- 1下落、行蹤;(口語問句)確切位置
Where someone or something is, especially when that location is not known for sure — 'his whereabouts are unknown' means nobody knows exactly where he is. It's also used as a slightly more specific version of 'where' when asking a question — 'Whereabouts do you live?' asks for more detail than a simple 'Where do you live?', like the name of the neighborhood, not just the city.
core核心畫面
組成where + about(s).
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
whereaboutsadv/ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊts/
- 1
In, at or near what location.
- Whereabouts do you live?
whereaboutsnoun/ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊts/
- 1
A location; where something is situated.
- In the Middle Ages Rhabdomancers were employed to discover mines, and the whereabouts of precious stones.
- the effectively functioning group of relatives is likely to be much smaller owing, for instance, to death of the older generation or far distant whereabouts of other relatives.
- 2
hobbieslifestylesportsInformation about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to antidoping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing.
- The IPC reminds all athletes in their Registered Testing Pool to remain vigilant when it comes to filing and updating their whereabouts.
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