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  4. be about to

be about to

/bi əˈbaʊt tu/
即将

She is about to leave for the airport.

她即将去机场。


正式非正式

表示某人或某事即将发生,通常在几秒或几分钟内。

The train is about to depart.

火车即将出发。

I was about to call you when you texted.

你发短信的时候,我正要给你打电话。

通常用于描述即将发生的动作或事件,强调时间上的接近性。

搭配

be about to leave即将离开be about to start即将开始be about to arrive即将到达

同义词

be on the verge ofbe ready tobe going to

反义词

have just finishedhave already done

相关短语

be on the verge of短语
即将
be ready to短语
准备好

专业提示

使用场景

适用于描述即将发生的动作或事件,通常用于口语和书面语中。

黄金法则

时间表达

通常用于描述在几秒或几分钟内即将发生的动作或事件。

词源

由动词 'be' 和短语 'about to' 组成,其中 'about to' 表示即将发生的动作或状态。

用法说明

通常用于正式和非正式语境,强调动作或事件即将发生。

单词拆解

be
是
verb
+
about
关于
preposition
+
to
不定式标记
infinitive marker
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