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whereabouts

UK //ˌweərəˈbaʊts//US //ˈwerəˌbaʊts//

词源

源自中古英语wheraboutes,由where(何处) + about(大约) + -s(副词后缀)构成,14世纪开始使用。

noun

❶ 指某人或某物所在的大致位置或活动范围,常用于不确定或模糊的场合。

“The police are trying to establish the whereabouts of the missing child.”

(警方正在努力确定失踪儿童的下落。)

“Do you have any information about his whereabouts last night?”

(你知道他昨晚的大致行踪吗?)

同义词:location, position, whereness

adverb

❶ 用于询问或说明某人或某物所在的大致位置,语气比where更模糊。

“Whereabouts in Canada are you from?”

(你来自加拿大的哪个地区?)

“I left my keys somewhere, but I can't remember whereabouts.”

(我把钥匙落在某处了,但记不清具体位置。)

同义词:approximately where, roughly where

常见短语

current whereabouts — 指某人或某物最近已知的位置信息,常用于正式或调查场景。

“The embassy requires updates on all staff members' current whereabouts.”

(大使馆要求更新所有工作人员的实时位置信息。)

exact whereabouts — 强调精确的位置信息,通常用于需要明确坐标的场合。

“The hikers shared their exact whereabouts with the rescue team.”

(登山者向救援队分享了他们的精确位置。)