approximately ten minutes.

飞机大约10分钟后起飞。

例2: He owes me approximately 400 US dollars.

他欠我大约400美元。

roughly adv. 粗略地，大致上

〔辨析〕 指按粗略估计，不强调十分接近精确数值。

例1: There were roughly 300 people there.

那里大约有300人。

例2: The Antarctica is a continent centred roughly on the South Pole.

南极洲是一片大致以南极为中心的大陆。

词组短语

1. all about 到处，各处；关于…的一切

2. About a Boy 单亲插班生 ; 关于一个男孩 ; 非关男孩 ; 一个男孩

3. about to do 刚要；即将

4. what about 怎么样；（对于）…怎么样

5. set about 开始 ; 着手 ; 考虑

6. how about 你认为…怎样

7. bring about 导致 ; 引起 ; 发生

8. about of 打算；即将

9. About Us 关于我们 ; 公司介绍 ; 新闻中心

10. About Time 时空恋旅人 ; 关于时间

11. do about 处理；应付；就某事采取行动或措施

12. up and about （病人病情好转）起床走动

13. About Me 关于我 ; 个人资料 ; 公告 ; 自我介绍

14. about us 关于我们；公司简介

15. come about 发生 ; 产生 ; 出现

16. go about v. 着手做；四处走动；传开；从事

17. think about 考虑 ; 思考 ; 思索 ; 看法

18. Much Ado About Nothing 无事生非 ; 都是男人惹的祸 ; 抱得有情郎 ; 庸人自扰

19. out and about 能够外出走动

20. on or about 大约于…

权威例句

1. I'd like to talk to you about a personal matter.

我想和你谈点私事。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

2. In my local health centre there's about forty parking spaces...

我们本地的保健中心约有40个停车位。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

3. Argentina has lifted all restrictions on trade and visas are about to be abolished...

阿根廷已经取消所有贸易限制，签证制也将废止。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

4. Well, “doing well” means averaging £1,200 or more a week for about seven years.

哦，“经营得好”就是说大约七年来，平均每周有1,200英镑或更多的收入。《16年12月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

5. He must be somewhere about.

他一定就在附近.《期刊摘选》

6. Rachel was going to do something about Jacob...

蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

7. One of them has returned to school, but the others are idling about the place.

他们中的一个已回到学校, 但是其他的还在附近闲逛.《期刊摘选》

8. Johnson still knew next to nothing about tobacco.

约翰逊仍然对烟草几乎一无所知。《柯林斯例句》

9. There was a warmth and passion about him I never knew existed...

他身上有一股我从不知道的热情和激情。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

10. The most important thing in the news last week was the rising discussion in Nashville about the educational needs of children.

上周媒体报道中最重要的话题就是在Nashville愈发热烈的关于儿童教育需求的讨论。《16年6月四级真题（第一套）| 阅读》

11. What does the speaker say about recreational drug users?.

关于消遣性的吸毒者，讲话者说了什么？。《15年12月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》

12. He lives somewhere about here.

他住在附近.《《现代英汉综合大词典》》

13. Excuse me, sir, you to have seen a policeman anywhere about here?

对不起, 先生, 你在附近看到过警察没有?《期刊摘选》

14. I don't have any strong feelings about it one way or the other.

我对此既不特别喜欢，也不特别讨厌。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

15. I'd like to make a complaint about the noise.

我要就噪音问题提出投诉。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

16. It's only human nature to be worried about change.

对变革有忧虑不过是人之常情。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

17. I think the same as you do about this.

在这件事上，我的想法和你一样。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

18. You did right to tell me about it.

你把这件事告诉我，做得很对。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

19. But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term.

但是，从历史上看来，我们大约花费12%的时间来思索更长远。《13年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

