介詞在英語里出現(xiàn)非常頻繁，它的搭配眾多且意義豐富。

ABOUT

動(dòng)詞+about+sth.

about在此表示“論及，談起，涉及，著手”等意思：arrange about安排，argue about辯論, ask about詢問，bring about帶來，chat about閑聊，care about在意，complain about報(bào)怨，go about著手，hear about聽說, inquire about打聽,know about了解， quarrel about爭論，read about讀到, see about負(fù)責(zé)處理，set about開始, speak about談起, talk about談?wù)? think about考慮, trouble about擔(dān)心，tell about講述，worry about著急。現(xiàn)舉例說明其中一些短語的用法：

She inquired about my brother. 她向我打聽有關(guān)我兄弟的情況。

I must set about my packing. 我必須開始收拾行裝。

What are you chatting about? 你們?cè)诹氖裁茨?

be +形容詞+about+sth.

about在此意思是“為…，對(duì)…”，接表原因的詞：be anxious about為…著急, be bad about對(duì)…感到不舒服，be busy about忙于…, be careful about小心…, be certain about對(duì)…有把握, be concerned about關(guān)心…, be crazy about為…發(fā)狂，be excited about為…感到激動(dòng), be happy about為…而高興, be mad about為…發(fā)瘋，be nervous about對(duì)…感到緊張, be particular about挑剔…, be pleased about為…興奮，be strict about對(duì)…嚴(yán)格，be thoughtful about對(duì)…考慮周到的，be uneasy about為…感受到不安。請(qǐng)看例句：

What have you been busy about today? 今天在忙些什么?

You are certainly very thoughtful about others. 你為別人想得太周到了。

I’m strict about such things. 對(duì)這些事我是很嚴(yán)格的。

注：come about發(fā)生，get about(疾病、謠言)流行，turn about轉(zhuǎn)身，leave about到處亂放，lie about隨便堆放，put about打擾;傳播，put oneself about使…發(fā)愁。這些詞組中about作副詞，此時(shí)about不能接賓語。