about: adv. 1.大约,差不多;前后,左右。 About a ...up: adv. (superl. uppermost ) 1. ...average: n. 1.平均,平均数。 2.一般水平,平均标准。 3. ...the results are about up to the average: 成绩平平be up and about: 能下床走动了; 起来走动up and about: 病后能起床走动的; 病愈; 起床走动up-and-about: adj. 1.(病人)已起床走动。 2.非常活跃的。 average up: 提高到一般的水平,以较高价买进以候继续涨价; 提高水平; 以高于平均价格卖出be hepped up about: 对特别感兴趣的hepped up about: 对...特别感兴趣的jack is up and about now: 杰克病后复原了right now up and about: 现在开始average paid up capital: 平均实缴资本average up or down: 提高或降低平均价be quite up to the average: 完全达到一般水平be well up to the average: 完全达到一般水平a person who is up and about at night: 夜游神wake up who cares about: 清醒点吧谁会在乎那个; 醒来吧 喜欢climb about half way up a hill: 大约爬到半山腰kick up a great deal of fuss about: 吵闹不休about: adv. 1.大约,差不多;前后,左右。 About a mile 大约一英里。 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[终结]。 2.周围,四面;到处。 Look about 四顾。 3.活动;盛行,到处散布,传布。 The news is going about. 消息正在传开。 4.绕着,围着,倒转,掉转。 Round about 掉转,回头,倒过来。 Face about (使)转过来。 Put the ship about 把船倒过头来。 The wrong way about 相反,倒转过来。 5.附近;〔古语〕周围。 Is the manager about 经理在吗? There is no one about. 附近无人。 A mile about 周围一英里。 6.〔接带 to 的不定式〕将要。 1.在…周围。 About the neck 绕着脖子,围在颈上。 2.在…附近,在…身边,手头。 Somewhere about here 在此地附近。 I have no money about me. 我身边无钱。 3.前后,左右;大概。 About noon 正午前后。 4.对于,关于。 Talk about sb. 谈论某人。 He is most particular about being conscientious. 他最讲究认真。 5.从事于。 What are you about 你在干什么? adj.〔用作表语〕传播,流行。 Rumour is about. 谣言纷纷。 About and about 〔美俚〕差不多,大致相同。 (Right) about face 〔美国〕向后转! About turn 〔英国〕向后转。 Be about 1. 起来;活动;动手,做事 (Butterflies are about early this year. 今年蝴蝶活动得早。 He is not yet (up and) about . 他还没有起来,还未动手。 Mind what you are about! 当心!注意!)2.散布,传播,流行。Be about to 准备,将要,正打算 (He is about to speak. 他正打算说话)。 Go about 1. 正要,将要。 2. 使(船)掉头。 Go a long way about 绕很多路。 Much about 几乎。 Out and about 从事日常工作,(病后等)起来做事。 Set about 动手,着手。 Take turns about 轮流。 Turn and turn about 交互。 about of: 即将;打算; 专心于…about to: 正要 , 正准备as to =about: 关于be about: 从事于; 大约