20. He must be hiding somewhere about here.

他一定藏在附近某个地方.《期刊摘选》

21. Almost all these essays are about sex and poor people.

几乎所有的杂记都是关于穷人和性的.《期刊摘选》

22. I often think about my friends back home.

我常常想起老家的朋友。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

23. They waited (for) about an hour.

他们等了一小时左右。《牛津词典》

24. About half of all pregnancies globally are unintended.

全球大约有一半的怀孕是意外怀孕。《17年6月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

25. The intensity of a nearby jet taking off is about 110 decibels.

一架在附近起飞的喷气机的声音强度大约是110分贝.《期刊摘选》

26. Talking about my problems doesn't come easy to me.

要讲关于自己的问题，对我来说并不容易。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

27. Well, there's a film about climate change

有一部关于气候变化的电影。《18年6月四级真题(第二套)| 听力》

28. It's just like her to tell everyone about it.

她就是这么个人儿，能把这事见谁就告诉谁。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

29. The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.

通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

30. About 250 students so far have gone through the program, which receives funding from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

至今大约有250 名学生已经参与了这门课程，课程由Jack Kent Cooke 基金会资助。《17年6月六级真题（第三套）| 阅读》

31. The children were rushing about in the garden.

孩子们在花园里跑来跑去。《牛津词典》

32. Just about every wine shop we walk into these days is choked with Australian wines.

如今,几乎我们踏入的每家专卖店都充斥了澳大利亚产的葡萄酒.《期刊摘选》

33. She was elegantly dressed with a double strand of pearls about her neck.

她着装典雅，搭配着一条双层珍珠项链。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

34. Oil has plummeted in value, closely followed by coal and just about anything industrial.

油价直线下跌, 煤炭和几乎所有工业商品紧随其后.《期刊摘选》

35. What does the speaker say about a university?.

关于大学，讲话者说了什么？。《17年6月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

36. Today, of you know nothing about computers , you can hardly carry on with anything.

在当今, 不懂电脑便几乎什么事都办不成.《期刊摘选》

37. She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona...

她进来喝了杯咖啡，并向我谈起了她的朋友肖纳。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

38. I'm worried about the safety of the treatment.

我担心这种疗法是否安全。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

39. That Sir Max reveals little about himself in this memoir hardly matters.

马克思爵士在回忆录里几乎没有提到自己.《期刊摘选》

40. Just about everyone in town came to hear the mayor speak.

城里几乎每个人都来听市长讲话.《期刊摘选》

41. He is on the verge of tears every time he thinks about losing his girlfriend.

她几乎放弃,不做新的尝试.《期刊摘选》

42. “About the time my daughter was five years old, I started having a sense that ‘this isn't right.’”

“大约在我女儿五岁的时候，我开始感觉到‘这样的活法不对’。”《17年6月四级真题（第二套）| 阅读》

43. About 91 per cent agreed with the grand jury.

大约91%的人同意大陪审团的裁决.《期刊摘选》

44. What is the new finding about black male athletes in this study?.

在这项研究中，有什么关于黑人男性运动员的新发现？。《17年6月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

45. About 58% of the students demonstrated none or few of the risk behaviors.

大约 58% 的学生未表现出或表现出极少的危险行为。《16年12月六级真题（第二套）| 阅读》

46. The accident just about finished him as a footballer.

那事故几乎结束了他足球运动员的生涯.《《简明英汉词典》》

47. There is not much doubt about his guilt.

他有罪几乎是可以确定的.《《简明英汉词典》》

48. I knew few people are concerned about the air pollution.

几乎我所认识的每个人都关心空气污染.《期刊摘选》

49. I thought about you half the night.

我几乎整夜都在想着你。《柯林斯例句》

50. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?.

关于这位男士，我们从对话中知道什么？。《15年12月四级真题（第一套）| 听力》

51. They are upset about renovation work Israelis are doing nearby.

因为他们反对以色列在附近修建.《期刊摘选》

52. He said he'd ask Nina for a divorce, but he never did anything about it.

他说会跟尼娜提出离婚，可是他却从未付诸实际。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

53. The knowledge we have about the object constitutes the cognitive component of an attitude.

我们掌握的关于某事物的知识构成了态度的认知成分。《16年6月六级真题（第一套）| 阅读》

54. The team found that exerciser educed the speed of rapid eye movements by about 8%, 33 preventing their ability to capture new visual information.

