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Round functions as an adverb and preposition, synonymous with 'around', and is frequently used in British English, carrying a slightly informal tone. Its meanings encompass 'surrounding', 'moving to the opposite side', 'in proximity to a location', 'approximately', and 'throughout an area'. As a noun, 'round' denotes a sequence of events, a competitive stage, a boxing segment, or a circular form. In its adjective form, 'round' signifies circularity, sphericity, approximation, or being a multiple of ten or a hundred. As a verb, 'round' implies moving in a curve, forming a circular shape, or rounding numbers.

Round is used as an adverb and preposition with meanings similar to 'around', commonly in British English and is slightly more informal. It can mean 'surrounding', 'moving to the other side of', 'in or near a place', 'for an approximate time', or 'in different parts of a place'. As a noun, 'round' refers to a series of events, a stage in a competition, a period of fighting in boxing, or a circular shape. As an adjective, 'round' describes something circular, ball-shaped, or a number that is a multiple of ten or a hundred. As a verb, 'round' means to move around something, to form into a circle, or to adjust a number to the nearest whole number.

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  • 2. NOUN USES 名词用法
  • 3. ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法
  • 4. VERB USES 动词用法
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Oxford round / raʊnd ; NAmE raʊnd /
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adjective ( round·er , round·est ) 1 shaped like a circle or a ball 圆形的;环形的;球形的 a round plate 圆盘子 These glasses suit people with round faces. 这款眼镜适合圆脸的人。 The fruit are small and round. 这种水果小而圆。 Rugby isn't played with a round ball. 橄榄球比赛用的不是圆球。 the discovery that the world is round 地球是圆的这一发现 The child was watching it all with big round eyes (= showing interest). 这孩子睁着又大又圆的眼睛看着这一切。 a T-shirt with a round neck 圆领 T 恤衫 see also
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2 having a curved shape 弧形的;圆弧的 the round green hills of Donegal 多尼戈尔那些圆圆的绿山冈 round brackets (= in writing) 圆括号 She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks. 她的嘴小小的,圆脸蛋红红的。 3 [only before noun ] a roundfigure or amount is one that is given as a whole number, usually one ending in 0 or 5 整数的;尾数是 0 (或 5)的 Make it a round figure—say forty dollars. 凑个整数,就四十块钱吧。 Two thousand is a nice round number—put that down. 两千是个不错的整数,记下吧。 Well, in round figures (= not giving the exact figures)we've spent twenty thousand so far. 嗯,说个约数吧,我们至今花了有两万了。 round·ness / raʊndnəs ; NAmE raʊndnəs / noun [uncountable ] His face had lost its boyish roundness. 他的脸已不是小时候那副圆圆的娃娃脸了。
adverb ( especially BrE) ( NAmE usually around ) For the special uses of roundin phrasal verbs, look at the verb entries. For example, the meaning of come round to sthis given in the phrasal verb section of the entry for come. 关于 round 在短语动词中的特殊用法,见有关动词词条。如 come round to sth 在词条 come 的短语动词部份。 1 moving in a circle 旋转;环绕;兜圈子 Everybody joins hands and dances round. 大家手拉着手,围成一圈跳舞。 How do you make the wheels go round? 你是怎么让轮子转起来的? The children were spinning round and round. 孩子们一个劲地转呀转。 ( figurative) The thought kept going round and round in her head. 这个想法一直萦绕在她的心头。 2 measuring or marking the edge or outside of sth 周长;周围;绕一整圈 a young tree measuring only 18 inches round 周长只有 18 英寸的小树 They've built a high fence all roundto keep intruders out. 他们在周围竖起了高高的篱笆,以防外人进入。 3 on all sides of sb/sth 在周围;围绕 A large crowd had gathered round to watch. 一大群人聚在周围观看。 4 at various places in an area 到处;四处 People stood round waiting for something to happen. 人们在各处站着,等待着发生什么事情。 5 in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way 调转方向;转过来 He turned the car round and drove back again. 他调转车头,又开了回来。 She looked round at the sound of his voice. 听到他的声音,她扭头看了看。 6 to the other side of sth 绕弯;迂回;向另一侧 We walked round to the back of the house. 我们绕到房子的后面。 The road's blocked—you'll have to drive the long way round. 这条路被堵了,你们得开车绕着走了。 7 from one place, person, etc. to another 依次;挨个 They've moved all the furniture round. 他们把所有的家具搬动了一遍。 He went round interviewing people about local traditions. 他到处找人访谈,了解当地的传统。 Pass the biscuits round. 把饼干传给大家。 Have we enoughcups to go round? 我们的杯子够大家用吗? 8 ( informal) to or at a particular place, especially where sb lives 到某地,在某地(尤指居住地) I'll be round in an hour. 我过一个小时就到。 We've invited the Frasers round this evening. 我们已经邀请了弗雷泽一家今晚过来。 note at
