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arse about,
arse around vi phrasal | vulgar, informal, UK (behave in a frivolous way) (粗俗语) | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼混 guǐ hùn |
bandy [sth] about,
bandy about [sth],
bandy [sth] around,
bandy around [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (spread ideas about [sth/sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处散播 |
bang around,
also UK: bang about vi phrasal | (move about clumsily) | SCSimplified Chinese 乒乒乓乓地搬动东西 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 笨手笨脚地发出声响 |
| | The baby woke up in the middle of the night, crying, because Joe was banging around in the kitchen. |
| bang on about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (talk insistently about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 啰嗦…
TCTraditional Chinese 囉唆... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 唠叨… |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 喋喋不休地说… |
| | Tanya is always banging on about how awful her boss is. |
bat [sth] around,
also UK: bat [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (discuss casually) | SCSimplified Chinese 随便谈论
TCTraditional Chinese 隨便談論 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非正式地讨论 |
| be on about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, slang (talk incessantly) | SCSimplified Chinese 不停地说 |
| | What on earth are you on about? |
| beat about vi phrasal | (search thoroughly, scour) | SCSimplified Chinese 搜索 sōu suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 搜索 |
| beat about vi phrasal | (nautical: tack into the wind) | SCSimplified Chinese 迎斜风行驶 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迎风斜驶 |
blunder about,
blunder around vi phrasal | (move clumsily) | SCSimplified Chinese 踉踉跄跄地走 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跌跌撞撞地走 diē diē zhuàng zhuàng de zǒu |
boss [sb] around,
boss around [sb],
also UK: boss [sb] about,
boss about [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (order about) | SCSimplified Chinese 使唤…
TCTraditional Chinese 使喚... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 差遣… |
| | My manager likes to boss people around. |
bring [sth] about,
bring about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 引起 yǐn qǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 引起 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 造成 yǐn qǐ，zào chéng
TCTraditional Chinese 造成 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 导致 yǐn qǐ，dǎo zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 導致 |
| | He promised that he would bring about change. |
| | 他承诺说，自己会有所作为，带来改变。 |
bring [sth] about,
bring about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (change direction of ship) | SCSimplified Chinese 改变航向 gǎi biàn háng xiàng |
| button up about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, slang (keep silent) | SCSimplified Chinese 不做声 bú zuò shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 不作聲 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对某事保持沉默 bú zuò shēng，duì mǒu shì bǎo chí chén mò |
| | You'd better button up about the missing cookies. |
| | 你最好对饼干失踪这件事默不作声。 |
| cast about vi phrasal | (search) | SCSimplified Chinese 搜索 sōu suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 搜索 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 寻觅 sōu suǒ，xún mì |
| | As time wore on and Audrey still hadn't found her glasses, she began to cast about desperately. |
| | 时间已过去不少，奥德丽却依旧没有找到自己的眼镜，她开始绝望地搜索起来。 |
| cast about for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (seek) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻找 xún zhǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 尋找 |
| | I'm casting about for some really good example sentences. |
clown around,
also UK: clown about vi phrasal | informal (play the fool, behave in a silly way) | SCSimplified Chinese 扮小丑 bàn xiǎo chǒu |
| | One can never take him seriously; he's always clowning around. |
| come about vi phrasal | (happen) | SCSimplified Chinese 发生，产生 fā shēng，chǎn shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 發生，產生 |
| | Dave's idea to start his own business came about after he lost his job. |
| | 戴夫想要创业的念头是在他丢了工作后产生的。 |
| come about vi phrasal | (nautical: tack) (船) | SCSimplified Chinese 掉抢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 抢风航行 qiāng fēng háng xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 搶風航行 |
| 备注: 指船只遇逆风，调整船帆，利用风力前进 |
| | The yacht came about. |
| | 游艇抢风航行。 |
| cut up about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | US, figurative, slang (make jokes about) | SCSimplified Chinese 拿…开玩笑 ná … kāi wán xiào |
| | The girls were cutting up about their embarrassing parents. |