研究团队发现，锻炼使快速眼球运动的速度下降了大约8%，(33) 阻碍了眼睛捕捉新的视觉信息。《17年6月四级真题（第三套）| 阅读》

55. What does the man say about his involvement with pubs?.

关于自己参与的酒吧事务，男士说了什么？。《15年12月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》

56. The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full Moon.

光环带是一种灿烂的珠白色朦胧光, 几乎像满月一样明亮.《中级百科部分》

57. We all have our own ideas about what would bring our parents happiness.

关于什么可以带给我们的父母幸福，我们都有自己的想法。《16年6月四级真题（第三套）| 阅读》

58. About 18 million people voted for Mr. Perot and Mr. Stockdale.

大约1800万选民投了佩罗和史达科代的票.《期刊摘选》

59. What did Kerry Burke from New ?York Daily News say about the man?.

关于男士，《纽约每日新闻》的Kerry Burke说了什么？。《16年12月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》

60. Did you see how she was just about popping out of the top of that dress?

你没看到她几乎要把衣服撑破了?《电影对白》

61. When it was built, its terminal was a dock on the shore of Lake Moeris, which had an elevation of about 66 feet above sea level, the same as the dock

这条公路在铺设之时，终点是一座码头，位于摩里斯湖畔，该湖的海拔高度为大约 66英尺，与码头的海拔高度一致。《18年6月六级真题(第二套)| 听力》

62. We've dotted a few chairs about.

我们在周围放了几把椅子.《期刊摘选》

63. As our survey this week shows, such worries are common in just about every business nowadays.

我们本周的研究报告显示, 当今几乎所有的行业都正受到人才短缺问题的困扰.《期刊摘选》

64. Leadership is about the ability to implement change.

领导才能就是要有实施变革的能力。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

65. About 300 children and youths from till the age of 18 took part in the competition.

大约3百名、年龄小于18岁的南美洲儿童与青少年参与这场竞赛.《期刊摘选》

66. She knew a lot about food...

她对食物很在行。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

67. About a quarter of all Italian immigrants, for example, eventually returned to Italy for good.

例如，大约有四分之一的意大利移民最终选择返回意大利永不再回来。《13年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

68. There are about 800 comets whose orbits are known.

人类已经知道有运行轨道的彗星大约有800颗.《期刊摘选》

69. What does the introduction say about Dr Howard Miller’s articles and books?.

关 于 Howard Miller 博士发表的文章和书籍，介绍人说了什么？。《15年12月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

70. The road was discovered in the Faiyum Depression，about 45 miles southwest of Cairo

这条公路是在距离开罗西南大约45英里处的法尤姆洼地被发现的。《18年6月六级真题(第二套)| 听力》

71. Quite a few people were milling about, but nothing was happening.

有不少人在附近转来转去，可是什么事情也没有发生。《柯林斯例句》

72. And finally, in Spain, some businesses maintain the pattern of working until about 2 o’clock and then returning to the office from 5:30 to 8:00, 9:00, or 10:00 in the evening

还有最后一题，在西班牙，一些公司保持这样的工作模式：员工先工作至大约下午2点，然后下午5点半返回办公室，工作至晚上八九点或10点。《18年6月六级真题(第一套)| 听力》

73. The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.

规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

74. But the word “gamification” and the widespread, conscious application of the concept only began in earnest about five years ago, Werbach says.

但“游戏化”这种叫法和对此概念广泛而有意识的运用只是在大约五年前才正式开始的，Werbach 讲到。《16年12月四级真题（第三套）| 阅读》

75. There are no hard and fast rules about this.

这事没有什么硬性的规定。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

76. What does the speaker say about the technology industry?.

2关于科技行业，讲话者说了什么？。《16年12月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

77. Chairman who never wanders about his agency becomes a hermit, out of touch with his staff.

一个从不四处走动的管理人员,久而久之将形同离群索居的隐士, 与员工失去联系.《期刊摘选》

78. Well, my current research is really about consumer behaviour.

呃，我当前的研究是关于消费者行为的。《17年6月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

79. [A]About 15 years ago, I was invited to join a knitting group. I agreed to give it a try.

