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around around ★★★★★/əra͟ʊnd/Usage Note :Around is an adverb and a preposition. In British English, the word 'round' is often used instead. Around is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'get around' and 'hand around'.around用作副词和介词。在英国英语中，常用round来替代。around常与表示动作的动词连用，如walk和drive，也常用在get around, hand around等短语动词中。1[PREP	介词]环绕；围绕；包围 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.   [ADV after v]She looked at the papers around her...她看了看四周的文件。Today she wore her hair down around her shoulders.今天她的头发披在肩上。...a prosperous suburb built around a new mosque.在新盖的清真寺周围建起的繁华市郊住宅区Around is also an adverb....a village with a rocky river, a ruined castle and hills all around...有一条多石的河流、一座破败的城堡并且四面环山的村庄The Memorial seems almost ugly, dominating the landscape for miles around.那座纪念碑耸立在方圆数英里景致之中显得近乎难看。2[PREP	介词]绕过；越过 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. The photographer stopped clicking and hurried around the corner...摄影师停止按动快门，匆匆绕过拐角。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。3[ADV	副词]朝着相反方向；向着对立面 If you turn around, you turn so that you are facing in the opposite direction.   [ADV after v]I turned around and wrote the title on the blackboard...我转过身，在黑板上写下了题目。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。4[PREP	介词]在…四处；朝…四周 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. 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。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。Around is also an adverb.He backed away from the edge, looking all around at the flat horizon.他从边上退了回来，环顾着周围平直的地平线。5[PREP	介词]在…地方；至…的各处 If someone moves around a place, they move through various parts of that place without having any particular destination. 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。They milled around the ballroom with video cameras.他们扛着摄像机在舞厅里转来转去。Around is also an adverb.My mornings are spent rushing around after him.我每天早上都跟着他到处跑。...a scruffy youth wandering around looking lost.一个四处徘徊、貌似迷了路的邋遢青年6[ADV	副词]至（某人的家拜访） If you go around to someone's house, you visit them.   [ADV after v]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。7[ADV	副词]闲着；无所事事 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.   [ADV after v]I'm just going to be hanging around twiddling my thumbs...我只会闲呆着，什么事也不做。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。Around is also a preposition.He used to skip lessons and hang around the harbor with some other boys.他过去经常逃课，在码头上和其他几个男孩瞎混。8[ADV	副词]到别处 If you move things around, you move them so that they are in different places.   [ADV after v]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。She moved things around so the table was beneath the windows.她挪动家具使桌子靠在窗边。9[ADV	副词]旋转；围绕 If a wheel or object turns around, it turns.   [ADV after v]The boat started to spin around in the water.船开始在水中打旋。10[PREP	介词]在各处；遍及 You use around to say that something happens in different parts of a place or area. 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。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。...pests and diseases around the garden.遍布花园各个角落的病虫害Around is also an adverb.What the hell do you think you're doing following me around?...你到处跟着我到底想干什么？Giovanni has the best Parma ham for miles around.方圆数英里内，乔瓦尼的帕尔马火腿最棒。11[ADV	副词]在某处 If someone or something is around, they exist or are present in a place. 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。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。You see very little of this wine around these days.近来很少看见这种葡萄酒。12[PREP	介词]在…周围；在…身边 The people around you are the people who you come into contact with, especially your friends and relatives, and the people you work with. 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。Those around her would forgive her for weeping.她身边的人会原谅她掉眼泪的。13[PREP	介词]以…为中心；以…为基础 If something such as a film, a discussion, or a plan is based around something, that thing is its main theme. ...the gentle comedy based around the Larkin family...根据拉金一家的故事改编的轻喜剧The discussion centered around four subjects.讨论围绕4个主题展开。...a government whose economic policy was built around low interest rates.以低利率为基础制定经济政策的政府14[ADV	副词]又；循环地；周而复始地 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.   [n ADV]Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around...这次本特森参议员又拒绝参与。When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party.每逢7月4号美国独立日，哥伦比亚城的居民们都会举行热闹的聚会。15[PREP	介词]绕…一圈 When you are giving measurements, you can use around to talk about the distance along the edge of something round. She was 40 inches around the hips.她臀围40英寸。16[ADV	副词]大约 Around means approximately. 