| drone on about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (talk boringly about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 喋喋不休地说 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 唠叨 láo dao |
| | Clive was droning on about his problems at work. |
| ask around vi phrasal | (consult many people) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处打听 sì chù dǎ tīng
TCTraditional Chinese 四處打聽 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 四处询问 |
| | Sam asked around to see if anyone in the village could dog-sit for him. |
| bandy [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (word, term: use carelessly) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…丢来丢去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 来回投掷 lái huí tóu zhì |
| bat around vi phrasal | US, informal (travel) | SCSimplified Chinese 漫游 màn yóu |
| build [sth] around [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (base on) | SCSimplified Chinese 以…为基础建立 |
| bum around vi phrasal | US, slang (be idle) | SCSimplified Chinese 游荡，闲混，无所事事 yóu dàng，xián hùn，wú suǒ shì shì
TCTraditional Chinese 無所事事 |
| | Over the holidays, I just bummed around and watched TV. |
| | 整个假期，我都是无所事事，看看电视。 |
| bum around vi phrasal | US, slang (live as vagrant) | SCSimplified Chinese 流浪, 四处游荡 |
| buzz around vi phrasal | (bee: fly with humming sound) (蜜蜂) | SCSimplified Chinese 嗡嗡地飞来飞去 |
| buzz around vi phrasal | informal, figurative ([sb]: move busily) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 匆忙地行动 |
| | He's always buzzing around doing chores. |
carry [sth] around,
carry around [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (take with you) | SCSimplified Chinese 随身携带 suí shēn xié dài
TCTraditional Chinese 隨身攜帶 |
| | My two-year-old carries his teddy bear around wherever he goes. |
| cat around vi phrasal | slang (look for sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻欢问柳
TCTraditional Chinese 尋歡問柳 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拈花惹草 |
| | Wives don't want their husbands to cat around with other women. |
center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (be based on, concerned with) | SCSimplified Chinese 围绕 wéi rào
TCTraditional Chinese 圍繞 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以...为中心 |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) | SCSimplified Chinese 苏醒 sū xǐng |
| | The patient came around soon after his operation. |
| | 手术过后没多久，病人就苏醒了。 |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) | SCSimplified Chinese 改变观点，改变看法 gǎi biàn kàn fǎ
TCTraditional Chinese 改變觀點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被说服 |
| | My parents aren't keen on my new boyfriend, but they'll come round when they get to know him. |
| | 我的父母不喜欢我的新男友，但当他们了解了他之后，他们就会改变看法的。 |
come around,
also UK: come round to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (revise your opinion) | SCSimplified Chinese 改变观点
TCTraditional Chinese 改變觀點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 改而接受…的观点 |
| | Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
| | 最终，史蒂夫改而接受我的观点了。 |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) | SCSimplified Chinese 再次到来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 再次发生 zài cì fā shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 再次發生 |
| | Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes around. |
| | 每到丈夫的忌日，吉尔就会陷入悲痛之中。 |
| diddle around vi phrasal | informal, US (waste time) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 xián dàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 游荡 xián dàng，yóu dàng |
| diddle around with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, US (waste time on [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…上浪费时间 |
| | The teenager spent the afternoon diddling around with his phone. |
| | 这位少年花费了一个下午的时间在摆弄手机。 |
| drag around vi phrasal | (move, act slowly) | SCSimplified Chinese 慢腾腾地走动 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 缓慢地行动 |
| | She didn't feel like doing anything, so she just dragged around all day. |
drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) | SCSimplified Chinese 串门 chuàn mén |
| | Steve dropped round earlier, while you were out; I said you'd phone him when you got back. |
| | 你早先出门的时候，史蒂夫来串门了；我告诉他你回来就会给他打电话。 |
drop around,
also UK: drop [sth] round vtr phrasal sep | informal (bring [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 把...带来
TCTraditional Chinese 把…帶來 |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
| | 反正你要经过我家，能不能顺便把那份文件带来？ |
| faff around vi phrasal | UK, informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎忙活 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 浪费时间 làng fèi shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 浪費時間 |
