Word · Frequency #8439
whereabouts
下落；行踪；所在位置
The place or general area where someone or something is.
- 1.
A location; where something is situated.
位置；所在地。
- 2.
the general location where something is
某物的大致位置
- 3.
Information about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to antidoping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing.
精英运动员未来行踪信息,提供给反兴奋剂机构进行赛外随机检测。
（反兴奋剂）行踪申报；行踪信息；位置；所在地。；某物的大致位置；精英运动员未来行踪信息,提供给反兴奋剂机构进行赛外随机检测。；下落
In use
The police are still investigating the whereabouts of the lost child.
He refused to give his exact whereabouts to the reporter.
The dog's whereabouts were unknown for two days before it returned home.
I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime
someone's whereabouts
常与所有格连用，表示某人的具体位置。
The police are trying to determine his whereabouts.
警方正试图确定他的下落。
the whereabouts of something
后接名词，强调事物或人所在之处。
We are concerned about the whereabouts of the missing documents.
我们担心丢失文件的下落。
Connections
Collocations
- determine whereabouts
- 确定下落
- The police are trying to determine the whereabouts of the suspect.警方正试图确定嫌疑人的下落。
- know whereabouts
- 知道下落
- Do you know the whereabouts of my keys?你知道我的钥匙在哪里吗？
- discover whereabouts
- 发现下落
- After months of searching, they finally discovered the whereabouts of the lost hiker.经过数月的搜寻，他们终于发现了失踪徒步者的下落。
- unknown whereabouts
- 下落不明
- The missing person's whereabouts remain unknown.失踪者的下落仍然不明。
- current whereabouts
- 当前下落
- The authorities are monitoring his current whereabouts.当局正在监控他当前的下落。
- exact whereabouts
Learner notes
Memory Tip
where（哪里）+ abouts（关于）→ 关于哪里的位置，即下落。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：missing persons、police reports、general conversation 通常用于正式或半正式语境，如警方报告或新闻报道，但在日常对话中询问某人的下落时也比较常见。
Grammar Note
常用结构 the whereabouts of sb/sth，注意主语为单数时谓语用单数，但因whereabouts形式上常作复数，实际使用中常视为单数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the /aʊ/ diphthong sound with the 'abouts' part of 'whereabouts' (/ˈwɛrəbaʊts/). 'About' and 'doubt' are the closest in sound, though 'whereabouts' has an extra syllable and final /ts/. Note that 'doubt' has a silent 'b' and its spelling does not include 'out'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.