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whereabouts

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

解释

n. 下落；行踪；去向；所在之处
adv. 在何处；靠近什么地方

※ 提供单词"whereabouts"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。