fart around,
also UK: fart about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (spend time foolishly) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 yóu shǒu hào xián，xián dàng |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 xián dàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 虚度时光 xián dàng，xū dù shí guāng |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | SCSimplified Chinese 心不在焉地拨弄 |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆弄..., 捣鼓... |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
flail around,
also UK: flail about vi phrasal | (thrash about) (四肢) | SCSimplified Chinese 剧烈扭动，猛烈摆动，拼命乱挥 |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (be somewhere unknown) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处飘散，自由漂浮 |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (idea: widely discussed) (消息) | SCSimplified Chinese 广为流传 |
| follow [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | (trail [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟踪，追踪 gēn zōng，zhuī zōng
TCTraditional Chinese 跟蹤 / 跟踪 |
| | He followed me around all day. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) | SCSimplified Chinese 吊儿郎当
TCTraditional Chinese 吊兒郎當 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 傻了吧唧，胡闹 hú nào |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
| | 老师叫博比不要在课堂上吊儿郎当。 |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 yóu shǒu hào xián，xián dàng |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
| | 当应该工作的时候，老板不喜欢员工游手好闲。 |
| fool around vi phrasal | slang (have casual sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 胡搞 hú gǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乱来 hú gǎo，luàn lái |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乱搞男女关系 hú gǎo，luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì |
| | Helen suspects that her husband has been fooling around. |
| | 海伦怀疑自己的丈夫一直在外乱搞男女关系。 |
| fool around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (have casual sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…胡搞 yǔ … hú gǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 與…瞎搞 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…乱搞男女关系 |
| | He had fooled around with every girl in town before he met Helen. |
| fool around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 拿…玩乐，拿…自娱 |
| | Ben spent the afternoon fooling around with his new camera. |
f*** around,
also UK: f*** about vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (waste time) (粗俗用语，具有强烈冒犯性！！) | SCSimplified Chinese 混日子，瞎混 hùn rì zi ，xiā hùn |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your work! |
| f*** around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (have casual sex) (指随意发生性行为) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻花问柳，乱搞 |
| | Stan was devastated when he discovered his girlfriend had been f***ing around behind his back. |
fumble around,
UK: fumble about vi phrasal | (do things clumsily) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎摸 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乱动 luàn dòng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 胡乱摸索 |
| | He's fumbling around in the kitchen; can't you hear the noise? |
gad around [sth],
gad about [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (wander or travel around a place) | SCSimplified Chinese 游荡 yóu dàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲逛 yóu dàng，xián guàng |
| | We decided to gad around town for a while. |
| | 我们决定在城里闲逛一阵。 |
gather round,
US: gather around vi phrasal | (congregate) | SCSimplified Chinese 聚拢 jù lǒng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 围聚 jù lǒng，wéi jù |
| | Gather round everybody! Richard has something to say! |
| get around vi phrasal | informal (travel) | SCSimplified Chinese 到处旅游, 四处游览 |
| | I certainly get around in my job. This year, I've travelled to Korea, Australia and South Africa. |
| | 我的工作需要四处奔波。今年，我去了韩国、澳大利亚和南非。 |
| get around vi phrasal | (move about) | SCSimplified Chinese 走动 zǒu dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 走動 |
| | His arthritis makes it difficult for him to get around. |
| | 关节炎使他行动不便。 |
get around [sth],
also UK: get round [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (circumvent) | SCSimplified Chinese 绕道而行 rào dào ér xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 繞道而行 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 绕开 rào dào ér xíng，rào kāi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 规避 rào dào ér xíng，guī bì
TCTraditional Chinese 規避 |
| | You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist. |
| | 你不能假装没有问题来回避。 |
get around,
also UK: get round,
