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whereabouts是什么意思

whereabouts

英 [weərə'baʊts] 美 ['hwɛrə,baʊts; 'wɛrə,baʊts]

n. 下落；行踪；去向；所在之处
adv. 在何处；靠近什么地方

中文词源

whereabouts 行踪

比喻用法。

英文词源

whereabouts (adv.): "in what place," early 15c., from whereabout + adverbial genitive -s. The noun, "place where someone or something is," is recorded from 1795. Whereabout in this sense is from c. 1600.

双语例句

1. Once he knew his father's name, finding his whereabouts proved surprisingly easy.: 一旦他知道了父亲的名字，查找他父亲的下落就变得出奇地容易。

2. "I actually live near Chester." — "Whereabouts?": “我实际上住在切斯特附近。”——“具体在哪里？”

3. Whereabouts in Liverpool are you from?: 你从利物浦什么地方来的？

4. Whereabouts are you living?: 你的详细住址是哪里？

5. She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.: 她否认知道丈夫的下落。