單字庫

about

/əˈbaʊt/KK

ə·baʊt

介系詞
A2 初級
國中
亦可作副詞
1.
關於;有關
極常用

用來指出談話、思考、書寫、詢問或感受所涉及的主題。

用法:常見搭配包括:詢問某事、談論某事、思考某事、擔心某事、了解某事。

ask about
talk about
learn about
think about
worry about

I want to ask you about the homework.

我想問你關於作業的事。

Our teacher talked about using things again in science class.

我們的老師在自然課談到把東西再用一次。

2.
大約;約莫
極常用

用於數字、數量、年齡、距離或時間前,表示不精確的估計。

用法:可放在數字前,例如「大約五十元」;也常說「在三點左右」。

about five minutes
about ten kilometers
at about noon
about thirty students

It takes about twenty minutes to ride there by bike.

騎腳踏車到那裡大約要二十分鐘。

About thirty students joined the school party.

約有三十名學生參加了學校的派對。

3.
在……周圍;到處
常用

表示位置、移動或分布在某個地方的周圍或各處。

用法:此義常可用「around」替換。不過在某些固定搭配中,兩者的自然程度可能不同。

walk about the city
look about the room
people about the station
scatter about

We walked about the night market after dinner.

晚餐後,我們在夜市裡四處逛逛。

There were family photos all about the living room.

客廳各處都有家庭照片。

4.
正要;即將
極常用

在「正要做某事」的結構中,表示某件事很快就會發生。

用法:固定結構為「某人正要+原形動詞」。否定時通常說「不會要……」或改用其他句型;不可在後面直接接名詞或動名詞。

be about to leave
be about to start
be about to rain
be about to call

The movie is about to start, so please turn off your phone.

電影正要開始,請把手機關靜音。

I was about to leave when my dad called.

我正要出門時,爸爸打電話來了。

5.
四處;來回;在附近
常用

作副詞時,表示在附近、到處,或朝不同方向移動。

用法:作副詞時後面通常不直接接受詞。若要接地點,通常使用介系詞用法,例如「在校園周圍」。

be out and about
move about
look about
have someone about

After being sick for a week, she is out and about again.

病了一週後,她又能出門活動了。

The children were running about in the park.

孩子們在公園裡跑來跑去。

常見錯誤

I discussed about the problem with my teacher.

I discussed the problem with my teacher.

We will meet about 3 p.m. tomorrow.

We will meet at about 3 p.m. tomorrow.

I am about leaving now.

I am about to leave now.

The teacher explained about the rule.

The teacher explained the rule.

相關字詞
around 近義
concerning 近義
regarding 近義
approximately 近義
on 易混淆
學習提示

表示「關於」時,本字是最安全、最常用的選擇,例如「一本關於台灣的書」。

表示「大約」時,本字可放在數字前;「大約在三點」則常用「在+大約+時間」的結構。

「正要」是非常重要的固定用法,後面一定接原形動詞。

雖然本字與「around」常可互換,但寫作時可優先使用本字表示「關於」與「大約」。

← 回到 A2 單字庫