get about vi phrasal | informal (circulate) | SCSimplified Chinese 散布，传播 sàn bù，chuán bō
TCTraditional Chinese 散布 / 散佈，傳播 |
| | When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door. |
| | 她在烘焙饼干的消息传开后，所有孩子都出现在她门口。 |
get around to [sth],
also UK: get round to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | SCSimplified Chinese 抽出时间
TCTraditional Chinese 抽出時間 |
| | Bill eventually got round to the washing-up. |
get around to doing [sth],
also UK: get round to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | SCSimplified Chinese 抽出时间做某事 |
| | One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (rotate, revolve) | SCSimplified Chinese 旋转 xuán zhuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 旋轉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 转圈 xuán zhuǎn ，zhuàn quān |
| | The baby watched the top go round and laughed. |
| | Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around. |
| | 宝宝看着陀螺旋转，呵呵地笑。 // 随着木马开始旋转，一匹匹精致绘制的木马都变得清晰可见。 |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | SCSimplified Chinese 够分 gòu fēn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分给所有人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 每个人都能分到 gòu fēn，měi gè rén dōu néng fēn dào |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| | 你认为有足够的面包和鱼给大家分么？ |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) (疾病) | SCSimplified Chinese 传染，传播 chuán rǎn，chuán bō
TCTraditional Chinese 傳染，傳播 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 流行，肆虐 liú xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 流行 |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
| | 有一种恶性流感正在肆虐。 |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | SCSimplified Chinese 经常处于（某个状态） |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | 他一直都邋里邋遢的。// 她举止大摇大摆，神气活现，好像这里是她家似得。 |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | SCSimplified Chinese 传播，流传，四起 chuán bō，liú chuán
TCTraditional Chinese 傳播，流傳 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 散布 sàn bù
TCTraditional Chinese 散布 / 散佈 |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | 有谣言说你背着提姆在外面寻花问柳。 |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 顺便拜访 shùn biàn bài fǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 順便拜訪 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顺便走访 |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
| | 我完工后会去你那儿的。 |
| goof around vi phrasal | US, slang (behave in a silly way) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎闹，犯傻 |
| | If you're done goofing around, maybe we could get some work done? |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (loiter) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲逛 xián guàng |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around at the bus stop intimidating customers. |
| | 年轻人在公车站晃悠恐吓顾客，令人厌烦。 |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (wait, be kept waiting) | SCSimplified Chinese 徘徊，等待 pái huái ，děng dài
TCTraditional Chinese 等待 |
| | I hung around for 30 minutes but Steve didn't show up. |
| | 我在那里等了30分钟，但史蒂夫却没有出现。 |
复合形式：
about | around |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:
| about to become [sth] v expr | (on the point of being) | SCSimplified Chinese 即将成为 jí jiāng chéng wéi
TCTraditional Chinese 即將成為 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 即将变成 jí jiāng chéng wéi，jí jiāng biàn chéng |
| | She is about to become the youngest scientist to win the Nobel Prize. |
| about to happen adj | (imminent) | SCSimplified Chinese 即将发生 jí jiāng fā shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 即將發生 |
| | You want me to give you money? That's not about to happen. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | figurative (policy, opinion: reversal) (观点、政策的) | SCSimplified Chinese 彻底转变 chè dǐ zhuǎn biàn
TCTraditional Chinese 徹底轉變 |
| | Following a strong public outcry, the politician did an about-face regarding his position on global warming. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | (military: turn) | SCSimplified Chinese 向后转 |
| | The soldier did an about-face and marched back into barracks. |
| | 那位士兵向后转，返回了军营。 |
About-face!,
also UK: About-turn! interj | (military: turn) (军事) | SCSimplified Chinese 向后转！ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 朝反方向前进！ |
| | Company halt! About-face! Forward march! |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn vi | (military: perform a turn) | SCSimplified Chinese 向后转 |
| | The privates about-turned at their sergeant's command. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn vi | (turn in opposite direction) | SCSimplified Chinese 大转变 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大转弯 |
| | When Kai heard a bang behind him, he about-faced and gasped at what he saw. |
