surround
surround
verb
verb
- [with obj.](常作 be surrounded)be all round (someone or something)
围绕，环绕
the hotel is surrounded by its own gardens.
饭店周围环绕着花园。
he loves to surround himself with family and friends.
他喜欢与家人和朋友在一起。
[as adj. surrounding]the surrounding countryside.
周围的乡村。
■(of troops, police, etc.) encircle (someone or something) so as to cut off communication or escape
（军队，警察等）包围
troops surrounded the parliament building.
军队包围了议会大厦。
■be associated with
与…有关
the killings were surrounded by controversy.
这些谋杀充满了争议。
- a thing that forms a border or edging around an object
边，缘，环绕物
an oak fireplace surround.
壁炉周围的橡木栅栏。
■(常作 surrounds)the area encircling something; surroundings
周围地区；环境
the beautiful surrounds of Connemara.
康尼马拉地区四周的美丽景色。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'overflow'): from Old French souronder, from late Latin superundare, from super- 'over' + undare 'to flow' (from unda 'a wave'); later associated with round. Current senses of the noun date from the late 19th cent
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