about
prep.
1.关于,对于
My mother often spoke to me about you.
家母常和我谈起你.
2.在...的附近;在...的周围
She sat up and looked about her.
她坐了起来,环顾四周.
3.在...的身边
I had no money about me.
我身边没有带钱.
4.大约在...时候
It happened about 5 o'clock in the morning.
这事发生在早晨约莫五点钟的时候.
5.从事于
What the hell are you about?
你到底在做什么?
6.在...身上,在...的性格中
What I like about him is his sense of humor.
我喜欢的是他的幽默感.
ad.
1.在四周;到处
She likes to walk about.
她喜爱四处走走.
2.在附近,在近处
There were few people about.
附近几乎无人.
3.大约;几乎
John is about the same age as Tom.
约翰和汤姆的年龄相仿.
4.向相反方向
The ship turned about midway.
船在中途掉转了航向.
around
ad.
1.到处,四处
Just drive me around.
开车带我四处走走就行了.
2.周围,附近
Let me see if he is around.
我看看他是否在附近.
3.向相反方向
She turned around to see who was calling her.
她转身看谁在叫她.
4.环绕;循环地
The windmill kept turning around.
风车不停地转动着.
5.大约
The journey will take around ten days.
这次旅行大约要用十天时间.
prep.
1.围绕,环绕
They sat around the table.
他们围桌而坐.
2.在...四处
Ann travelled around Europe for a few months.
安妮在欧洲各地旅游了数月.
3.在...附近
She liked to work around her own home.
她喜爱在她自己家的附近工作.
4.绕过
They went around the town,not through it.
他们没有穿过而是绕过该镇而行.
5.大约,将近
He went to the United States around 1987.
他大约是在一九八七年去美国的.