agonize over [sth],
agonize about [sth],
also UK: agonise over [sth],
agonise about [sth] vi + prep | (struggle with decision) | SCSimplified Chinese 为…而纠结痛苦 |
| | I was very unsure about whether or not to give up my job and I agonised over the decision for weeks. |
agree with [sb] about [sth],
agree with [sb] on [sth] v expr | (have same opinion about) | SCSimplified Chinese 在某事方面同意某人的观点 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 赞同某人所做的某事 |
| | We all agreed with Jack about the colour of the new chairs. |
| | 我们一致赞同杰克为新椅子选的颜色。 |
| all about adj | (on the topic of) | SCSimplified Chinese 关于…的 guān yú de
TCTraditional Chinese 關於…的 |
| | I want to hear all about your trip. |
| | 我想听关于你旅行的一切故事。 |
| all about adv | UK (all around a certain area) | SCSimplified Chinese 到处 dào chù
TCTraditional Chinese 到處 |
| | The pickpocket looked all about to make sure nobody was watching. |
| | 扒手四处张望确保没人在看。 |
| all about adj | informal (person: very interested in) | SCSimplified Chinese 热衷于
TCTraditional Chinese 熱衷於 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 钟爱 zhōng ài |
| | When Ben was little, he was all about football, but he's completely lost interest in it now. |
| | 小时候，本非常热爱足球，但现在他对足球完全失去了兴趣。 |
angry about [sth],
angry at [sth] adj + prep | (cross about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 因为…生气，因为…感到愤怒 |
| | He was angry about his son's failure. |
| | 他因为儿子的失败而生气。 |
| be anxious about [sth] v expr | (be nervous about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…焦虑
TCTraditional Chinese 對…焦慮 |
| | Claire is anxious about her appointment with the dentist tomorrow. |
| | 克莱尔对明天跟牙医的预约感到焦虑。 |
apathetic towards [sth],
apathetic about [sth] adj + prep | (indifferent about) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...冷漠的 |
| | The receptionist seemed apathetic about her job and barely smiled at us. |
| | 前台接待员对待工作似乎漠不关心，对我们板着脸。 |
| be apprehensive about [sth] adj + prep | (be nervous about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…忧虑
TCTraditional Chinese 對…憂慮 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对…担心 |
| | I'm apprehensive about moving to Japan; I have never lived abroad before. |
| | 我对移居日本感到担心; 我以前从未在国外生活过。 |
argue about [sth],
argue about [sth] with [sb] vi + prep | (disagree) | SCSimplified Chinese 因某事与某人争吵 |
| | My friend always argues about money with her husband. |
| | 我朋友总是因钱的事和她丈夫争吵。 |
| ask [sb] about [sth]⇒ vtr | (request information from [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 询问某人某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向某人咨询某事，向某人打听某事 |
| | He asked his father about jobs in the factory. |
| | 他向父亲打听那家工厂的就业机会。 |
| ask about [sth] vi + prep | (request information) | SCSimplified Chinese 询问…的信息 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 问…的消息 |
| | The journalist was asking about the director's latest film. |
| | 记者正在打听这位导演最新作品的消息。 |
| at about adv | (time: at approximately) (指时间) | SCSimplified Chinese 在大约…左右，大概（几点了） zài dà yuē zuǒ yòu，dà gài jǐ diǎn le |
| | Class starts at one, shall we meet at about quarter to? |
authoritative on [sth],
authoritative about [sth] adj + prep | (knowledgeable about) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...有权威的 |
| | My history teacher is particularly authoritative on the Tudor period. |
| | 在都铎王朝历史研究方面，我的老师尤为具有权威。 |
| a bad feeling about [sth/sb] n | (misgivings) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…有不好的预感 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对…有不详之感 |
| | I have a bad feeling about this place; I think we should leave. |
| bashed about adj | UK (treated or handled roughly) | SCSimplified Chinese 暴力对待的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 粗暴处理的 |
| be all about [sth] v expr | informal (be characterized by) | SCSimplified Chinese 以...为特点 |
| | You don't need to worry about Sandra delivering the project on time; she's all about reliability. |
beat around the bush,
also UK: beat about the bush v expr | figurative (avoid getting to the point) | SCSimplified Chinese 旁敲侧击 páng qiāo cè jī
TCTraditional Chinese 旁敲側擊 |
| | Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason! |
beating around the bush,
beating about the bush n | (not getting to the point) | SCSimplified Chinese 旁敲侧击，拐弯抹角，绕圈子 páng qiāo cè jī，rào quān zi
TCTraditional Chinese 旁敲側擊 |
| | All this beating around the bush is starting to annoy me; just say yes or no! |
| beef about [sth] vi + prep | mainly US, slang (complain) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 抱怨，因为…发牢骚 bào yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 抱怨 |
| | He's always beefing about work. |
| | 他总是抱怨自己的工作。 |
