faff about, faff around [faf əˈbaʊt] 动词 不及物动词 [v + adv] 英 俗
- faff about
- dar vueltas (perdiendo el tiempo)
I. about [美 əˈbaʊt, 英 əˈbaʊt] 副
about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)
1. about (approximately):
- about
- más o menos
- about
- aproximadamente
- he's about my age
- tiene más o menos mi edad
- she must be about 60
- debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
- she must be about 60
- debe (de) andar por los 60 俗
- at about six o'clock
- alrededor de or a eso de las seis
- at about six o'clock
- sobre las seis 西班牙
- there were about 12 of us
- éramos unos 12
- there were about 12 of us
- éramos como 12
- they should be arriving about now
- deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
- in about three hours
- en unas tres horas
- about a month ago
- hace cosa de un mes
- about a month ago
- hará un mes
- the soup must be about ready by now
- la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
- that's about it for today
- eso es todo por hoy
- about time too!
- ¡ya era hora!
2. about:
- to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something
- perdón, ibas a decir algo
- we were just about to start eating
- estábamos a punto de empezar a comer
- we were just about to start eating
- justo estábamos por empezar a comer LatAm
- I'm not about to mention it to her
- no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3.1. about (from one place to another):
- the dog followed him about
- el perro lo seguía a todas partes
- she travels about a lot
- viaja mucho
- he knows his way about
- conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)
- she's very old and can't get about very easily
- es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse
3.2. about (in various directions):
- he was waving a knife about
- blandía un cuchillo
- she rummaged about in her bag
- revolvió en el bolso
- he glanced about nervously
- miraba nervioso a su alrededor
4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp 英
:
- is Teresa about?
- ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
- there's not much traffic about today
- hoy no hay mucho tráfico
- she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about
- anda por aquí
- I'm not usually about that early
- no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano
- there's a lot of flu about
- hay mucha gente con gripe
- he's very mean — there's a lot of it about
- es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda
4.2. about (on all sides):
- about esp 英 liter
- por todas partes
II. about [美 əˈbaʊt, 英 əˈbaʊt] 介词
1.1. about (concerning):
- about
- sobre
- about
- acerca de
- a book about Greece
- un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
- what's the play about?
- ¿de qué se trata la obra?
- he wants to see you — what about?
- quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
- she said nothing about that
- no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
- about tonight: are you coming?
- (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
- what was all that shouting about?
- ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
- what about Helen? isn't she coming?
- ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
- and Helen? — what about Helen?
- ¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
- that's what it's all about
- de eso se trata
- politics is all about persuading people
- en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
- I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
- no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
- she won — how about that!
- ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
- what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
- espero que sepas lo que haces
- I don't understand what he's about
- no entiendo qué es lo que pretende
1.2. about (pertaining to):
- there's something about him that I don't like
- tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar
- what's so unusual about that?
- ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
- the place has a certain charm about it
- el lugar tiene cierto encanto
2. about (engaged in):
- while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
- ¿me traes el libro de paso?
- while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
- ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?
- why did you take so long about it?
- ¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?
- why did you take so long about it?
- ¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? LatAm
3.1. about (in, on, through) esp 英
:
- they were playing about the house
- estaban jugando en la casa
- he wandered about the empty streets
- recorrió las calles vacías
3.2. about (encircling):
- about liter
- alrededor de
3.3. about (on one's person) 英:
- do you have a pencil about you?
- ¿tienes un lápiz?
I. about [əˈbaʊt] 介词
1. about (on subject of):
- about
- sobre
- about
- acerca de
- a book about football
- un libro sobre fútbol
- what is the film about?
- ¿de qué trata la película?
- to talk about cinema
- hablar sobre cine
- while he is about it 英 俗
- mientras esté haciendo eso
2. about (surrounding):
- about
- alrededor de
- the garden about the house
- el jardín alrededor de la casa
3. about (in and through):
- about
- por
- to go about a place
- andar por un lugar
4. about (characteristic of):
- that's what I like about him
- eso es lo que me gusta de él
5. about 英 (with):
- I have no money about me
- no llevo dinero encima
短语，惯用语:
- how about that!
- ¡vaya!
- what about it? (suggestion)
- ¿quieres/queréis?
- what about it? (so what?)
- ¿y qué?
- what about a drink?
- ¿qué tal si tomamos algo?
II. about [əˈbaʊt] 副
1. about (around):
- all about
- por todas partes
- to leave things lying about somewhere
- dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio
- to be the other way about
- ser exactamente al revés
- is Paul about?
- ¿está Paul por ahí?
2. about (approximately):
- about
- aproximadamente
- about my size
- más o menos de mi tamaño
- round about 5 km
- cerca de 5 kilómetros
- about here
- más o menos aquí
- about 5 years ago
- hace unos cinco años
- about twenty
- unos veinte
- to be somewhere about
- estar por aquí
- to have had just about enough of sth
- estar harto de algo
- that's about it for today
- eso es todo por hoy
3. about (almost):
- about
- casi
- to be (just) about ready
- estar casi listo
4. about (willing to):
- not to be about to do sth
- no estar dispuesto a hacer algo
5. about (on the point of):
- to be about to do sth
- estar a punto de hacer algo
I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] 介词
1. about (on subject of):
- about
- sobre
- about
- acerca de
- a book about football
- un libro sobre fútbol
- what is the film about?
- ¿de qué trata la película?
2. about (characteristic of):
- that's what I like about him
- eso es lo que me gusta de él
3. about (surrounding):
- about
- alrededor de
- the garden about the house
- el jardín alrededor de la casa
4. about (in and through):
- about
- por
- to go about a place
- andar por un lugar
短语，惯用语:
- how about that!
- ¡vaya!
- how about a drink?
- ¿qué tal si tomamos algo?
- what about it? (suggestion)
- ¿quieres/queréis?
- what about it? (so what?)
- ¿y qué?
II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] 副
1. about (approximately):
- about
- aproximadamente
- about my size
- más o menos de mi tamaño
- about 5 lbs.
- cerca de 5 libras
- about here
- más o menos aquí
- about 5 years ago
- hace unos cinco años
- about twenty
- unos veinte
- to have had just about enough of sth
- estar harto de algo
- that's about it for today
- eso es todo por hoy
2. about (almost):
- about
- casi
- to be (just) about ready
- estar casi listo
3. about (on the point of):
- to be about to do sth
- estar a punto de hacer algo
4. about (around):
- all about
- por todas partes
- to be somewhere about
- estar por aquí
- is Paul about?
- ¿está Paul por ahí?
5. about (willing to):
- not to be about to do sth
- no estar dispuesto a hacer algo
单语范例（未经PONS编辑处理）
Let's not faff about with it, eh?
www.bbc.co.uk While 25 cents might not sound like much, it does force you to faff about with loose change when you're paying with cash - an aggravation nobody needs.
www.lifehacker.com.au There's no need to faff about with a lip pencil.
www.independent.ie Because it's been too chilly to faff about in the nude, you probably haven't moisturised since mid 2015.
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