大约15年前，我受邀加入一个编织小组。我同意试一试。《17年12月四级真题(第三套)| 阅读》

80. ?What does the Indian legend say about Devils Tower?.

关于恶魔塔的印第安传说是什么？。《16年12月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

81. I'd like to say a few words about future plans.

我想就今后的计划说几句。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

82. The key thing about consumer behaviour is that it’s very much about how consumers change.

消费者行为的关键就是，它主要是关于消费者是如何改变的。《17年6月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

83. Without question, manufacturing has taken a significant hit during recent decades, and further trade deals raise questions about whether new shocks could hit manufacturing.

毫无疑问,创造业在近几十年来受了重创,并且更多贸易协定引发了这样的问题:就是关于新的冲击是否会对制造业产生不良影响。《17年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

84. W: A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price of the bike.

女：一小笔钱，大约1% ，可以加在自行车的价格上。《15年12月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

85. Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...

尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

86. The teacher told the boys to collect all the wastepaper lying about after the picnic.

老师吩咐那些男孩,把野餐后散在周围的废纸收集起来.《期刊摘选》

87. Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just about everything else.

电池已促成了通信革命，现在则正蓄势待发，即将带来一场几乎颠覆一切的变革《16年12月六级真题（第一套）| 阅读》

88. Retailers make the most money this time of a year, about 20 to 30 percent of annual revenue.

零售商在一年中的这个时候赚钱最多，收益大约是全年收益的20% 至30%。《17年6月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

89. Is he anywhere about?

他在不在附近?《期刊摘选》

90. I think he's about to leave...

我看他要走了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

91. What can we learn about people driving in Germany?.

关于在德国开车的人，我们可以了解到什么？。《16年6月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》

92. There was nobody about.

附近没有人。《牛津词典》

93. John gets about all over Europe even though he hasn't got point a car.

约翰几乎走遍了全欧洲,尽管他没有车.《辞典例句》

94. It's about this high.

大约有这么高。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

95. She had thought very deeply about this problem.

她曾经对这个问题深深思考过。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

96. What does the speaker say about energy used in the United States?.

关于美国能源的使用情况，叙述者是怎么说的？。《15年12月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

97. The children were running about under everybody's feet.

孩子们在周围乱跑，让所有人都很烦。《柯林斯例句》

98. Can you talk a bit about that?.

关于这点，您能谈谈吗？。《17年6月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

99. And then they put some bacon in the fat, broke an egg over the top, and put the whole lot in the oven for about ten minutes.

然后他们把一些熏猪肉放进油里，在上面打了个鸡蛋，再把所有东西放进烤箱烤了大约十分钟。《16年12月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

100. Most everybody talks about it.

几乎每个人都在谈论这件事.《《现代英汉综合大词典》》

101. He's about the same height as you.

他大约像你那麽高.《期刊摘选》

102. There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.

近来这类计划资金充足。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

103. Her and she spent about every weekend at her Dad's house.

她几乎每个周末都住在她爸爸的家里.《期刊摘选》

104. Her books were lying about on the floor.

她的书在地板上东一本西一本地放着。《牛津词典》

105. I waited about until it was noon.

我在附近等到正午.《辞典例句》

106. I'm sorry, I next to nothing about the new email program.

抱歉, 我对新的电子邮件程序几乎一无所知.《期刊摘选》

107. He can't have been to Changsha, for he knows little about it.

他不大可能到过长沙, 因为他对长沙几乎一无所知.《期刊摘选》

108. Their number climbs to about 40 in the warmer summer months.

而在更暖和的夏季，科学家的人数会攀升到大约 40 人。《16年12月六级真题（第三套）| 阅读》

109. In addition, about 50,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed in Japan. Mr.

除此之外, 目前有大约5万名美国军事人员驻扎在日本.《期刊摘选》

110. Almost half of those surveyed said their companies were either in the middle of restructuring or about to embark on ( 开始) it; and for the most part, restructuring meant putting more emphasis on teams.

