around

around
adverb
  1. located or situated on every side
    在四周
    the mountains towering all around.
    屹立在四周的山峰。
  2. so as to face in the opposite direction
    朝对立面
    Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around.
    盖伊抓住她的肩膀，使她转过身来。
  3. in or to many places throughout a locality
    到处
    word got around that he was on the verge of retirement.
    到处都有人说他快要退休了。
  4. aimlessly or unsystematically; here and there
    漫无目的地，无系统地；在各处
    one of them was glancing nervously around.
    其中有一个人在紧张地东张西望。
  5. present, living, in the vicinity, or in active use
    在附近；生活(或生长）在附近；在使用中
    there was no one around.
    附近没有人。
    maize has been around for a long time.
    这一带很早就有玉米了。
  6. (used with a number or quantity) approximately
    [与数字或数量连用] 大约
    software costs would be around £1,500.
    软件花费大约是1,500英镑。
    I returned to my hotel around 3 a.m.
    我在凌晨3点左右回了旅馆。
preposition
  1. on every side of
    环绕
    the palazzo is built around a courtyard.
    大宅中间有个天井。
    the hills around the city.
    环绕城市的群山。
    ■(of something abstract) having (the thing mentioned) as a focal point
    (抽象物）以(已提及物）为中心
    our entire culture is built around those loyalties.
    我们的整个文化是以忠诚不渝的精神为中心建立起来的。
  2. in or to many places throughout (a community or locality)
    在各处，遍及
    cycling around the village.
    骑自行车走遍村庄。
    a number of large depots around the country.
    遍布全国的好几个大型仓库。
  3. round
    围着
    ■so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something)
    围绕，环绕
    he put his arm around her.
    他用臂膀搂住她。
    warming her hands around a cup of coffee.
    她捂着一杯咖啡暖手。
    ■following an approximately circular route
    迂回地，兜圈地
    he walked around the airfield.
    他绕过机场。
    it can drill around corners.
    它能绕着拐角钻孔。
常用词组
have been around
  1. (informal)have a lot of varied experience and understanding of the world
    (非正式)阅历广，懂人情世故
语源
  1. Middle English : from a- 'in, on' + round
用法
  1. On the difference in use between round and around, see usage at round
英语宝典
热门查询
英语宝典
考试词汇表
　
返回
搜单词
背单词