| 词组 | about |
| 释义 | 1． 基本含义是 around，circling: The student was walking about the campus. 2． 与其他动词组成复合动词时，含义总比原动词弱: I know her. 我了解她。( 了解得比较深) I know about her. 我对她有所了解。( 少许了解一些) He had forgotten the incident. 他已忘记了那起事件。( 完全忘记) He had forgotten about the inci- dent. 关于这一件事他已有所忘记。 ( 未完全淡忘) 3． 后面可跟动名词和动词不定式。 这时它的含义是“on the point of ( 即将……)”: He is about leaving. I was about to say that when you interrupted me. The ceremony is about to begin. 4． 有人认为，about 前面不能用介词 at，这是不对的。 1) 事实上，about 可以跟在很多介词的后面: at about ten o'clock in the morning for about three days in about a week by about Easter 2) 有时甚至前面一定要用 at: They sold at about $ 10 a share. 5． 尽管 about 意为“约”，但是它后面可以跟确切的数字: It weighs about 332 pounds. The field is producing about 1，089 barrels of crude oil a day. 6． 后面一般不跟不确定的时间、数字短语，如一般不讲 about a little more than twenty 或 about less than five 等。 |
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