| bellyache about [sth] vi + prep | slang (complain about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 抱怨 bào yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 抱怨 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 满腹牢骚
TCTraditional Chinese 滿腹牢騷 |
| | Fred is always bellyaching about the long hours he has to work. |
bicker about [sth],
bicker over [sth] vi + prep | (quarrel about) | SCSimplified Chinese 为...争吵
TCTraditional Chinese 為…爭吵 |
| | My brother and I often bicker over which TV channel we want to watch. |
| | 我常常与我的兄弟为了看哪个电视频道而争吵。 |
| bitch about [sth] vi + prep | vulgar, informal (complain about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 抱怨 bào yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 抱怨 |
| | The employees stood at the coffee machine and bitched about their pay. |
| | 员工站在咖啡机旁抱怨着他们的薪酬。 |
| bitch about [sb] vi + prep | vulgar, informal (make nasty remarks about [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 说…的坏话 shuō … de huài huà |
| | Petra's classmates bitched about her behind her back. |
| | 佩特拉的同学在背地里说她的坏话。 |
| blab about [sth] vi + prep | slang (divulge carelessly) | SCSimplified Chinese 泄密 xiè mì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 透露秘密 |
| | The secretary blabbed to the newspapers about her affair with her boss. |
| blabber about [sth] vi + prep | informal (talk incessantly about) | SCSimplified Chinese 就...喋喋不休 |
| | Mrs. Wilson is always blabbering about what her neighbours are up to. |
| | 威尔逊女士总是喋喋不休讲述她邻居在做的事情。 |
| blather about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (talk pointlessly about) | SCSimplified Chinese 喋喋不休的说 |
| | My dad likes to blather about football to anyone who will listen. |
| bleat about [sth] vi + prep | figurative, pejorative (complain about) | SCSimplified Chinese 抱怨 bào yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 抱怨 |
| | There is no point in bleating about the weather; we can't change it. |
blether,
blether about [sth/sb] vi + prep | UK, regional (talk pointlessly about) | SCSimplified Chinese 絮叨，讲关于...的废话 |
| blog about [sth] vi + prep | (write online diary about) | SCSimplified Chinese 写关于...博客 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 围绕...撰写博文 |
| | Nadia blogs about her life as a new mother. |
| | 那迪娅在博客中记录了自己新为人母的经历。 |
| boast about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (speak proudly) | SCSimplified Chinese 炫耀 xuàn yào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 夸耀 xuàn yào，kuā yào |
| | I'm so bored of Tom boasting about his new car. |
| | Jillian is boasting about her children again. |
| | 我对汤姆老是吹嘘他的新车感到厌烦。// 基莉安又开始炫耀她的孩子了。 |
| boast about doing [sth] v expr | (speak proudly about achieving [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 炫耀做过（某事） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 夸耀取得过（某种成就） |
| | Marcus often boasts about running the Boston Marathon last year. |
| | 马库斯去年参加了波士顿马拉松赛，时常炫耀。 |
| brag about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (talk boastfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 吹嘘 chuī xū
TCTraditional Chinese 吹噓 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自夸 chuī xū ，zì kuā |
| | He is always bragging about his wealth. |
| | 他总是吹嘘自己多有钱。 |
brief [sb] on [sth],
brief [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (apprise of) | SCSimplified Chinese 向某人通告某事的基本情况，给某人做某事的情况简要介绍 |
| | The chief briefed his agents on the recent developments of the case. |
| | 这名警长向他的代理人就案件近来的进展做了简要介绍。 |
brood over [sth],
brood about [sth] vi + prep | (think too much about) | SCSimplified Chinese 翻来覆去地想 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 郁闷地反复思索 |
| | There is no point in brooding over things that have happened in the past. |
| | Jamie has been brooding about the outcome of last night's football game all morning. |
| | 事情已经发生了，再翻来覆去地想也没有意义。杰米一早上都在想昨晚的球赛结果。 |
| bruit [sth] about vtr + prep | often passive (spread: a rumour) | SCSimplified Chinese 散布 sàn bù
TCTraditional Chinese 散布 / 散佈 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 宣扬 sàn bù，xuān yáng |
| buttonhole [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to converse about) | SCSimplified Chinese 强迫…谈论 |
| | The reporter buttonholed the congressman about budget cuts. |
buzz,
buzz about [sth],
buzz for [sth] n | figurative, informal (interest) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…感兴趣，热衷于 duì gǎn xìng qù
TCTraditional Chinese 熱衷於 |
| | There has been a lot of buzz this season for plaid skirts. |
| | 在这个季节大家都很热衷于格子裙。 |
| be cagey about [sth] v expr | (evade: an issue) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…回避
TCTraditional Chinese 對…回避 |
| | Why are you being cagey about your plans for tonight? |
| care about [sth] vi + prep | (think is important) | SCSimplified Chinese 注意 zhù yì
