whereabouts CET6+ TEM4

义项 whereabouts读作ˈwɛərəˌbaʊts，义项 whereabouts读作ˌwɛərəˈbaʊts。

• 1. 

  N-SING-COLL If you refer to the whereabouts of a particular person or thing, you mean the place where that person or thing may be found. 下落

  例：

  The police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know the whereabouts of the firearms.

  警察急于从任何可能知道那些枪支下落的人那里得到消息。

• 2. 

  QUEST You use whereabouts in questions when you are asking precisely where something is. (用在疑问句中) 确切在哪里

  例：

  "Whereabouts in France?"—"Normandy," I said.

  “在法国的确切位置？”—“诺曼底，”我说。

  例：

  Whereabouts are you living?

  你居住的确切地点是哪里？