around
柯林斯詞典
1. PREP To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point. 在…四周
She looked at the papers around her. 她看了看她四周的報(bào)紙。
Today she wore her hair down around her shoulders. 今天她把頭發(fā)披在了肩上。
2. ADV Around is also an adverb. 在…四周地[n ADV]
...a village with a rocky river, a ruined castle and hills all around. …一個(gè)有一條多石的河流和一座被毀的城堡、四面環(huán)山的村莊。
3. PREP If you move around a corner or obstacle, you move to the other side of it. If you look around a corner or obstacle, you look to see what is on the other side. 繞過
The photographer stopped clicking and hurried around the corner. 該攝影師停止按動(dòng)快門，匆匆繞過那個(gè)拐角。
4. PREP If you move around a place, you travel through it, going to most of its parts. If you look around a place, you look at every part of it. 四處 (走動(dòng)、看)
I've been walking around Moscow and the town is terribly quiet. 我一直在莫斯科四處走動(dòng)，城里極其安靜。
5. ADV Around is also an adverb. 四處地[ADV after v]
He backed away from the edge, looking all around at the flat horizon. 他從那邊上退了回來，環(huán)視著平坦的地平線。
6. PREP If someone moves around a place, they move through various parts of that place without having any particular destination. 在…四處 (閑轉(zhuǎn))
These days much of my time is spent weaving my way around cocktail parties. 這些日子我的很多時(shí)間花在閑轉(zhuǎn)于各雞尾酒會(huì)上。
7. ADV Around is also an adverb. 四處地[ADV after v]
My mornings are spent rushing around after him. 我的那些上午都花在跟著他四處奔波上。
8. PREP You use around to say that something happens in different parts of a place or area. 在各處
Police in South Africa say ten people have died in scattered violence around the country. 南非警方稱，該國(guó)各地的暴力事件中已有10人死亡。
Elephants were often to be found in swamp in eastern Kenya around the Tana River. 大象經(jīng)常會(huì)在肯尼亞東部沼澤塔納河各處被發(fā)現(xiàn)。
9. ADV Around is also an adverb. 在各處地
What the hell do you think you're doing following me around?
你到處跟著我究竟是在干什么？
10. PREP The people around you are the people whom you come into contact with, especially your friends and relatives, and the people you work with. 在…周圍的
We change our behaviour by observing the behaviour of those around us. 我們通過觀察周圍人的行為舉止來改變自己的行為舉止。
11. PREP If something such as a film, a discussion, or a plan is based around something, that thing is its main theme. 圍繞 (某主題)
The novel is a political thriller loosely based around current political issues. 這部小說是一本在一定程度上圍繞當(dāng)前政治問題撰寫的政治驚悚小說。
12. PREP When you are giving measurements, you can use around to talk about the distance along the edge of something round. 繞…一周 (的長(zhǎng)度)
She was 5 foot 4 inches, 38 around the chest, 28 around the waist and 40 around the hips. 她身高5英尺4英寸，胸圍38英寸，腰圍28英寸，臀圍40英寸。
13. ADV If you turn around, you turn so that you are facing in the opposite direction. 朝相反方向地[ADV after v]
I turned around and wrote the title on the blackboard. 我轉(zhuǎn)過身將標(biāo)題寫在了黑板上。
14. ADV If you go around to someone's house, you visit them. (去) 拜訪地[ADV after v]
She helped me unpack my things and then we went around to see the other girls. 她幫助我打開行李，然后我們?nèi)タ赐麆e的女孩。
15. ADV You use around in expressions such as sit around and hang around when you are saying that someone is spending time in a place and not doing anything very important. 無所事事地[ADV after v]
I'm just going to be hanging around twiddling my thumbs. 我正要無所事事地旋弄拇指。
16. PREP Around is also a preposition. 在… (無所事事)
He used to skip lessons and hang around the harbour with some other boys. 他過去經(jīng)常逃課，和其他一些男孩子在碼頭上閑蕩。
17. ADV If you move things around, you move them so that they are in different places. 別處地[ADV after v]
Furniture in the classroom should not be changed around without warning the blind child. 該教室里的設(shè)施未經(jīng)告知該盲童不得挪動(dòng)。
18. ADV If a wheel or object turns around, it turns. 繞圈地[ADV after v]
The boat started to spin around in the water. 那條船開始在水里打轉(zhuǎn)。
19. ADV If someone or something is around, they exist or are present in a place. 在某處
You haven't seen my publisher anywhere around, have you?
