about
about
單字
學習摘要
about 為副詞,核心意義是「大約」。
常放在數字、時間、金額、距離前表示約略。
與 around 可互換;較正式可用 approximately。
常見其他義:介系詞「關於」、片語 be about to「即將」。
基本資訊
about
adv.
/əˈbaʊt/
主要意義:
大約
例句
There are about 30 students in my class.
我班上大約有三十位同學。
The bus comes at about 7:30 a.m.
公車大約在早上七點半來。
It takes about ten minutes to walk home.
走路回家大約需要十分鐘。
I spent about 200 NT dollars on lunch.
我午餐花了大約兩百元。
其他意義
關於
We talked about the movie after class.
下課後我們聊了關於那部電影。
即將;正要(be about to)
The bus is about to leave.
公車就要開了。
到處地;四處
She looked about for her keys.
她到處找她的鑰匙。
同義詞
around
The store is around five minutes away.
那家店大約離這裡五分鐘路程。
approximately
The test lasted approximately one hour.
這次測驗大約持續一小時。
反義詞
exactly
The movie starts exactly at 6:00 p.m.
電影在下午六點整準時開始。
常見錯誤
There are 30 about students in my class.
There are about 30 students in my class.
about 表示「大約」時應放在數字或數量前面。
I am about go home.
I am about to go home.
「即將」需用 be about to + 原形動詞,不能省略 to。
We have about approximately 20 minutes.
We have about 20 minutes./We have approximately 20 minutes.
about 與 approximately 同義,不可同時使用以免重複。
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