around

around 基本解释

adv.  大约; 周围; 四周; 围绕; 环绕
prep.  围绕; 环绕; 在那边; 到那边; 从那边; 绕着

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around 词组短语

• sleeping around
• send around
• wrap-around
• ring-around-a-rosy
• ring-around-the-rosy
• bring around
• end-around carry
• end-around shift
• fast turn-around
• loop-around test

around 详细解释

adv.

1. 大约
   approximately
   1. He arrived around five o'clock.
      他大约是五点钟到的。
   2. The cost would be somewhere around £1 500.
      费用要在1 500英镑上下。
2. 周围；四周
   on every side; surrounding sb/sth
   1. I could hear laughter all around.
      我可以听见周围的笑声。
   2. a yard with a fence all around
      四周围着栅栏的院子
3. 围绕；环绕
   moving in a circle
   1. How do you make the wheels go around?
      你怎样使这些轮子转动起来？
4. 以圆周计算
   measured in a circle
   1. an old tree that was at least ten feet around
      合抱至少十英尺的古树
5. 到处；向各处
   in or to many places
   1. We were all running around trying to get ready in time.
      我们东奔西跑，望能按时准备就绪。
   2. This is our new office─Kay will show you around.
      这是我们的新办公室——凯会带你参观一下。
   3. There were papers lying around all over the floor.
      地板上四处散乱着文件。
6. 闲散地；无目的地
   used to describe activities that have no real purpose
   1. There were several young people sitting around looking bored.
      有几个年青人闲坐着，一副无聊的样子。
7. 出现；现有；可用
   present in a place; available
   1. There was more money around in those days.
      那年头比现在富裕。
   2. I knocked but there was no one around.
      我敲了门，但是没有人应门。
   3. Digital television has been around for some time now.
      数字电视已经面市一段时间了。
8. （体育运动、专业等中）走红的，活跃的
   active and well known in a sport, profession, etc.
   1. a new tennis champion who could be around for a long time
      可能会走红很长时期的新网球冠军
   2. She's been around as a film director since the 1980s.
      自20世纪80年代以来她一直是活跃在影坛的著名导演。
9. 转弯；掉转；掉头
   in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way
   1. She turned the car around and drove off.
      她把轿车掉头开走了。
   2. They looked around when he called.
      他呼喊时他们回头张望。

prep.

1. 围绕；环绕
   surrounding sb/sth; on each side of sth
   1. The house is built around a central courtyard.
      这房子是围绕着中央的庭院而建的。
   2. He put his arms around her.
      他搂着她。
2. 在那边；到那边；从那边
   on, to or from the other side of sb/sth
   1. Our house is just around the corner.
      过了拐角就是我们的房子。
   2. The bus came around the bend.
      公共汽车从拐弯处驶来。
   3. There must be a way around the problem.
      肯定有解决这个问题的办法。
3. 绕着
   in a circle
   1. They walked around the lake.
      他们绕着湖边行走。
4. 同…一致；适合；符合
   to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc.
   1. I can't arrange everything around your timetable!
      我不可能事事都按着你的时刻表安排！
5. 到处；向各处
   in or to many places in an area
   1. They walked around the town looking for a place to eat.
      他们在城里到处寻找吃饭的地方。

around 同义词辨析

  aroundaboutapproximatelyroughly【导航词义：大约】

  around adv. 大约

〔辨析〕多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。也用作 around about。

  about adv. 大约

〔辨析〕表示实际数量可多可少或数值、尺寸等可大可小，也作 round about。

  approximately adv. 大约

〔辨析〕多用于书面语，强调接近精确数值、数量、时间等，误差较小。

  roughly adv. 粗略地，大致上

〔辨析〕指按粗略估计，不强调十分接近精确数值。

around 习惯用语

adv.