几乎一半的受访者认为他们的公司不是正在重组就是正在着手这件事；一般情况下，结构调整意味着会更注重团队。《17年6月四级真题（第三套）| 阅读》

111. Almost everything about the book seems to have seeped away in the intervening years.

有关这本书的几乎所有东西好像都在这些年中溜走了.《期刊摘选》

112. ?What does the speaker say about the first motor car?.

关于第一辆汽车，叙述者说了什么？。《16年6月四级真题（第一套）| 听力》

113. His anxiety about the work was just a passing phase.

他对工作的担心只是暂时的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

114. It costs about $10.

这大约要花10元钱。《牛津词典》

115. This is a big issue; we need more time to think about it.

这是个重大问题，我们需要花较多的时间考虑。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

116. So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.

于是我们干著琐碎的事情, 几乎意识不到我们对生活的倦怠态度.《期刊摘选》

117. Nobody had a good word to say about him.

没有一个人说过他好。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

118. What does the speaker say ?about Maria McCartney?.

关于Maria McCartney，叙述者说了什么？。《16年12月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》

119. [C] Equally unsurprisingly, only about half end up with professorships for which they entered graduate school.

[C] 同样不足为奇的是，为了当教授而进入研究生中，只有大约一半的人最终拥有教授头衔。 《11年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

120. It quickly became apparent that the herring, potatoes, and were consumed at just about every festivity.

不久就很容易可以发现几乎每个节庆都会食用鲱鱼 、 马铃薯 、 和香甜酒.《期刊摘选》

121. At last they were able to feel secure about the future.

他们终于觉得不必为将来而担忧了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

122. I think there's something a little peculiar about the results of your test.

我认为你的化验结果有点不对劲。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

123. I was kicking about the old neighborhood.

我在附近漫不经心地游荡着.《期刊摘选》

124. She's always on my case about cleaning my room.

她老是对我的房间需要打扫的事指责个没完。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

125. Isn't it time the government came clean about their plans for education?

这难道不是政府彻底说明教育计划的时候了吗？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

126. Did you see her piece about the Internet in the paper today?

你看了今天报纸上她写的关于互联网的文章没有？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

127. Between 1908 and 1915, about 7 million people arrived while about 2 million departed.

在 1908 年到 1915 年间，大约有700万人到达美国，而约有200万人却离开了。《13年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

128. At the end of twenty minutes he dropped down panting, and about exhausted.

过二十分钟,他就吁吁带喘地倒在地下, 几乎力尽筋疲.《辞典例句》

129. What is it you want to see me about?

你找我有什么事？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

130. I feel so guilty and angry about the whole issue.

我对整件事深感内疚和气愤。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

131. The story is being whispered about the neighbourhood.

这个故事正在附近流传.《辞典例句》

132. Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.

医生对这种疾病还不太了解。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

133. The object is to educate people about road safety.

目的就是教育大众注意交通安全。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

134. What does the speaker say about pregnancies?.

关于怀孕， 讲话者说了什么？。《17年6月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

135. The whole village is up in arms about the proposal to build an airport nearby.

全村强烈反对在附近修建机场的计划.《期刊摘选》

136. Experts who monitor unemployment statistics here in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, say about 28, 000 people are unemployed, and many of them are jobless due to no fault of their own.

宾夕法尼亚州巴克斯县监测失业统计数据的专家说， 大约有28,000 人失业，而他们中的许多人并非因为自身的过错而失业。《16年6月六级真题（第一套）| 听力》

137. The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.

现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

138. There were several men standing about waiting for news.

有好几个人在附近站着等候消息.《辞典例句》

139. There are also stories about newly adoptive – and newly single – mom Sandra Bullock, as well as the usual Jennifer Aniston is pregnant news.

