这不元旦放假了嘛，我们的外教 Tony 就想约着会计小刘一起打个保龄球，平时这哥俩一个住东城、一个住西城，互相没串过门儿，所以Tony就问了小刘这么一句话：“Whereabouts in Guomao do you live?” 小刘听过爽朗的回答道：“啊，你是问我们家边儿上的国贸怎么样啊，呵呵，还凑合吧，但那儿的保龄球赛道挺陈旧的了！”
唉，所以有时候这话赶话就容易闹出笑话，其实Tony问的是“你住在国贸的什么地方?” 他好去找他。好啦，今天就和大家说一下这个“whereabouts ”吧，它可不是简单的“where+abouts”哟，更不能把 where 当成定语从句来理解哈！
whereabouts ['hwerə.baʊts]
n. 下落；行踪；（人或物）所在的地方；去向；行止；着落
adv. 在哪里；在何处
【En】Used to ask in what general area something or someone is. 用来询问某人或某事的大致区域范围。The place or area where someone or something is. 某人或某物所在的地方或区域。
If you refer to the whereabouts of a particular person or thing, you mean the place where that person or thing may be found. 如果你指的是一个特定的人或物的下落，你指的是那个人或物可能被发现的地方。You use whereabouts, usually in questions, when you are asking or talking about where something or someone is exactly. 当你询问或谈论某人或某物的确切位置时，通常用在疑问句中。
往好的方面想，我们可以为彼此的行踪做担保。
• Her whereabouts are still unknown.
她仍然下落不明。
• He is thought to be in the Caribbean, although his exact whereabouts are a mystery.
人们认为他在加勒比海，尽管他的确切下落仍是个谜。
• Moreno's whereabouts is unknown, but some people think he is in Panama.
莫雷诺下落不明，但有人认为他在巴拿马。
• The police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know the whereabouts of the firearms.
警方急于得到任何可能知道枪支下落的人的消息。
• Once he knew his father's name, finding his whereabouts proved surprisingly easy.
一旦他知道了父亲的名字，寻找父亲的下落就变得出奇地容易。
• If anyone knows of his whereabouts, please let me know.
如果有人知道他的下落，请告诉我。
• Detectives visited his residence at midnight on Thursday, but his whereabouts remained unknown until Friday night.
周四午夜，侦探探访了他的住所，但直到周五晚上，他的下落仍然不明。
• Whereabouts in Madrid do you live?
你住在马德里的什么地方?
• Whereabouts in Liverpool are you from?
你来自利物浦的什么地方?
• 'I actually live near Chester.'—'Whereabouts?'
“我实际上住在切斯特附近。”——“哪里？”
• Whereabouts did you grow up?
你在哪里长大的？
• Whereabouts is your office, then?
那你的办公室在哪里?
• Whereabouts did you park the car?
你把车停在哪了?
• Whereabouts do you live?
你住在哪里？
• He showed great reluctance to reveal his whereabouts.
他极不情愿透露自己的行踪。
• The police want to know the whereabouts of his brother.
警方想知道他兄弟的下落。
• Whereabouts are you living?
你现在住在哪里?
• I spoke with him three days ago but I don't know whereabouts he is.
我三天前和他交谈过，但我不知道他的去向。
【活学活用 give an example】
• The whereabouts of the painting is still a mystery.
这幅画的下落仍然是个谜。
• The sheriff was unconcerned about their whereabouts.
警长对他们的下落漠不关心。
• Nobody knows whereabouts this occurs in the brain.
没有人知道这发生在大脑的什么地方。
• Despite numerous searches and enquiries, her whereabouts are still unknown.
尽管进行了无数的搜索和调查，她的下落仍然未知。
• Might there be some clue to her whereabouts in the church, she wondered?
她想知道她在教堂里的行踪有什么线索了吗？
• Perhaps Sir Philip knew his whereabouts.
也许菲利普爵士知道他的下落。
• Updates on his whereabouts are broadcast on the radio, on billboards and through an 800-number.
关于他行踪的最新消息会通过电台、广告牌和800号广播上播送。
• Not a soul raised a hand, stood up, confessed, or otherwise gave any indication of its whereabouts.
没有一个人举手，站起来，认罪，或以其他方式表明自己的行踪。
• He was not at liberty to give Signor Gismondi's whereabouts.
他无权透露吉斯蒙迪先生的行踪。
• The police received an anonymous tip about the suspect's whereabouts.
警方收到关于嫌疑犯下落的匿名线报。
• The police have appealed for information concerning the whereabouts of the stolen car used in the robbery.
警方要求提供有关抢劫案中被盗汽车下落的信息。
• Alongside this opening of the official archives, interest is now increasingly turning to the whereabouts and availability of private papers.
随着官方档案的开放，人们对私人文件的去向和可获得性越来越感兴趣。
出处：见配图水印
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