have been around

• 阅历世事；饱经世故
  to have gained knowledge and experience of the world

around 双语例句

1. 1、 She looked at the papers around her
   她看了看四周的文件。
2. 2、 Today she wore her hair down around her shoulders.
   今天她的头发披在肩上。
3. 3、 The photographer stopped clicking and hurried around the corner
   摄影师停止按动快门，匆匆绕过拐角。
4. 4、 I peered around the edge of the shed — there was no sign of anyone else.
   我仔细察看了棚子周边，没有其他人。
5. 5、 I turned around and wrote the title on the blackboard
   我转过身，在黑板上写下了题目。
6. 6、 He straightened up slowly and spun around on the stool to face us.
   他慢慢直起身子，坐在凳子上转过身来面对着我们。
7. 7、 I've been walking around Moscow and the town is terribly quiet
   我在莫斯科到处游逛，城里非常安静。
8. 8、 He glanced discreetly around the room at the other people.
   他谨慎地瞥了一眼房间里的其他人。
9. 9、 These days much of my time is spent weaving my way around drinks parties
   这些天，我多半都是在酒会上晃悠过去的。
10. 10、 They milled around the ballroom with video cameras.
    他们扛着摄像机在舞厅里转来转去。
11. 11、 She helped me unpack my things and then we went around to see the other girls.
    她帮我打开行李，然后我们去看望其他女孩们。
12. 12、 I'm just going to be hanging around twiddling my thumbs
    我只会闲呆着，什么事也不做。
13. 13、 After breakfast the next morning they sat around for an hour discussing political affairs.
    第二天早饭后，他们闲坐着聊了一个小时政治话题。
14. 14、 Furniture in the classroom should not be changed around without warning the blind child
    教室中的桌椅如需要挪动，应事先告诉这个盲童。
15. 15、 She moved things around so the table was beneath the windows.
    她挪动家具使桌子靠在窗边。
16. 16、 The boat started to spin around in the water.
    船开始在水中打旋。
17. 17、 Police in South Africa say ten people have died in scattered violence around the country
    南非警方称，在全国各地零星发生的暴力事件中，有10人死亡。
18. 18、 Elephants were often to be found in swamp in eastern Kenya around the Tana River.
    在肯尼亚东部的塔纳河一带经常发现陷入沼泽的大象。
19. 19、 The blackbird had a quick, wary look in case the cat was anywhere around
    这只乌鸫迅速警惕地张望了一眼，以防那只猫就在附近。
20. 20、 Just having lots of people around that you can talk to is important
    有许多能交谈的人在身边很重要。
21. 21、 You see very little of this wine around these days.
    近来很少看见这种葡萄酒。
22. 22、 We change our behaviour by observing the behaviour of those around us
    我们通过观察周围人的举止改变自己的行为。
23. 23、 Those around her would forgive her for weeping.
    她身边的人会原谅她掉眼泪的。
24. 24、 The discussion centered around four subjects.
    讨论围绕4个主题展开。
25. 25、 Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around
    这次本特森参议员又拒绝参与。
26. 26、 She was 40 inches around the hips.
    她臀围40英寸。
27. 27、 My salary was around £ 9,000 plus a car and expenses
    我的薪水大约是9,000英镑，还有一辆车和业务经费可支配。
28. 28、 There is a Green party but it only scored around about 10 percent in the vote
    虽然有一个绿党，但在选举中该党只得到了大约10%的选票。
29. 29、 He compared the achievements of the British and the French during 1916 and concluded that the latter were better all around.
    他比较了1916年英国人和法国人的成就，结论是法国人在各方面都做得更好。
30. 30、 He knows what to do. He's been around
    他知道该做什么。他阅历很丰富。

around 英英释义

adv

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
   1. lasted approximately an hour
   2. in just about a minute
   3. he's about 30 years old
   4. I've had about all I can stand
   5. we meet about once a month
   6. some forty people came
   7. weighs around a hundred pounds
   8. roughly $3,000
   9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
   10. 20 or so people were at the party

   Synonym:    approximatelyaboutclose tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessor so

2. in circumference
   1. the trunk is ten feet around
   2. the pond is two miles around

3. in the area or vicinity
   1. a few spectators standing about
   2. hanging around
   3. waited around for the next flight

   Synonym:    about

4. from beginning to end
   1. It rains all year round on Skye
   2. frigid weather the year around

   Synonym:    round

5. by a circular or circuitous route
   1. He came all the way around the base
   2. the road goes around the pond

6. in a circle or circular motion
   1. The wheels are spinning around

7. all around or on all sides
   1. dirty clothes lying around (or about)
   2. let's look about for help
   3. There were trees growing all around
   4. she looked around her

   Synonym:    about

8. to a particular destination either specified or understood
   1. she came around to see me
   2. I invited them around for supper

9. in or to a reversed position or direction
   1. about face
   2. suddenly she turned around

   Synonym:    about

10. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
    1. wandering about with no place to go
    2. people were rushing about
    3. news gets around (or about)
    4. traveled around in Asia
    5. he needs advice from someone who's been around
    6. she sleeps around

    Synonym:    about