新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

whereabouts

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[SING 单数型名词] 下落

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

    双语例句

    例:

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

    警察急盼任何可能知道这批武器下落的人提供线索。

    QUEST. 疑问词
  • 1(用在疑问句中)确切在哪里

    You use whereabouts in questions when you are asking precisely where something is.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    “在法国的什么地方?” “诺曼底,”我说。

    例:

    Whereabouts are you living?

    你居住的具体地点是哪里?