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。Rolls Royce produces around 1,000 extremely desirable cars a year.劳斯莱斯公司每年生产约1,000辆非常吸引人的汽车。Around is also a preposition.He expects the elections to be held around November.他预计选举在11月左右举行。Usage Note :Around and round are used in various ways as prepositions and adverbs, often as part of phrasal verbs. In most cases, you can use either word without any difference of meaning. In American English, around is much more common than round or about. When you are talking about casual or random movement in no particular direction, you can use about as well as around and round. It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane... I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond... Police constables walk about with guns on their hips. When you are talking about something being generally present or available, you can use around or about, but not round, as adverbs. There is a lot of talent around at the moment... There are not that many jobs about.Round has a lot of other meanings, as a noun, verb, and adjective. You cannot use around in these cases.around和round都可用作介词和副词，用法很多，常用于短语动词中。很多情况下，两者可以通用，意义相同。美国英语中，around比round和about常见得多。指无具体方向的随意移动时，除around和round外，也可用about：It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane（坐小型飞机在空中翱翔真浪漫），I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond（我开车在里士满转悠了几小时），Police constables walk about with guns on their hips（警员们胯上别枪四处巡逻）。表示某物就在手头或能够获得，可用around或about作副词， 不可用round：There is a lot of talent around at the moment（目前有大量现成人才），There are not that many jobs about（眼下没有那么多工作机会）。round作名词、动词和形容词时有许多其他意思，参见round词条；在这些情况下不可用around。17[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]大约 Around about means approximately.   [SPOKEN 口语]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。He's charging you around about a hundred pounds an hour for his services.他提供一小时服务，要价大约100英镑。18[PHRASE	短语]各方面 You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group.   [cl PHR]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。19[PHRASE	短语]见过世面；经验丰富；老于世故 If someone has been around, they have had a lot of experience of different people and situations.   [INFORMAL 非正式]He knows what to do. He's been around...他知道该做什么。他阅历很丰富。He's been around a long time and has acquired a number of skills.长久以来他见过很多世面，学了很多技术。20  the other way around→see: way； →see: to get your tongue around something； →see: tongue；  arounda‧round /əˈraʊnd/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1surrounding or on all sides of something or someone SYN round British English:  The whole family was sitting around the dinner table. The Romans built a defensive wall around the city. She wore a beautiful silk shawl around her shoulders. People crowded around to see what was happening. We would hear the birds singing all around us.2moving in a circle SYN round British English:  A helicopter was circling around, looking for somewhere to land. They danced around the bonfire.3in or to many places or parts of an area SYN about British English:  He wandered around the streets, looking in shop windows. There are over 40 radio stations dotted around the country. When I finished college, I travelled around for a while. Since it’s your first day here, would you like me to show you around? We started looking around for somewhere to live.4a)British English in an area near a place or person  SYN  round:  Is there a bank around here? When you’ve been around a person long enough, you start to know how they’ll react. the new housing areas in and around Dublin Catherine was the most beautiful girl for miles around. b)if someone or something is around, they are somewhere in the place where you are:  Why is there never a policeman around when you need one? Jake went down to the bar, but there was no one around that he knew. Is your dad around? The list is somewhere around.5British English on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it  SYN  round:  If the gate’s locked, you’ll have to go around the side of the house. There’s a door around the back. She ran around the corner and straight into the arms of John Delaney.6used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction SYN round British English:  Rex spun around and kicked the gun from her hand. Slowly he turned the boat around towards the open sea.7 (also around about) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc, without being exact:  There must have been around 40,000 people in the stadium. The whole project will probably cost around $3 million. Most guests started to make their way home around about ten o'clock.► see thesaurus at approximate8existing SYN about British English:  That joke’s been around for years. Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish designers around.9if something is organized around a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc:  Why does everything have to be arranged around what Callum wants to do? Their whole society was built around their religious beliefs.10used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful SYN about British English:  I’ve been waiting around all morning. They could be seen hanging around street corners, watching the girls go by.11a way around a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it SYN round British English:  We must find a way around these difficulties. The company is expected to get around this problem by borrowing from the banks.12to other people or positions SYN round British English:  Write your name on this list and pass it around. Someone’s been moving the furniture around.13have been around (also have been around the block a few times) informal a)to have had experience of many different situations so that you can deal with new situations confidently:  You could tell this guy had been around a bit by the knowing way he talked. b)to have had many sexual experiences – used humorously14American English used to show the length of a line surrounding something:  Redwood trees can measure 30 or 40 feet around. →round1, → get around (something)at get around, → go around in circlesat circle1(5)

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             around              ★                    /        əˈraʊnd                ;          NAmE                əˈraʊnd                /                              adverb                ,                  preposition                                          adverb        ★                                          HELP       For the special uses of      aroundin phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example      come around to sthis in the phrasal verb section at      come.              *around 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 come around to sth 在词条 come 的短语动词部份。                    1      ★              approximately          大约                            ◆        He arrived around five o'clock.        他大约是五点钟到的。                    ◆        The cost would be somewhere around £1 500.        费用要在 1 500 英镑上下。                    2      ★              on every side; surrounding sb/sth          周围；四周                            ◆        I could hear laughter all around.        我可以听见周围的笑声。                    ◆        a yard with a fence          all around                四周围着栅栏的院子                    3      ★      (        especially NAmE)                    (                  BrE usually                round        )                    moving in a circle          围绕；环绕                            ◆        How do you make the wheels go around?        你怎样使这些轮子转动起来？                    4      ★      (        especially NAmE)                    (                  BrE usually                round        )                    measured in a circle          以圆周计算                            ◆        an old tree that was at least ten feet around        合抱至少十英尺的古树                    5      ★              in or to many places          到处；向各处                            ◆        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。                    ◆        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。                    ◆        There were papers lying around all over the floor.        地板上四处散乱着文件。                    6      ★              used to describe activities that have no real purpose          闲散地；无目的地                            ◆        There were several young people sitting around looking bored.        有几个年青人间坐着，一副无聊的样子。                    7      ★              present in a place; available          出现；现有；可用                            ◆        There was more money around in those days.        那年头比现在富裕。                    ◆        I knocked but there was no one around.        我敲了门，但是没有人应门。                    ◆        Digital television has been around for some time now.        数字电视已经面市一段时间了。                    8              active and well known in a sport, profession, etc.          （体育运动、专业等中）走红的，活跃的                            ◆        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                    ◆        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      (        especially NAmE)                    (                  BrE usually                round        )                    in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way          转弯；掉转；掉头                            ◆        She turned the car around and drove off.        