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IDIOM ˌround aˈbout 1 approximately 大约 We're leaving round about ten. 我们十点钟左右要离开。 A new roof will cost round about £3 000. 换新房顶大约要花 3 000 英镑。 2 in the area near a place 在附近 in Oxford and the villages round about 在牛津及其附近的村庄 more at
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preposition ( especially BrE) ( NAmE usually around ) 1 in a circle 环绕;围绕 the first woman to sail round the world 第一位环球航行的女性 The earth moves round the sun. 地球绕着太阳转。 2 on, to or from the other side of sth 绕过;在另一侧 Our house is round the next bend. 前面一拐弯就是我们家。 There she is, coming round the corner. 她来了,绕过拐角过来了。 There must be a way roundthe problem. 这个问题一定有办法解决。 3 on all sides of sb/sth; surrounding sb/sth 在…周围;包围 She put her arms round him. 她张开双臂搂住他。 He had a scarf round his neck. 他脖子上围着围巾。 They were all sitting round the table. 他们围着桌子坐着。 4 in or to many parts of sth 在…各处;到…各部份 She looked all round the room. 她将房间四下打量了一下。 5 to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc. 适应;围绕(人、思想等) He has to organize his life round the kids. 他不得不以孩子们为中心来安排自己的生活。 note at
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IDIOM ˌround ˈhere near where you are now or where you live 在附近 There are no decent schools round here. 附近没有什么像样的学校。 more at
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noun stage in process 进程 1 a set of events which form part of a longer process 阶段;轮次 the next round of peace talks 下一轮和谈 the final round of voting in the election 选举的最后一轮投票 in sport 体育运动 2 a stage in a sports competition 比赛阶段;轮次;局;场 the qualifying rounds of the National Championships 全国锦标赛的资格赛 Hewitt was knocked out of the tournament in the third round. 休伊特在锦标赛的第三轮被淘汰出局。 3 a stage in a boxingor wrestlingmatch (拳击或摔跤比赛的)回合 The fight only lasted five rounds. 比赛只持续了五个回合。 4 a complete game of golf;a complete way around the course in some other sports, such as showjumping (高尔夫球、骑马障碍赛等的)一轮比赛,一局 We played a round of golf. 我们打了一场高尔夫球。 the first horse to jump a clear round 干净利落地完成整套跳跃表演的第一匹马 regular activities/route 惯常的活动╱路线 5 a regular series of activities 一系列常规活动;惯常的活动 the daily roundof school life 学校的日常生活 Her life is one long round of parties and fun. 她的生活就是没完没了的聚会娱乐。 6 a regular route that sb takes when delivering or collecting sth; a regular series of visits that sb makes (收发信函等的)固定路线;照例要出去做的事情 Dr Green was on herdaily ward rounds. 格林医生在进行每日一次的巡查病房。 ( BrE) a postman on his delivery round 正在投递邮件的邮递员 see also
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drinks 饮料 7 a number of drinks bought by one person for all the others in a group (由一人给大家买的)一巡饮料 a round of drinks 一巡饮料 It's my round (= it is my turn to pay for the next set of drinks). 这一巡轮到我了。 bread 面包 8 ( BrE) a whole slice of bread; sandwichesmade from two whole slices of bread 一整片面包;(两整片面包做的)三明治 Who's for another round of toast? 谁还要烤面包片? two rounds of beef sandwiches 两份牛肉三明治 circle 9 a roundobject or piece of sth 圆形物体;圆块 Cut the pastry into rounds. 将油酥面团分成一个个圆块。 of applause/cheers 掌声;欢呼声 10 ~ of applause/cheers a short period during which people show their approval of sb/sth by clapping, etc. 一阵 There was a great round of applause when the dance ended. 舞蹈结束的时候,爆发出了一阵热烈的掌声。 shot 射击 11 a single shot from a gun; a bullet for one shot 一次射击;一发子弹 They fired several rounds at the crowd. 他们朝人群开了几枪。 We only have three rounds of ammunition left. 我们只剩下三发子弹了。 song 歌曲 12 ( music ) a song for two or more voices in which each sings the same tune but starts at a different time 轮唱曲 IDIOMS do/go the ˈrounds (of sth) 1 ( BrE) ( NAmE make the ˈrounds ) if news or a joke does the rounds,it is passed on quickly from one person to another 迅速传开;迅速流传 2 ( BrE) ( also make the ˈrounds NAmE, BrE ) to go around from place to place, especially when looking for work or support for a political campaign,etc. 到各处去,巡回(找工作或寻求对政治运动的支持等) in the ˈround 1 (of a work of art 艺术品 ) made so that it can be seen from all sides 圆雕的;可全方位观看的;立体的 an opportunity to see Canova's work in the round 观看卡诺瓦的圆雕艺术作品的机会 2 (of a theatre or play 剧院或戏剧 ) with the people watching all around a central stage 舞台设在中央的
