英语词汇“abouts”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

about /ə-bowtˈ/

preposition

Round on the outside of

Around

Here and there in

Near in place, time, size, etc

On the person of

Connected with

Concerning

Engaged in

adverb

Around

Halfway round, in the opposite direction (eg to face about)

Nearly

Here and there

On the opposite tack (nautical)

In motion or activity, on the go

ORIGIN: OE onbūtan, from on in (cf a-¹), and būtan without, from be by, and ūtan, orig a locative, from ūt out

aboutsˈ preposition (Spenser)

About

aboutˈ-face noun

(orig used in US as a military command) the act of turning to face in the opposite direction
A complete change of opinion, attitude, etc

intransitive verb

To perform an about-face

aboutˈ-shipˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb

To put (the ship) on the opposite tack

aboutˈ-sledge noun

A blacksmith's heavy hammer

aboutˈ-turn noun and intransitive verb same as about-face above.

about to

be about

To be up and on the go after sleep or rest

bring about see under bring

come about

To happen in the course of time

go about see under go¹

put about see under put¹

turn about see under turn