她把轿车掉头开走了。                    ◆        They looked around when he called.        他呼喊时他们回头张望。                    ☞see also                                    about                              ,                                    round                                      IDIOM              have been around                              to have gained knowledge and experience of the world              阅历世事；饱经世故                                                                preposition        ★                            (      especially NAmE)              (              BrE usually            round      )              1      ★              surrounding sb/sth; on each side of sth          围绕；环绕                            ◆        The house is built around a central courtyard.        这房子是围绕着中央的庭院而建的。                    ◆        He put his arms around her.        他搂着她。                    2      ★              on, to or from the other side of sb/sth          在那边；到那边；从那边                            ◆        Our house is just around the corner.        过了拐角就是我们的房子。                    ◆        The bus came around the bend.        公共汽车从拐弯处驶来。                    ◆        There must be a way around the problem.        肯定有解决这个问题的办法。                    3      ★              in a circle          绕着                            ◆        They walked around the lake.        他们绕着湖边行走。                    4      ★              in or to many places in an area          到处；向各处                            ◆        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。                    5              to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc.          同…一致；适合；符合                            ◆        I can't arrange everything around your timetable!        我不可能事事都按着你的时刻表安排！                        WHICH WORD? 词语辨析                                      around / round / about                      ■                          Aroundand              roundcan often be used with the same meaning in              BrE,though              aroundis more formal.              在英式英语中，around 和 round 近义，不过 around 较正式：                                      ◆              The earth goes round/around the sun.              地球绕着太阳转。                                                  ◆              They live round/around the corner.              他们住在拐角附近。                                                  ◆              We travelled round/around India.              我们在印度各地旅行。                                                  ◆              She turned round/around when I came in.              我进来时她转过身来。                        In              NAmEonly              aroundcan be used in these meanings.              在美式英语中，表示上述意思只能用 around。                                            ■                          Around, roundand              aboutcan also sometimes be used with the same meaning in              BrE.              在英式英语中，有时 around、round 和 about 的含义相同：                                      ◆              The kids were running around/round/about outside.              孩子们在外面跑来跑去。                                                  ◆              I’ve been waiting around/round/about to see her all day.              为了要见到她，我等了一整天。                        In              NAmEonly              aroundcan be used in these meanings.              在美式英语中，表示上述意思只能用 around。                                      Aboutor              aroundcan be used in both              BrEand              NAmEto mean ‘approximately’.              在英式英语和美式英语中，about 或 around 均可表示大约：                                      ◆              We left around/about 8 o’clock.              我们在 8 点钟左右离开了。                                                      around              /        əˈraʊnd                ;          NAmE                əˈraʊnd                /             around[əˈraʊnd]CET4CET6TEM4考研i2641557292720752508334672694215605r326132913283465115725779199047727PREP3004622832ADV3364124057Spoken:143579882围绕(38%)，到处(24%)，大约(13%)，在周围(11%)，转弯(3%)，符合(3%)，闲散地(3%)，掉头(2%)，存在的(1%)，在 ... 附近(1%)，在风行的(1%)prep.四处；在…周围adv.大约；到处；在附近