还有关于最近刚收养了孩子（并刚成为单身）的妈妈桑德拉.布鲁克的报道；也有常常出现的“詹妮弗.安妮斯顿已经怀孕”的新闻。 《11年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

140. Though not biologically related, friends are as“ related as fourth cousins, sharing about I% of genes.

朋友之间虽无血缘关系,但其关联程度却相当于四代表亲,有大约1%的相同基因。《15年12月考研真题 | 阅读》

141. Reform is seldom about by people who are with their own reputation and social standing.

改革几乎从来都不是由那些关心自己声誉和社会地位的人发起的.《期刊摘选》

142. His company was about to fail, but the bank saw him through.

他的公司几乎破产, 但银行帮他渡过了难关.《《简明英汉词典》》

143. It'stopped so short that he was about to fall down head over heels.

马停得太突然了,他几乎从马背上翻下来.《期刊摘选》

144. I'm just about ready.

我就要准备好了。《牛津词典》

145. Injun Joe's ghost is round about there, certain.

印第安-乔的鬼魂就在附近, 肯定在. ”《英汉文学 - 汤姆历险》

146. We stood about exchanging a few pleasantries.

我们站在附近,说了几句打趣的话.《辞典例句》

147. a book about flowers

一本关于花卉的书《牛津词典》

148. To help ourselves and others, it’s important to know something about drugs.

为了帮助我们自己和他人，了解一些关于毒品的知识是很重要的。《15年12月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》

149. Jack Torrance : You think maybe he should be taken to a doctor?

杰克·托伦斯: 你认为他该去看医生 吗 ?《期刊摘选》

150. He trifled about, hoping that she was somewhere in the neighbourhood and would soon return.

他东摸摸西拿拿, 希望她就在附近什么地方,快回来了.《期刊摘选》

151. You're not going about the job in the right way.

你做这事的方法不对。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

152. There's a lot of flu about.

这一带流感肆虐。《牛津词典》

153. Helen threw her arms about him...

海伦张开双臂拥抱他。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

154. What do we learn about the man’s daily life?.

关于男士的日常生活，我们能了解些什么？。《15年12月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

155. The population is increasing at about 6% per year.

人口以每年约6%的速度增加。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

156. He arrived (at) about ten.

他是十点钟左右到的。《牛津词典》

157. This is about the best we can hope for.

这差不多是我们所能希望的最好结果。《牛津词典》

158. What did you think about the idea?

你认为这个想法怎么样？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

159. They often saw me out and about.

他们经常看见我四处奔波。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

160. Everyone was running about.

大家都在跑来跑去。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

161. People were standing about in the road.

人们在路上闲站着。《牛津词典》

162. I don't know what you're on about.

我不懂你在谈什么。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

163. For example, one of the most popular data sets on multidisciplinary repository Dryad is about wood density around the world; it has been downloaded 5,700 times.

举个例子，多学科知识库Dryad 中最受欢迎的一组数据是关于世界各地木材密度的；这组数据被下载过5700 次。《17年6月六级真题（第一套）| 阅读》

164. What do we learn about animals that sleep through winter?.

关于冬眠的动物，我们了解到什么？。《17年6月四级真题（第二套）| 听力》

165. She has thought very hard about her future plans.

她曾经悉心思考她未来的计划。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

166. It dates back to the Middle Ages, when just about everybody believed in witches.

这可以追溯到中世纪, 当时几乎人人都相信有巫婆.《期刊摘选》

167. What does the speaker say about mules?.

关于骡子，叙述者说了什么？。《17年6月四级真题（第一套）| 听力》

168. 'I'm sorry about Patrick,' she said...

“我为帕特里克感到难过，”她说。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

169. Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months

每英寸头发大约对应两个月。《15年12月六级真题（第二套）| 听力》

实用例句

1. About 100,000 men were gassed.

大约有10万人被用毒气处死。

2. The programme's awfulness has ensured it is talked about.

节目如此糟糕，才会有人议论纷纷。

3. Is Paul about?

保罗在附近吗？

4. America's concerns about Soviet expansionary objectives

美国对苏联领土扩张目标的担忧

5. Claims about homeopathy are equivocal.

关于顺势疗法的声明自相矛盾。