be about to

• • 刚要,正要,就要,将要,即将,行将,马上： The performance is about to begin. 演出就要开始了。
  • [美国俚语，用于否定句]打定主意要，决定要，正打算，有意，愿意： We are not about to stop now. 我们不打算现在就停下来。