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Collins	around ★★★★★ /əra͟ʊnd/ Usage Note : Around is an adverb and a preposition. In British English, the word 'round' is often used instead. Around is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'get around' and 'hand around'. around用作副词和介词。在英国英语中，常用round来替代。around常与表示动作的动词连用，如walk和drive，也常用在get around, hand around等短语动词中。 1 [PREP 介词]环绕；围绕；包围 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. [ADV after v] She looked at the papers around her... 她看了看四周的文件。 Today she wore her hair down around her shoulders. 今天她的头发披在肩上。 ...a prosperous suburb built around a new mosque. 在新盖的清真寺周围建起的繁华市郊住宅区 Around is also an adverb. ...a village with a rocky river, a ruined castle and hills all around... 有一条多石的河流、一座破败的城堡并且四面环山的村庄 The Memorial seems almost ugly, dominating the landscape for miles around. 那座纪念碑耸立在方圆数英里景致之中显得近乎难看。 2 [PREP 介词]绕过；越过 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. The photographer stopped clicking and hurried around the corner... 摄影师停止按动快门，匆匆绕过拐角。 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。 3 [ADV 副词]朝着相反方向；向着对立面 If you turn around, you turn so that you are facing in the opposite direction. [ADV after v] I turned around and wrote the title on the blackboard... 我转过身，在黑板上写下了题目。 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。 4 [PREP 介词]在…四处；朝…四周 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. 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。 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。 Around is also an adverb. He backed away from the edge, looking all around at the flat horizon. 他从边上退了回来，环顾着周围平直的地平线。 5 [PREP 介词]在…地方；至…的各处 If someone moves around a place, they move through various parts of that place without having any particular destination. 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。 They milled around the ballroom with video cameras. 他们扛着摄像机在舞厅里转来转去。 Around is also an adverb. My mornings are spent rushing around after him. 我每天早上都跟着他到处跑。 ...a scruffy youth wandering around looking lost. 一个四处徘徊、貌似迷了路的邋遢青年 6 [ADV 副词]至（某人的家拜访） If you go around to someone's house, you visit them. [ADV after v] 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。 7 [ADV 副词]闲着；无所事事 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. [ADV after v] I'm just going to be hanging around twiddling my thumbs... 我只会闲呆着，什么事也不做。 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。 Around is also a preposition. He used to skip lessons and hang around the harbor with some other boys. 他过去经常逃课，在码头上和其他几个男孩瞎混。 8 [ADV 副词]到别处 If you move things around, you move them so that they are in different places. [ADV after v] 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。 She moved things around so the table was beneath the windows. 她挪动家具使桌子靠在窗边。 9 [ADV 副词]旋转；围绕 If a wheel or object turns around, it turns. [ADV after v] The boat started to spin around in the water. 船开始在水中打旋。 10 [PREP 介词]在各处；遍及 You use around to say that something happens in different parts of a place or area. 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。 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。 ...pests and diseases around the garden. 遍布花园各个角落的病虫害 Around is also an adverb. What the hell do you think you're doing following me around?... 你到处跟着我到底想干什么？ Giovanni has the best Parma ham for miles around. 方圆数英里内，乔瓦尼的帕尔马火腿最棒。 11 [ADV 副词]在某处 If someone or something is around, they exist or are present in a place. 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。 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。 You see very little of this wine around these days. 近来很少看见这种葡萄酒。 12 [PREP 介词]在…周围；在…身边 The people around you are the people who you come into contact with, especially your friends and relatives, and the people you work with. 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。 Those around her would forgive her for weeping. 她身边的人会原谅她掉眼泪的。 13 [PREP 介词]以…为中心；以…为基础 If something such as a film, a discussion, or a plan is based around something, that thing is its main theme. ...the gentle comedy based around the Larkin family... 根据拉金一家的故事改编的轻喜剧 The discussion centered around four subjects. 讨论围绕4个主题展开。 ...a government whose economic policy was built around low interest rates. 以低利率为基础制定经济政策的政府 14 [ADV 副词]又；循环地；周而复始地 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. [n ADV] Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around... 这次本特森参议员又拒绝参与。 When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party. 每逢7月4号美国独立日，哥伦比亚城的居民们都会举行热闹的聚会。 15 [PREP 介词]绕…一圈 When you are giving measurements, you can use around to talk about the distance along the edge of something round. She was 40 inches around the hips. 她臀围40英寸。 16 [ADV 副词]大约 Around means approximately. 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。 Rolls Royce produces around 1,000 extremely desirable cars a year. 劳斯莱斯公司每年生产约1,000辆非常吸引人的汽车。 Around is also a preposition. He expects the elections to be held around November. 他预计选举在11月左右举行。 