prep.(介词)

1. 关于，对于
2. 从事于，忙于
3. 在...的附近，在...的周围 ，在...的身边
4. 大约在...时候
5. 在...身上
6. 在...的性格中
7. 围绕
8. 在…到处，在…四处

adv.(副词)

1. 大约，左右，将近
2. 到处，处处，四处，各处
3. 几乎，差不多
4. 周围
5. 在附近，在近处，附近
6. 在四周
7. 向相反方向，向后转，掉转方向
8. 凌乱地

Adjective:

1. on the move;

   "up and about"
   "the whole town was astir over the incident"
   

Adverb:

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;

   "lasted approximately an hour"
   "in just about a minute"
   "he's about 30 years old"
   "I've had about all I can stand"
   "we meet about once a month"
   "some forty people came"
   "weighs around a hundred pounds"
   "roughly $3,000"
   "holds 3 gallons, more or less"
   "20 or so people were at the party"
   

2. all around or on all sides;

   "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
   "let's look about for help"
   "There were trees growing all around"
   "she looked around her"
   

3. in the area or vicinity;

   "a few spectators standing about"
   "hanging around"
   "waited around for the next flight"
   

4. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction;

   "wandering about with no place to go"
   "people were rushing about"
   "news gets around (or about)"
   "traveled around in Asia"
   "he needs advice from someone who's been around"
   "she sleeps around"
   

5. in or to a reversed position or direction;

   "about face"
   "suddenly she turned around"
   

6. in rotation or succession;

   "turn about is fair play"
   

7. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but;

   "the job is (just) about done"
   "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
   "we're almost finished"
   "the car all but ran her down"
   "he nearly fainted"
   "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
   "the recording is well-nigh perfect"
   "virtually all the parties signed the contract"
   "I was near exhausted by the run"
   "most everyone agrees"
   

In addition to the uses shown below,about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information.about is also often used after verbs of movement, such as ‘walk’ and ‘drive’, and in phrasal verbs such as ‘mess about’ and ‘set about’, especially in British English.
除下列用法外，about可用在一些动词、名词和形容词后引出附加信息。about还常用在walk, drive等表示动作的动词后或mess about，set about 等短语动词中，这类情况尤见于英国英语。

1.关于;对于;涉及;在…方面
You useabout to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.

about的意思

e.g. She came in for a coffee, and told meabout her friend Shona...
她进来喝了杯咖啡，并向我谈起了她的朋友肖纳。
e.g. She knew a lotabout food...
她对食物很在行。

2.包含;目的是;为了
When you mention the things that an activity or institution isabout, you are saying what it involves or what its aims are.

e.g. Leadership isabout the ability to implement change.
领导才能就是要有实施变革的能力。

3.对…表示（情绪或心态）
You useabout after some adjectives to indicate the person or thing that a feeling or state of mind relates to.

about

e.g. 'I'm sorryabout Patrick,' she said...
“我为帕特里克感到难过，”她说。
e.g. I feel so guilty and angryabout the whole issue.
我对整件事深感内疚和气愤。

4.针对（问题）
If you do somethingabout a problem, you take action in order to solve it.

e.g. Rachel was going to do somethingabout Jacob...
蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。
e.g. He said he'd ask Nina for a divorce, but he never did anythingabout it.
他说会跟尼娜提出离婚，可是他却从未付诸实际。

5.（某人或某事物）具有（某种特性）
When you say that there is a particular qualityabout someone or something, you mean that they have this quality.

e.g. There was a warmth and passionabout him I never knew existed...
他身上有一股我从不知道的热情和激情。
e.g. I think there's something a little peculiarabout the results of your test.
我认为你的化验结果有点不对劲。

6.大约;左右
about is used in front of a number to show that the number is not exact.

e.g. In my local health centre there'sabout forty parking spaces...
我们本地的保健中心约有40个停车位。
e.g. The rate of inflation is running atabout 2.7 percent.
通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。

7.四下；到处
If someone or something movesabout, they keep moving in different directions.

e.g. Everyone was runningabout.
大家都在跑来跑去。

8.围绕；环绕
If you put somethingabout a person or thing, you put it around them.

e.g. Helen threw her armsabout him...
海伦张开双臂拥抱他。
e.g. She was elegantly dressed with a double strand of pearlsabout her neck.
她着装典雅，搭配着一条双层珍珠项链。

9.在手头的;现成的;能得到的
If someone or something isabout, they are present or available.

e.g. There's lots of moneyabout these days for schemes like this.
近来这类计划资金充足。

10.即将（做…）的；快要（发生…）的
If you areabout to do something, you are going to do it very soon. If something isabout to happen, it will happen very soon.

e.g. I think he'sabout to leave...
我看他要走了。
e.g. Argentina has lifted all restrictions on trade and visas areabout to be abolished...
阿根廷已经取消所有贸易限制，签证制也将废止。

11. howabout -> see how
whatabout -> see what
justabout -> see just

When you are talking about movement in no particular direction, you can usearound andround as well asabout. It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane... I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond... Police constables walk about with guns on their hips. When you are talking about something being generally present or available, you can usearound orabout, but notround, as adverbs.There isa lot of talent around at the moment... There are not that many jobs about.Round has a lot of other meanings, as a noun, verb, and adjective which you can see at the entry forround. You cannot useabout in these cases.
表示没有明确方向的移动，可用around, round 和about: It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane（坐着小型飞机在空中翱翔真浪漫），I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond（我花了几个小时驱车漫游里士满），Police constables walk about with guns on their hips.（警员们胯上别枪四处巡逻）。表示某物就在手头或能够获得，可用around或about作副词, 但不可用round: There is a lot of talent around at the moment（目前有大量现成人才），There are not that many jobs about（可供选择的工作并不多）。round 作名词、动词和形容词有许多其他意思，参见round词条；在这些情况下不可用around。

12.（尤指一段时间无法自由行动后）四处走动，外出活动
If someone isout and about, they are going out and doing things, especially after they have been unable to for a while.

e.g. Despite considerable pain she has been getting out andabout almost as normal...
尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。
e.g. The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out andabout a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

13.（常因工作）奔波
If someone isout and about, they are going to a lot of different places, often as part of their job.

e.g. They often saw me out andabout.
他们经常看见我四处奔波。

1. 有关：LCG出品的各系列软件已经逐步都开始支持多语言包含中文显示、 通用的做法是, 进入软件的有关(about)输入800、这时返回, 软件已经支持显示中文了. (程序语言可能依然是英文版的并不包含中文)新兵9527 N-Gage MSN测试. 见截图.

2. dealing with prep：20. monster. n.怪物, 妖怪 | 21. dealing with prep.有, 以, 用, 同...,由于, 和...一致, 赞成,about, 就 | 22. tales n.[律]候补陪审员召集令

3. about的解释

3. about：11. to the time of .直到...为止 | 12.about 大约;到处,about;在 | 13. above 在...上面,上面的

4. about

4. tITeof adv：tITapy n.医治 | tITeof adv.在其中,about...,将它, 它的 | threshold n.开端, 开端, 极限