我们正要放弃，就在草丛里发现了那只猫。
We were about to give up when we found the cat in the bushes.
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were英 /wɜː/|美 /wər/
about英 /əˈbaʊt/|美 /əˈbaʊt/
to英 /tuː/|美 /tu/|英 /tə/|美 /tə/
解释
were about to 用于复数主语 we，表示当时即将做的动作（give up）被另一事件（找到猫）中断。过去式 be (were) 与复数主语一致。
We were about to give up when we found the cat in the bushes.
were about to 用于复数主语 we，表示当时即将做的动作（give up）被另一事件（找到猫）中断。过去式 be (were) 与复数主语一致。