Usage Note : Around and round are used in various ways as prepositions and adverbs, often as part of phrasal verbs. In most cases, you can use either word without any difference of meaning. In American English, around is much more common than round or about. When you are talking about casual or random movement in no particular direction, you can use about as well as around and round. It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane... I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond... Police constables walk about with guns on their hips. When you are talking about something being generally present or available, you can use around or about, but not round, as adverbs. There is a lot of talent around at the moment... There are not that many jobs about.Round has a lot of other meanings, as a noun, verb, and adjective. You cannot use around in these cases. around和round都可用作介词和副词，用法很多，常用于短语动词中。很多情况下，两者可以通用，意义相同。美国英语中，around比round和about常见得多。指无具体方向的随意移动时，除around和round外，也可用about：It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane（坐小型飞机在空中翱翔真浪漫），I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond（我开车在里士满转悠了几小时），Police constables walk about with guns on their hips（警员们胯上别枪四处巡逻）。表示某物就在手头或能够获得，可用around或about作副词，不可用round：There is a lot of talent around at the moment（目前有大量现成人才），There are not that many jobs about（眼下没有那么多工作机会）。round作名词、动词和形容词时有许多其他意思，参见round词条；在这些情况下不可用around。 17 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]大约 Around about means approximately. [SPOKEN 口语] 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。 He's charging you around about a hundred pounds an hour for his services. 他提供一小时服务，要价大约100英镑。 18 [PHRASE 短语]各方面 You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group. [cl PHR] 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。 19 [PHRASE 短语]见过世面；经验丰富；老于世故 If someone has been around, they have had a lot of experience of different people and situations. [INFORMAL 非正式] He knows what to do. He's been around... 他知道该做什么。他阅历很丰富。 He's been around a long time and has acquired a number of skills. 长久以来他见过很多世面，学了很多技术。 20 the other way around→see: way ； →see: to get your tongue around something ； →see: tongue ；
Oxford	around ★ / əˈraʊnd ; NAmE əˈraʊnd / adverb , preposition adverb ★ HELP For the special uses of aroundin phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come around to sthis in the phrasal verb section at come. *around 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 come around to sth 在词条 come 的短语动词部份。 1 ★ approximately 大约 ◆ He arrived around five o'clock. 他大约是五点钟到的。 ◆ The cost would be somewhere around £1 500. 费用要在 1 500 英镑上下。 2 ★ on every side; surrounding sb/sth 周围；四周 ◆ I could hear laughter all around. 我可以听见周围的笑声。 ◆ a yard with a fence all around 四周围着栅栏的院子 3 ★ ( especially NAmE) ( BrE usually round ) moving in a circle 围绕；环绕 ◆ How do you make the wheels go around? 你怎样使这些轮子转动起来？ 4 ★ ( especially NAmE) ( BrE usually round ) measured in a circle 以圆周计算 ◆ an old tree that was at least ten feet around 合抱至少十英尺的古树 5 ★ in or to many places 到处；向各处 ◆ 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。 ◆ 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。 ◆ There were papers lying around all over the floor. 地板上四处散乱着文件。 6 ★ used to describe activities that have no real purpose 闲散地；无目的地 ◆ There were several young people sitting around looking bored. 有几个年青人间坐着，一副无聊的样子。 7 ★ present in a place; available 出现；现有；可用 ◆ There was more money around in those days. 那年头比现在富裕。 ◆ I knocked but there was no one around. 我敲了门，但是没有人应门。 ◆ Digital television has been around for some time now. 数字电视已经面市一段时间了。 8 active and well known in a sport, profession, etc. （体育运动、专业等中）走红的，活跃的 ◆ 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 ◆ 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 ( especially NAmE) ( BrE usually round ) in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way 转弯；掉转；掉头 ◆ She turned the car around and drove off. 她把轿车掉头开走了。 ◆ They looked around when he called. 他呼喊时他们回头张望。 ☞see also about , round IDIOM have been around to have gained knowledge and experience of the world 阅历世事；饱经世故 preposition ★ ( especially NAmE) ( BrE usually round ) 1 ★ surrounding sb/sth; on each side of sth 围绕；环绕 ◆ The house is built around a central courtyard. 这房子是围绕着中央的庭院而建的。 ◆ He put his arms around her. 他搂着她。 2 ★ on, to or from the other side of sb/sth 在那边；到那边；从那边 ◆ Our house is just around the corner. 过了拐角就是我们的房子。 ◆ The bus came around the bend. 公共汽车从拐弯处驶来。 ◆ There must be a way around the problem. 肯定有解决这个问题的办法。 3 ★ in a circle 绕着 ◆ They walked around the lake. 他们绕着湖边行走。 4 ★ in or to many places in an area 到处；向各处 ◆ 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。 5 to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc. 同…一致；适合；符合 ◆ I can't arrange everything around your timetable! 我不可能事事都按着你的时刻表安排！ WHICH WORD? 