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  4. be about

be about

/biː əˈbaʊt/
即将发生

The meeting is about to start.

会议即将开始。


非正式

表示某事即将发生或正在进行,通常用于描述即将到来的事件或活动。

The train is about to depart.

火车即将出发。

She is about to graduate.

她即将毕业。

常用于口语中,表示时间上的接近性。

非正式

表示某人正在做某事,通常用于描述当前的活动或行为。

What are you about?

你在忙什么?

He is about his business.

他在忙自己的事。

这种用法较为口语化,常见于英语国家。

搭配

be about to即将be about doing正在做

同义词

be going tobe on the verge ofbe in the process of

反义词

be donebe finishedbe over

相关短语

be about to短语
即将
be about doing短语
正在做

专业提示

时间接近性

“be about”通常用于描述即将发生的事件,如“即将开始”或“即将结束”。

黄金法则

正式与非正式用法

在正式场合中,建议使用“be going to”或“be on the verge of”来替代“be about”。

词源

短语由动词“be”和介词“about”组成,表示时间或行为的接近性。

用法说明

在正式场合中,通常使用“be going to”或“be on the verge of”来替代“be about”。

单词拆解

be
是
verb
+
about
关于,接近
preposition
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