TCTraditional Chinese 注意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 关心 zhù yì，guān xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 關心 |
| | I care about the issue of global warming. |
| | 我关心全球变暖的问题。 |
| care about [sb] vi + prep | (feel affection) | SCSimplified Chinese 喜欢 xǐ huān
TCTraditional Chinese 喜歡 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 喜爱 xǐ huān，xǐ ài
TCTraditional Chinese 喜愛 |
| | Of course I want to spend more time with you. I care about you. |
| | 我当然想和你一起呆得更久些，因为我喜欢你。 |
careful to do [sth],
careful about doing [sth] adj | (making sure to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 小心做…的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对…很谨慎 |
| | He is careful about locking the doors before he goes out. |
| | 出门前，他小心地锁好了门。 |
| caution [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (warn) | SCSimplified Chinese 警告某人某事 |
| | The boss cautioned his employees about time-wasting. |
| | 老板警告他的员工不要浪费时间。 |
| clueless about [sth] adj + prep | informal (uninformed) | SCSimplified Chinese 一无所知的 |
| | Don't ask me! I'm clueless about babies! |
| combine to bring about [sth] v expr | (cause jointly) | SCSimplified Chinese 共同导致 gòng tóng dǎo zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 共同導致 |
| | Opposition to the government and anger at the police combined to bring about the riots. |
| | 对政府的不满，以及对警察的愤怒，导致了暴乱的发生。 |
| come clean about [sth] vi + adj | informal (confess to [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 坦白 tǎn bái
TCTraditional Chinese 坦白 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坦诚说出 |
| | You might feel better if you go to your boss and just come clean about what you did. |
comment,
comment about [sth] vi + prep | (make remarks) | SCSimplified Chinese 评论 píng lùn
TCTraditional Chinese 評論 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 发表意见 píng lùn ，fā biǎo yì jiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 發表意見 |
| | Audrey commented about the newspaper article. |
| | 奥德丽就报纸上的文章发表了意见。 |
| complain about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (find fault, express unhappiness) | SCSimplified Chinese 抱怨 bào yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 抱怨 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 埋怨 bào yuàn，mán yuàn |
| | She never stops complaining about her lazy, useless husband. |
| | He complained about the leak to his landlord. |
| | 她总是抱怨自己那个好吃懒做的丈夫。// 他向房东抱怨漏水一事。 |
| concerned about [sth] adj + prep | (worried about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 担心 dān xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 擔心 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为…而忧虑 |
| | Tina is concerned about her weight and has decided to join a gym. |
| | 蒂娜很担心自己的体重，于是决定去健身房锻炼。 |
couldn't care less about [sth],
could not care less about [sth] v expr | informal (feel completely apathetic towards) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…丝毫不感兴趣 duì sī háo bù gǎn xìng qù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 毫不在意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不喜欢 duì sī háo bù gǎn xìng qù，bù xǐ huān
TCTraditional Chinese 不喜歡 |
| | I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines. |
| coy about [sth] adj + prep | (evasive) | SCSimplified Chinese 不肯表态的 bù kěn biǎo tài de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 含糊其辞的 bù kěn biǎo tài de ，hán hu qí cí de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 遮遮掩掩 bù kěn biǎo tài de ，zhē zhē yǎn yǎn |
| | Jennine stopped dyeing her hair and being coy about her age. |
| | The senator remained coy about his plans to run for governor. |
| | 珍妮不再染发，也不再对自己的年龄遮遮掩掩。 |
| | 那位参议员对自己参选州长的事含糊其辞。 |
| crab about [sth] vi + prep | informal (complain about) | SCSimplified Chinese 抱怨 bào yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 抱怨 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 埋怨 bào yuàn，mán yuàn |
| | You don't make the weather any better by crabbing about it. |
crazy for [sb],
crazy about [sb] adj + prep | slang (infatuated) | SCSimplified Chinese 对（某人）着迷的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迷恋（某人）的 |
| | She thinks about him all the time because she is crazy for him. |
| | 她无时无刻不在想着他，因为她对他很着迷。 |
crazy about [sth],
crazy for [sth] adj + prep | slang (enthusiastic) | SCSimplified Chinese 对（某物）迷恋的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对（某物）非常喜爱的 |
| | My youngest boy's just crazy about basketball. |
| | 我的小儿子十分热衷于篮球。 |
crow about [sth],
crow over [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (brag about) | SCSimplified Chinese 吹嘘 chuī xū
TCTraditional Chinese 吹噓 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自夸 chuī xū ，zì kuā |