词语辨析 around / round / about ■ Aroundand roundcan often be used with the same meaning in BrE,though aroundis more formal. 在英式英语中，around 和 round 近义，不过 around 较正式： ◆ The earth goes round/around the sun. 地球绕着太阳转。 ◆ They live round/around the corner. 他们住在拐角附近。 ◆ We travelled round/around India. 我们在印度各地旅行。 ◆ She turned round/around when I came in. 我进来时她转过身来。 In NAmEonly aroundcan be used in these meanings. 在美式英语中，表示上述意思只能用 around。 ■ Around, roundand aboutcan also sometimes be used with the same meaning in BrE. 在英式英语中，有时 around、round 和 about 的含义相同： ◆ The kids were running around/round/about outside. 孩子们在外面跑来跑去。 ◆ I’ve been waiting around/round/about to see her all day. 为了要见到她，我等了一整天。 In NAmEonly aroundcan be used in these meanings. 在美式英语中，表示上述意思只能用 around。 Aboutor aroundcan be used in both BrEand NAmEto mean ‘approximately’. 在英式英语和美式英语中，about 或 around 均可表示大约： ◆ We left around/about 8 o’clock. 我们在 8 点钟左右离开了。 around / əˈraʊnd ; NAmE əˈraʊnd /
LDC	arounda‧round /əˈraʊnd/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1surrounding or on all sides of something or someone SYN round British English: The whole family was sitting around the dinner table. The Romans built a defensive wall around the city. She wore a beautiful silk shawl around her shoulders. People crowded around to see what was happening. We would hear the birds singing all around us.2moving in a circle SYN round British English: A helicopter was circling around, looking for somewhere to land. They danced around the bonfire.3in or to many places or parts of an area SYN about British English: He wandered around the streets, looking in shop windows. There are over 40 radio stations dotted around the country. When I finished college, I travelled around for a while. Since it’s your first day here, would you like me to show you around? We started looking around for somewhere to live.4a)British English in an area near a place or person SYN round: Is there a bank around here? When you’ve been around a person long enough, you start to know how they’ll react. the new housing areas in and around Dublin Catherine was the most beautiful girl for miles around. b)if someone or something is around, they are somewhere in the place where you are: Why is there never a policeman around when you need one? Jake went down to the bar, but there was no one around that he knew. Is your dad around? The list is somewhere around.5British English on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it SYN round: If the gate’s locked, you’ll have to go around the side of the house. There’s a door around the back. She ran around the corner and straight into the arms of John Delaney.6used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction SYN round British English: Rex spun around and kicked the gun from her hand. Slowly he turned the boat around towards the open sea.7 (also around about) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc, without being exact: There must have been around 40,000 people in the stadium. The whole project will probably cost around $3 million. Most guests started to make their way home around about ten o'clock.► see thesaurus at approximate 8existing SYN about British English: That joke’s been around for years. Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish designers around.9if something is organized around a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc: Why does everything have to be arranged around what Callum wants to do? Their whole society was built around their religious beliefs.10used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful SYN about British English: I’ve been waiting around all morning. They could be seen hanging around street corners, watching the girls go by.11a way around a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it SYN round British English: We must find a way around these difficulties. The company is expected to get around this problem by borrowing from the banks.12to other people or positions SYN round British English: Write your name on this list and pass it around. Someone’s been moving the furniture around.13have been around (also have been around the block a few times) informal a)to have had experience of many different situations so that you can deal with new situations confidently: You could tell this guy had been around a bit by the knowing way he talked. b)to have had many sexual experiences – used humorously14American English used to show the length of a line surrounding something: Redwood trees can measure 30 or 40 feet around. → round1 , → get around (something) at get around , → go around in circles at circle1(5)
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