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单词 about-turns
释义

about /ə-bowtˈ/

preposition
  1. Round on the outside of
  2. Around
  3. Here and there in
  4. Near in place, time, size, etc
  5. On the person of
  6. Connected with
  7. Concerning
  8. Engaged in
adverb
  1. Around
  2. Halfway round, in the opposite direction (eg to face about)
  3. Nearly
  4. Here and there
  5. On the opposite tack (nautical)
  6. 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

  1. (orig used in US as a military command) the act of turning to face in the opposite direction
  2. 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

  1. On the point of (doing, etc; also just about to)
  2. (in neg) not likely or keen (to do something) (informal)

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
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