| | Steve is crowing about his perfect test score. |
| | 史蒂夫正在吹嘘自己完美的考试成绩。 |
| cry about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (shed tears for) | SCSimplified Chinese 因为…而流泪 |
| | The little boy was crying about being punished. What on earth are you crying about? |
| | 小男孩因为受罚而流泪。你到底为什么哭？ |
cry about [sth/sb],
cry over [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (mourn, lament) | SCSimplified Chinese 为…难过
TCTraditional Chinese 為…難過 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 为…感到惋惜 wèi gǎn dào wǎn xī |
| | There is no point in crying about a situation you cannot change. |
| | 没必要为你无法改变的现状难过。 |
| curious about [sth] adj + prep | (interested in [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...感兴趣的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对...有兴趣的 |
| | Small children are curious about everything. |
| | 小孩子对所有的事情都感兴趣。 |
| cut up about [sth] expr | figurative, slang (upset) | SCSimplified Chinese 因为…而伤心 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 因为…而难过 |
| | Iris is really cut up about not being invited to her son's wedding. |
| | 没有获邀参加他儿子的婚礼，伊瑞丝非常伤心。 |
| daft about [sth/sb] adj + prep | mainly UK, informal (person: infatuated) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…迷恋，狂热迷恋 |
| | Becca is totally daft about the new guy at work. |
| | 贝卡狂热迷恋公司里那个新来的人。 |
| daydream about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (fantasize about) | SCSimplified Chinese 幻想 huàn xiǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 幻想 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 空想 huàn xiǎng，kōng xiǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 空想 |
| | I frequently daydream about living in a warmer climate. |
| disagree with [sb] about [sth] v expr | (not agree) | SCSimplified Chinese 不同意（某人）对（某事）的看法 |
| | Alison disagreed with Mike about the best way to discipline their daughter. |
| | 在如何最好地教育女儿这个问题上，艾莉森不同意麦克的看法。 |
| discourse about [sth] vi + prep | (discuss) | SCSimplified Chinese 讨论 tǎo lùn
TCTraditional Chinese 討論 |
displeased with [sth],
displeased about [sth],
displeased at [sth] adj + prep | (dissatisfied with, disapproving of) | SCSimplified Chinese 生气的 shēng qì de
TCTraditional Chinese 生氣的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不满的 shēng qì de ，bù mǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 不滿的 |
| | The king was displeased with his advisor's decision to dismiss several members of the court. |
doubtful,
doubtful about [sth],
doubtful that adj | (unconvinced, not sure) | SCSimplified Chinese 不确定的 bú què dìng de
TCTraditional Chinese 不確定的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不能肯定的 bú què dìng de ，bù néng kěn dìng de |
| | John is doubtful about whether he made the right choice. |
| | 约翰不确定自己是不是做了正确的选择。 |
dream of [sth],
dream about [sth] vi + prep | (daydream) | SCSimplified Chinese 做…的白日梦，幻想 zuò de bái rì mèng，huàn xiǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 幻想 |
| | All day long, she dreamed of their honeymoon. |
| | 她一整天都在幻想着自己的蜜月。 |
dream of [sth],
dream about [sth] vi + prep | (fantasize) | SCSimplified Chinese 幻想，空想，梦想 huàn xiǎng，kōng xiǎng，mèng xiǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 幻想，空想，夢想 |
| | She dreams about becoming an astronaut. |
| | 她幻想成为一名宇航员。 |
| educate [sb] about [sth]⇒ vtr | (inform, enlighten) | SCSimplified Chinese 告诉某人某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向某人说明某事 |
| | The doctor educated us about the dangers of antibiotics. |
| | 医生告诉了我们抗生素的危害性。 |
| emphatic about [sth] adj + prep | (adamant, determined) | SCSimplified Chinese 明确表示的 míng què biǎo shì de |
| | Jeff was emphatic about making the change. |
| enlighten [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (explain or clarify to) | SCSimplified Chinese 使...明白... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使...知道... |
| | Would somebody please enlighten me about whatever is going on here! |
| enlighten [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (inform) | SCSimplified Chinese 教导 jiào dǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 教導 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 指导 jiào dǎo，zhǐ dǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 指導 |
| | Ray is an expert on French existentialism, so he can enlighten you about that branch of philosophy. |
| Enough about ... interj | informal (Let's not talk about … anymore) | SCSimplified Chinese 别谈…了 |
| | Enough about you, let's talk about me. |
enthuse over [sth],
enthuse about [sth] vi + prep | (show enthusiasm) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...充满热情 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对...热心 |
| | Arthur came home from the science museum enthusing about the new mineral exhibit. |