[VERB 动词]围绕；环绕 If a person or thing is surrounded by something, that thing is situated all around them.
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The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence...
不大的教堂墓地周边围着一圈生锈的熟铁栅栏。
The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.
蛋壳有许多重要的功能。
...the snipers and artillerymen in the surrounding hills.
周围山里的狙击手和炮手
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[VERB 动词]包围；围住 If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you.
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When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen...
当汽车停在城镇广场时立刻被士兵和民兵包围了。
He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself surrounded...
他试图逃跑，但发现已被包围时只好放弃了这个念头。
Shooting broke out after the guards surrounded a villa in the city.
卫兵包围了该市的一所别墅后便发生了枪战。
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[VERB 动词]与…密切相关；围绕 The circumstances, feelings, or ideas which surround something are those that are closely associated with it.
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The decision had been agreed in principle before today's meeting, but some controversy surrounded it...
该决定在今天的会议之前就已达成原则上的共识，但围绕这一决定还存在一些争议。
Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return.
这场胜利的喜悦退去后，人们将不得不回归现实。
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[VERB 动词]喜欢结交(某类人)；确保身边总有(某类东西) If you surround yourself with certain people or things, you make sure that you have a lot of them near you all the time.
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He had made it his business to surround himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers...
他总会亲手挑选一批聪明而年轻的军官常伴他左右。
They love being surrounded by familiar possessions.
他们喜欢身边都是自己熟悉的物品。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](壁炉等的)边饰，围饰 The surround of something such as a fireplace is the border, wall, or shelves around it.
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...a small fireplace with a cast-iron surround.
有铸铁边饰的小壁炉
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]周围的事物；环境 Your surrounds are your surroundings .
The entire team enjoyed hot showers in the spacious surrounds of a new, modern village hall.
全队都在新建的现代化村会所的宽敞洗浴间享受了热水淋浴。
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sur·round★/səˈraʊnd; NAmEsəˈraʊnd/
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surroundsurroundssurroundedsurroundingverb★1★to be all around sth/sb 围绕；环绕surroundsth/sb ◆Tall trees surround the lake.环湖都是大树。◆the membranes surrounding the brain脑膜◆As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness.幼年时我备受关爱。surroundsth/sb with sth ◆The lake is surrounded with/by trees.湖边树木环绕。2★to move into position all around sb/sth, especially so as to prevent them from escaping; to move sb/sth into position in this way 包围；围住surroundsb/sth ◆Police surrounded the building.警方包围了那栋房子。surroundsb/sth with sb/sth ◆They've surrounded the building with police.他们跟警察一起包围了那栋房子。3surroundsth/sb to be closely connected with sth/sb 与…紧密相关；围绕◆publicity surrounding the spanorce媒体围绕这桩离婚事件的报道4surroundyourself with sb/sth to choose to have particular people or things near you all the time 喜欢结交（某类人）；喜欢身边总有（某类东西）◆I like to surround myself with beautiful things.我喜欢身边老有漂亮的东西。nouna border or an area around the edge of sth, especially one that is decorated （物品的）边，饰边；周围sur·round/səˈraʊnd; NAmEsəˈraʊnd/
1to be all around someone or something on every sidebe surrounded by something The field was surrounded by trees. He glared at the people who surrounded the tent.GRAMMARSurround is often passive in this meaning.2be surrounded by somebody/something to have a lot of a particular type of people or things near you: He’s always been surrounded by people who adore him.3if police or soldiers surround a place, they arrange themselves in positions all the way around it: Armed police surrounded a house in the High Street.4to be closely related to a situation or event: Some of the issues surrounding alcohol abuse are very complex. Silence and secrecy surround the murder.5surround yourself with somebody/something to choose to have certain people or things near you all the time: The designer surrounded himself with exquisite objects.
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an area around the edge of something, especially one that is decorated or made of a different material: a solid mahogany fire surround