whereabouts

• n. 下落；行蹤；去向；所在之處
• adv. 在何處；靠近什麽地方

比喻用法。

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.

1. Once he knew his father's name, finding his whereabouts proved surprisingly easy.

一旦他知道了父親的名字，查找他父親的下落就變得出奇地容易。

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2. "I actually live near Chester." — "Whereabouts?"

“我實際上住在切斯特附近。”——“具體在哪裏？”

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3. Whereabouts in Liverpool are you from?

你從利物浦什麽地方來的？

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4. Whereabouts are you living?

你的詳細住址是哪裏？

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5. She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's whereabouts.

她否認知道丈夫的下落。

來自《權威詞典》