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 one’s ears 彻底破灭，完全落空：I don’t 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 one’s 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？ /Don’t 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 hasn’t 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：Didn’t 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 didn’t 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; don’t 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：Don’t 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 husband’s 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 ①关心：A selfish person does not care about other people’s problems.一个自私的人是不会关心别人的困难的。 ②在意，计较：She didn’t care about anything that people might say.人们说什么她都不在乎。 ③喜欢：I don’t 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 don’t know how the accident came about。我不知道这事故是怎么发生的。 /A great change in people’s 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：Don’t 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) 叹惜（不幸等）：She often cries about the death of her husband. 她常常叹惜丈夫的死。

● 44.deliberate about 讨论：How long did it take you to deliberate about the problem? 你们花了多长时间来讨论那个问题？

● 45.doubt about对……疑惑：I don’t doubt about his honesty at all. 对于他的诚实, 我一点也不怀疑。

about 与名词、形容词、动词的搭配