about与名词、形容词、动词的搭配.doc

A.about名词 1.about East正确的（方向），对的：He found out what was about East and shaped his course accordingly. 他找到了正确的方向，于是他采取了相应的行动。 2.about ones ears 彻底破灭，完全落空：I dont believe that her hope will come crashing about her ears.我相信她的希望不会落空。 3.about face 向后转(指操练动作), (立场,观点的)彻底改变：He made a 180 about face.他来了个180的大转弯。 4.about ones person在某人的衣服里，在身上：He had a gun hidden about his person. 他身上藏有一支枪。B.形容词about 4.busy about ( or with, or over)忙于：What are you busy about? 你在忙什么？ /Dont disturb your sister; she is busy about her lessons.别打搅你姐，她在忙功课。 5.careful about (or of)当心，注意：You should be more careful about your spelling. 你要更加注意你的拼写。 6.cautious about谨慎于，注意：He is never cautious about his clothing. 他从不讲究衣着。 7.certain about确知，相信：She was not certain about the grammar and some of the idioms. 她对语法和一些成语没有把握。 8.clear about 明白： I am not clear about the reason why he wants to go. 我不明白他要去的原因。 9.conceited about为自满，自誇：She hasnt anything to be conceited about. 她没有任何事情可骄傲的。 10.crazy about狂欢于：The villagers were crazy about their rich harvest. 村民们狂热地欢庆他们的大丰收。 11.generous about (or in) 慷慨，乐于：Mr. White is generous about helping the poor. 怀特先生乐于帮助穷人。 12.glad about对喜欢： Mary was glad about the book I gave her.玛丽很喜欢我送给她的书。 13.guilty about因而有罪：Didnt he feel guilty about hiring children workers? 难道他不觉得雇佣童工是有罪的吗？ 14.happy about因而高兴，喜于：Are you happy about your new car? 你喜欢你的新车吗？ /My brother is happy about getting a new job.我兄弟因得到一份新工作而高兴。 15.keen about迷于：Her daughter is keen about the game on the computer.她的女儿迷于电脑游戏。 16.lazy about懒于：He has become lazy about doing morning exercises.他已经懒于做早操了。 17.mad about 着迷，狂热追求：A classmate of mine gets mad about Mary. 我的一位同学狂热地追求玛丽。 18.optimistic about对乐观：Liu Hua is very optimistic about his future.刘华对他的前途很乐观。 19pensive about 而忧愁：She was pensive about her losing work. 她在为失去工作而忧愁。 20.pessimistic about (or of)对悲观：Luce is pessimistic about passing the examination. 露西对她能否通过考试感到悲观。 21.proud about (or of)因而骄傲：We are proud about being Chinese.我们作为中国人而感到骄傲。 22.sensitive about对注意： She is sensitive about her appearance. 她很注意她的外表。 23.serious about对认为严重，拼命的：Dick was serious about being the champion. 狄克拼命地要当冠军。 24.shy about羞于：Reed is a boy who is shy about getting in with a girl. 理德一个羞于同女孩子交往的男孩。 25.sure about (or of)对有把握，确实知道： Mr. Ma is not sure about the grammar and some of idioms. 马先生对语法和一些成语没有把握。 26.suspicious about (or of) 对感到疑惑：I am suspicious about his theory. 我对他的理论感到怀疑。 27.uneasy about 担心，为感到不安： Mrs. Wang was uneasy about her daughter who didnt come home. 王太太为没有回家的女儿担心。 28.upset about心慌，混乱：Xiao Ya was upset about her missing friend. 萧雅因她的朋友失踪而心慌意乱。 C)动词about 29.ask about询问，探听：She often asks Lao Cao about Mr.Chih 她常常向老曹询问纪先生的情况。 30.beat about四处闲逛：The wandering boy was beating about the street. 那个流浪儿在街上四处闲逛。 31.beat about for搜寻，寻求：He always beats about for an excuse not to attend the meetings.他总是寻找借口不参加会议。 32.beat about (or around) the bush推诿，逃避：Tell me the truth; dont beat about the bush.告诉我实话，不要吞吞吐吐。 33.boast about (or of)吹嘘：Jimmy keeps boasting about having been to the moon.吉米不停地吹嘘说他到过月球。 34.bother about因烦扰，麻烦：Dont bother about your little son. He has grown up.别为你的儿子麻烦了，他已长大了。/I never bother about clothes.我从不为穿着的事费心。 35.bring about 导致，引起，产生，实现： Her husbands death brought her about great sadness.丈夫的死亡使她悲哀。 /What brought about that bloody incident? 那次流血事件是怎样引起的？ /We hope to bring about a peaceful solution of the problem in Middle East 我们希望中东实现和平。 36.care about 关心：A selfish person does not care about other peoples problems.一个自私的人是不会关心别人的困难的。 在意，计较：She didnt care about anything that people might say.人们说什么她都不在乎。 喜欢：I dont care much about watching TV. 我不太喜欢看电视。 /The Emperor cared more for fine new clothes than for anything else. 那位皇帝热中于漂亮的新衣胜过一切。 37.caution about警告：The boss has cautioned Rose about her carelessness in her work. 老板已经警告过罗斯她工作上的粗心。 38.close about包围： Mountains close about the small town. 群山环抱着那个小镇。 /The police has closed about the house. 警察已经包围了那座房子。 39.come about (adv) 发生：I dont know how the accident came about。我不知道这事故是怎么发生的。 /A great change in peoples thinking has come about.人们的思想发生了很大的变化。/How does it come about that you are always so thin? 你怎么总是那么瘦？ 40.concern about 关心，挂念：Dont concern about your grades only at the end of the term.不要只在期末才关心你们的分数。 /Many people are concerning about the future of Iraq. 很多人在关心伊拉克的前途。 41.confuse about 使混乱：His long lecture confused about the topic. 他的长篇演讲把讲题都弄混了。 42.consult about请医生看病，与商量：You should consult the doctor about your cough. 你应当请医生检查你的咳嗽。 /You can consult my cousin about buying a car. 你可向我的表兄请教购买小汽车的事。 43.cry about (or over)