②将要，2、作介词
1、作副词
①大约，左右.如：there are about 30 students on the playground.操场上大约有30个学生.
②将要，将近.如：i’m about ready.我快准备好了.
③到处，各处.如：the children are running about.孩子们到处乱跑.(表示动向)people are sitting about on the grass.人们在草地的各处坐着.(强调位置)
2、作介词
①在……到处；在……各处.如：he is walking about the town.他在城镇到处走.
②关于；对于；有关.如：i am going to read a book about that big city.我要读一本关于那个大城市的书.
3、固定搭配
①be about to do sth.如：we are about to start.我们即将动身.
②what/how about...……怎么样?(用于询问信息或征求意见)如：how about going to canada for our holidays?咱们去加拿大度假，好吗?
