about

漢語翻譯

prep. 在...周圍, 大約, 有關, 關於
ad. 大約, 四處, 在附近, 周圍
【經】 大約, 約
相關詞組:
have sth about sb
to take sb about sth
to go a long way about
be up and about
go about

詞意辨析：

about, around, round

這些詞均有“在周圍、在附近”之意。
about: 既可表靜態，也可表動態。
around: 主要用於美國，靜態或動態均可。
round: 主要用於英國，多半指動態。

almost, nearly, about, approximately, around, roughly

這些副詞均有“大約，差不多”之意。
almost: 指在程度上相差很小，差不多。
nearly: 與almost含義基本相同，側重指數量、時間或空間上的接近。
about: 常可分almost和nearly換用，但about用於表示時間、數量的“大約”時，實際數量可能多也可能少。
approximately: 多用於書面語，指精確度接近某個標準以致誤差可忽略不計。
around: 多用於非正式場合，常見於美國英文。
roughly: 指按粗略估計，常代替about。

英文解釋：

形容詞 about:

1. on the move
   同義詞：astir

副詞 about:

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
   同義詞：approximately, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so
2. all around or on all sides
   同義詞：around
3. in the area or vicinity
   同義詞：around
4. to or among many different places or in no particular direction
   同義詞：around
5. in or to a reversed position or direction
   同義詞：around
6. in rotation or succession
7. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
   同義詞：just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh

例句：

1. I dropped the key somewhere about here.
   我把鑰匙掉在這兒附近了。
2. Tell me all about it.
   告訴我關於這件事的一切。
3. The children are rushing about.
   孩子們到處亂闖。
4. I dropped my key somewhere about here.
   我把鑰匙掉在這附近某個地方了。
5. He was about to start.
   他即將動身。
6. It is about six o'clock now.
   現在是六點鐘左右。