Word · Frequency #23111
hereabouts
在这里附近;附近一带
in this general vicinity
- 1.
Near here.
在这附近。
在这附近。;在这里附近
In use
Few people hereabouts have ever seen snow.
We moved here recently, so we're still getting to know the shops hereabouts.
The weather hereabouts can change very quickly.
Hereabouts, + [clause]
句首作状语时,通常用逗号与主句隔开。
Hereabouts, the summers are surprisingly cool.
在这里附近,夏天出奇地凉爽。
[clause] + hereabouts
也可放在句末,意思与句首基本相同。
There are few good restaurants hereabouts.
这附近没什么好餐馆。
somewhere + hereabouts
somewhere hereabouts 强调在附近不确定的位置。
The missing cat must be somewhere hereabouts.
那只走失的猫一定就在这附近什么地方。
Common mistakes
I live in hereabouts.I live hereabouts.
hereabouts 是副词,表示“在这一带/在这附近”,本身已含“在……”的意思,不能再加介词 in。这是受中文“住在这里附近”影响而多加介词。
Hereabouts is very quiet.It is very quiet hereabouts.
hereabouts 是副词,不是名词,不能作主语。想表达“这一带很安静”时,要用形式主语 it,并把 hereabouts 放在句末作地点状语。
Connections
Collocations
- somewhere hereabouts
- 在这附近某处
- The keys must be somewhere hereabouts.钥匙一定在这附近某个地方。
- people hereabouts
- 这一带的人;本地人
- People hereabouts are known for their hospitality.这一带的人以好客闻名。
- known hereabouts
- 在附近一带闻名
- The old oak tree is known hereabouts as a meeting place.这棵老橡树在附近一带是有名的聚会地点。
- anywhere hereabouts
- 在附近任何地方
- You won't find a better bakery anywhere hereabouts.这附近一带你找不到更好的面包店了。
- lived hereabouts
- 住在附近一带
- For centuries, her family lived hereabouts.几个世纪以来,她的家族一直住在附近一带。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆分记忆:here(这里)+ abouts(周围),合起来就是“在这里附近”。想象有人问路,你指着脚下说:“就在这儿一带。”
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literary prose、official notices 该词较为正式,多用于书面语或正式场合;在日常口语中,人们更常说 around here。
Pronunciation & Spelling
hereabouts 读作 /ˌhɪrəˈbaʊts/(美式;英式 /ˌhɪərəˈbaʊts/),重音在 -baʊts。上面的 thereabouts、whereabouts(副词)、bouts、shouts、scouts、pouts 都与 -baʊts 押韵。注意:whereabouts 作名词“下落”时读作 /ˈwerəbaʊts/(重音在 where-),与 hereabouts 不押韵;但作副词“在哪里”时与 hereabouts 同韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.