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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. "I actually live near Chester." — "Whereabouts?"
- “我实际上住在切斯特附近。”——“具体在哪里？”
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Whereabouts in Liverpool are you from?
- 你从利物浦什么地方来的？
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Whereabouts are you living?
- 你的详细住址是哪里？
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.
- 她否认知道丈夫的下落。
来自《权威词典》