verb 1 [transitive ] roundsth to go around a corner of a building, a bend in the road, etc. 绕行;绕过 The boat rounded the tip of the island. 小船绕过岛的尖端。 We rounded the bend at high speed. 我们高速驶过这段弯路。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] round(sth) to make sth into a round shape; to form into a round shape (使)成圆形;变圆 She rounded her lips and whistled. 她撮起嘴唇吹口哨。 His eyes rounded with horror. 他吓得两眼圆睁。 3 [transitive ] roundsth (up/down) (to sth) to increase or decrease a number to the next highest or lowest whole number (将数字调高或调低)使成为整数;把(数字)四舍五入 PHRASAL VERBS ˌround sth↔ˈoff (with sth) 1 ( NAmE also ˌround sth↔ˈout ) to finish an activity or complete sth in a good or suitable way 圆满结束;圆满完成 She rounded off the tour with a concert at Carnegie Hall. 她在卡内基大厅举行一场音乐会,以此圆满结束了她的巡回演出。 2 to take the sharp or rough edges off sth 去除…的棱角;使…的边缘光滑 You can round off the corners with sandpaper. 你可以用砂纸把棱角打磨光滑。 ˈround on sb to suddenly speak angrily to sb and criticize or attack them 突然责骂(或指责) SYN
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He rounded on journalists, calling them ‘a pack of vultures’. 他突然对记者大发雷霆,称他们是一帮乘人之危的家伙。
ˌround sb/sth↔ˈup 1 to find and gather together people, animals or things 将…聚拢起来;使聚集 I rounded up a few friends for a party. 我找了几个朋友聚了聚。 The cattle are rounded up in the evenings. 到了晚上,牛都要圈起来。 2 if police or soldiers round upa group of people, they find them and arrest or capture them 围捕;围剿 related noun
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round / raʊnd ; NAmE raʊnd / round·ness / raʊndnəs ; NAmE raʊndnəs /
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roundround1 /raʊnd/ ●●● S2 W2 especially British English (also around) adverb, preposition
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1surrounding or on all sides of something or someone:  We sat round the table playing cards. Gather round! I have an important announcement to make. He put his arm gently round her waist. I kept the key on a chain round my neck. The ballroom’s huge, with windows all the way round. There was a lovely courtyard with tables all round.2used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction:  When he turned round I recognised him immediately. Graham glanced round, startled by the voice behind him.3in or to many places or parts of an area:  Reggie went round making sure all the lights were off. Leah showed me round on my first day at the office. A guide took us round the palace and gardens. He spent a whole year travelling round Europe. She looked round the room as though leaving it for the last time. changes that are affecting the weather all round the world4moving in a circle:  She watched the clock hands go round. An aeroplane was circling round far overhead. Until the 16th century people believed that the Sun went round the Earth. He stared at the washing machine, just watching the clothes go round and round. a shoal of tiny fish swimming round in circles5informal if you go round to someone’s house, you go to their house, usually to visit them:  I might go round to Nigel’s this evening. He’s invited us round for dinner. We’ll be round (=will arrive) at seven.6to other people or positions:  A big box of chocolates was handed round. He’d moved his furniture round.7on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it:  He ran round to open Kate’s door for her. There must be another entrance round the back. I watched the two boys disappear round the corner.round to She came round to his side of the desk.8in the area near a particular place:  Much of the countryside round Hinkley Point is given over to agriculture. Do you live round here? He owned all the land round about (=in the surrounding area).9round about spoken informal (also round) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc without being exact SYN  approximately:  We got there round about half past nine. He’s round about the same age as my son. It must have been round midnight when I saw him.10used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful:  People were just standing round and not doing anything to help.11if something is organized round a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc:  Working from home, she could arrange her hours round her children. He had built his whole existence round her.12a way round a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it:  She’s going to have to buy a car. I can’t see any other way round it. strategies to get round (=solve) the problem13used to show the length of a line surrounding something:  The park was about five miles round.