你還沒有在哪兒看見我的出版商，是吧？
20. ADV You use around in expressions such as this time around or to come around when you are describing something that has happened before or things that happen regularly. 又一次地
Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around. 參議員本特森這次又拒絕了介入。
21. ADV Around means approximately. 大約地
My salary was around $45,000 plus a car and expenses. 我的工資大約是$45000，外加一輛車和各種報(bào)銷。
22. PREP Around is also a preposition. 在…左右
He expects the elections to be held around November. 他期待選舉在11月左右舉行。
23. PHRASE Around about means approximately. 大約[口語(yǔ)]
There is an outright separatist party but it only scored around about 10 percent in the vote. 有一個(gè)極端分離主義黨派，但是該黨在選舉中只取得了大約10%的選票。
24. the other way around→see way
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around /??ra?nd/
劍橋詞典
- The snake coiled itself tightly around the deer .
- People clustered around the noticeboard to read the exam results .
- She drew her coat tightly around her shoulders .
- She flung her arms around his neck .
- The cathedral dominates the landscape for miles around.
- While she waited , she walked aimlessly around the car park .
- A wasp came towards us and Howard started waving his arms around.
- She gathered up the newspapers that were scattered around the floor .
- If your sister's around, bring her too.
- Don't walk around outside in your bare feet .
around preposition, adverb (IN THIS DIRECTION)
in a position or direction surrounding , or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another (of)四處，周圍；圍繞，（環(huán)）繞；掉轉(zhuǎn)
We sat around the table . 我們圍著桌子坐著。
He put his arm around her. 他用胳膊摟著她。
A crowd had gathered around the scene of the accident . 事故現(xiàn)場(chǎng)圍了一群人。
She had a scarf around her neck . 她脖子上圍了一條圍巾。
The moon goes around the earth . 月亮圍繞地球轉(zhuǎn)。
I walked around the side of the building . 我從樓的一側(cè)繞了過去。
As the bus left , she turned around (= so that she was facing in the opposite direction ) and waved goodbye to us. 公共汽車開動(dòng)時(shí)，她轉(zhuǎn)過身來向我們揮手告別。
He put the wheel on the right /wrong way around (= facing the right /wrong way). 他把輪子裝對(duì)了／安反了。
The children were dancing around the room . 孩子們?cè)诜块g里來回跳舞。
I spent a year travelling around Africa and Asia . 我用了一年時(shí)間周游了非洲和亞洲。
The museum's collection includes works of art from all around the world . 這個(gè)博物館的館藏包括來自世界各地的藝術(shù)品。
She passed a plate of biscuits around (= from one person to another). 她端出一盤餅干讓大家傳著分享。
This virus has been going around (= from one person to another). 這種病毒已經(jīng)傳播開來。
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around preposition, adverb (IN THIS PLACE)
positioned or moving in or near a place , often without a clear direction , purpose , or order（在…）附近，在（…）近處；到處，四處；隨便
He always leaves his clothes lying around (on the floor ). 他總是隨手把衣服（往地板上）一扔。
She went into town and spent two hours just walking around. 她進(jìn)了城，四處轉(zhuǎn)悠了兩個(gè)小時(shí)。
Let's take the children to the park so they can run around for a while. 我們把孩子們帶到公園去讓他們到處跑跑吧。
I used to live around (= near) here. 過去我就住在這一帶。
She's never around (= near here) when you need her. 你用得著她的時(shí)候，她就沒影了。
Will you be around next week ? 你下周在嗎？
There's a lot of flu around (= a lot of people have it) at the moment . 現(xiàn)在流感肆虐。
Smartphones have been around (= existed ) for quite a while. 智能手機(jī)問世已經(jīng)有一段時(shí)間了。
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