all round
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round1 adverb, preposition
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1shaped like a circle:  a big round table Jamie’s eyes grew round with delight.2shaped like a ball:  small round berries3fat and curved:  round chubby cheeks4[only before noun] a round number or figure is a whole number, often ending in 0round up:  Let’s make it a round figure: say £50?in round figures (=expressed as the nearest 10, 100, 1,000 etc) Altogether, in round figures, there are about three thousand students here.a round hundred/dozen etc (=a complete hundred etc) a square peg in a round hole
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roundness noun [uncountable]
round1 adverb, preposition
round2 adjective
round3 noun
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roundround3 ●●○ noun [countable]
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1series a round of events is a series of related events, which are part of a longer processround of a third round of peace talks the Government’s latest round of expenditure cuts2competition one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next partheat, stagethe first/final/next/qualifying etc round I got beaten in the first round. Two of their candidates made it through to the next round.round of the final round of the championship3regular activities round of something a round of activities is a regular series of activities, especially activities that are not very exciting:  an endless round of meetings and interviews He continued with his usual round of private and business engagements. the daily round of commuting and shopping4visits rounds [plural] the usual visits that someone, especially a doctor, regularly makes as part of their jobbe (out) on your rounds I’m sorry. The doctor is out on her rounds.5round of applause when people clap for a short time to show that they enjoyed something or approve of something:  She got a big round of applause. The passengers gave the pilot a round of applause.6golf a complete game of golf:  I played a round of golf on Sunday morning.7boxing/wrestling one of the periods of fighting in a boxing or wrestling match8drinks if you buy a round of drinks in a bar, you buy drinks for all the people in your groupit’s my/your etc round (=used to say whose turn it is to buy drinks for all the people in your group) What are you having? It’s my round.9do the rounds British English informal, make the rounds American English (also go the rounds British English) if a story, idea, or illness does the rounds, it is passed on from one person to another:  a joke doing the rounds10do the rounds of something British English, make the rounds of something American English to go around from one place to another, especially looking for work or advertising something:  Ryan is making the rounds of talk shows to promote her new movie.11gun shot a single shot from a gun, or a bullet for one shot:  I’ve only got ten rounds of ammunition left. Richards fired a few rounds.12circle something that has a circular shape:  Slice the potatoes into rounds.13food/newspapers/letters etc British English a regular visit to a number of houses, offices etc to deliver or sell thingspaper/milk round (=a job in which you deliver newspapers, milk etc to people’s houses) I used to do a paper round.14song a song for three or four singers, in which each one sings the same tune, starting at a different time15round of sandwiches British English sandwiches made from two whole pieces of bread16round of toast British English one whole piece of bread that has been toasted17in the round a play that is performed in the round is performed on a central stage surrounded by the people watching itCOLLOCATIONSphrasesa round of talks/negotiations/meetings· A second round of talks got under way this week.a round of voting· In the first round of voting he took 44.5 percent of the vote,a round of cuts (=when a government or a company reduces the size or amount of something)· The president is likely to approve a new round of cuts in military forces.a round of layoffs (=when people are told to leave their jobs)· The latest round of layoffs could bring its labor force down to 60,000.a round of violence· What has prompted the latest round of violence?
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1[transitive] to go round something such as a bend or the corner of a building:  As they rounded the bend and came in sight of the river, Philip took her hand. The tide was coming in as he rounded the rocks.2[transitive] to make something into a round shape:  The stones were then rounded, polished and engraved.3[intransitive] written if your eyes round, you open them wide because you are shocked, frightened etc:  Barbara’s eyes rounded in surprise.
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round something ↔ down phrasal verb to reduce an exact figure to the nearest whole numberround up:  For the 1841 census it was decided to round down ages over fifteen to the nearest five.round something ↔ off phrasal verb1to do something as a way of ending an event, performance etc in a suitable or satisfactory way SYN  finishround off with You can round off the evening with a visit to the nightclub. She rounded off the meal with some cheese. It was the perfect way to round off the season.2to take the sharp or rough edges off something:  Round off the corners with a pair of scissors.3to change an exact figure to the nearest whole numberround off to Prices are rounded off to the nearest dollar.round on somebody phrasal verb British English to suddenly turn and attack someone when they do not expect it, either with words or physically:  When the door closed, Crabb rounded on Edwards. ‘You stupid idiot!’round something ↔ out phrasal verb to make an experience more thorough or complete:  African percussion and Native American flute round out the show.round somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb1if police or soldiers round up a particular group of people, they find them and force them to go to prison:  Thousands of men were rounded up and jailed.2to find and gather together a group of people, animals, or things:  See if you can round up a few friends to help you! His dog Nell started to round up the sheep.3to increase an exact figure to the next highest whole numberround down
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[raʊnd]rounded, rounding, rounds级别:rounder, roundest

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n.圆;循环;一回合;圆形物
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adv.在周围;迂回地;朝反方向;挨个
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