around 的英语意思
aroundaround /əˈraʊnd/ adverb, preposition
查看全部语言翻译1surrounding or on all sides of something or someone围绕某物或某人,在其四周或各侧 SYN round British English:
The whole family was sitting around the dinner table.全家人围坐在餐桌旁。
The Romans built a defensive wall around the city.罗马人在城市四周修建了防御城墙。
She wore a beautiful silk shawl around her shoulders.她披着一条漂亮的丝质披肩。
People crowded around to see what was happening.人们聚拢过来看看发生了什么事。
We would hear the birds singing all around us.我们四周都能听到鸟儿在歌唱。2moving in a circle做圆周运动 SYN round British English:
A helicopter was circling around, looking for somewhere to land.一架直升机盘旋飞行,寻找可以降落的地方。
They danced around the bonfire.他们围着篝火跳舞。3in or to many places or parts of an area在某区域的许多地方,或前往各处 SYN about British English:
He wandered around the streets, looking in shop windows.他在街上闲逛,四处张望着橱窗。
There are over 40 radio stations dotted around the country.全国各地分布着40多家广播电台。
When I finished college, I travelled around for a while.大学毕业后,我四处游历了一段时间。
Since it’s your first day here, would you like me to show you around?既然是你第一天来,要我带你到处看看吗?
We started looking around for somewhere to live.我们开始四处寻找住处。4a)British English in an area near a place or person在某地或某人附近的区域 SYN round:
Is there a bank around here?这附近有银行吗?
When you’ve been around a person long enough, you start to know how they’ll react.和一个人相处足够长的时间后,你就开始了解他们会如何反应。
the new housing areas in and around Dublin都柏林市内及周边的新住宅区
Catherine was the most beautiful girl for miles around.凯瑟琳是方圆数英里内最美丽的女孩。 b)if someone or something is around, they are somewhere in the place where you are如果某人或某物在附近,即他们就在你所处的地方某处:
Why is there never a policeman around when you need one?为什么每次需要警察的时候,附近总是没有一个?
Jake went down to the bar, but there was no one around that he knew.杰克去了酒吧,但周围没有一个他认识的人。
Is your dad around?你爸在吗?
The list is somewhere around.那份名单就在某个地方。5British English on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it在某物的另一侧,或绕到另一侧而不穿过或越过它 SYN round:
If the gate’s locked, you’ll have to go around the side of the house.如果大门锁着,你就得绕到房子侧面去。
There’s a door around the back.后面有扇门。
She ran around the corner and straight into the arms of John Delaney.她绕过街角,直接撞进了 John Delaney 的怀里。6used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction用于表示某人或某物转身,面向相反方向 SYN round British English:
Rex spun around and kicked the gun from her hand.雷克斯猛地转身,把枪从她手中踢开。
Slowly he turned the boat around towards the open sea.他慢慢地把船掉头,驶向外海。7 (also around about) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc, without being exact用于对数字、数量、时间等作大致猜测,不精确:
There must have been around 40,000 people in the stadium.体育场里一定有大约四万人。
The whole project will probably cost around $3 million.整个项目大概要花费约300万美元。
Most guests started to make their way home around about ten o'clock.大多数客人大约十点钟开始陆续回家。► see thesaurus at approximate8existing存在的 SYN about British English:
That joke’s been around for years.那个笑话流传多年了。
Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish designers around.Manson 被公认为当今最有格调的设计师之一。9if something is organized around a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc如果某事围绕特定的人或事物来组织,即按照其需求、愿望、想法等进行安排:
Why does everything have to be arranged around what Callum wants to do?为什么凡事都要围绕 Callum 想做的事来安排?
Their whole society was built around their religious beliefs.他们的整个社会是围绕宗教信仰构建的。10used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful用于表示某人在某处闲混,无所事事 SYN about British English:
I’ve been waiting around all morning.我一整个上午都在干等着。
They could be seen hanging around street corners, watching the girls go by.他们常在街角游荡,看着女孩们走过。11a way around a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it应对困难局面或问题的变通办法,即解决或绕过它的方法 SYN round British English:
We must find a way around these difficulties.我们必须找到克服这些困难的办法。
The company is expected to get around this problem by borrowing from the banks.预计该公司将通过向银行借款来解决这个问题。12to other people or positions传递给其他人或移至其他位置 SYN round British English:
Write your name on this list and pass it around.在这份名单上写上你的名字,然后依次传下去。
Someone’s been moving the furniture around.有人把家具移来移去了。13have been around (also have been around the block a few times) informal非正式 a)to have had experience of many different situations so that you can deal with new situations confidently有过许多不同经历,因而能从容应对新局面:
You could tell this guy had been around a bit by the knowing way he talked.从他说话时那种老练的神态,可以看出这个人见过不少世面。 b)to have had many sexual experiences – used humorously有过许多性方面的经历——幽默用法14American English used to show the length of a line surrounding something用于表示围绕某物的周长:
Redwood trees can measure 30 or 40 feet around.红杉树的周长可达30至40英尺。 → round1, → get around (something) at get around, → go around in circles at circle1(5)
查看全部语言翻译1surrounding or on all sides of something or someone围绕某物或某人,在其四周或各侧 SYN round British English:
The whole family was sitting around the dinner table.全家人围坐在餐桌旁。
The Romans built a defensive wall around the city.罗马人在城市四周修建了防御城墙。
She wore a beautiful silk shawl around her shoulders.她披着一条漂亮的丝质披肩。
People crowded around to see what was happening.人们聚拢过来看看发生了什么事。
We would hear the birds singing all around us.我们四周都能听到鸟儿在歌唱。2moving in a circle做圆周运动 SYN round British English:
A helicopter was circling around, looking for somewhere to land.一架直升机盘旋飞行,寻找可以降落的地方。
They danced around the bonfire.他们围着篝火跳舞。3in or to many places or parts of an area在某区域的许多地方,或前往各处 SYN about British English:
He wandered around the streets, looking in shop windows.他在街上闲逛,四处张望着橱窗。
There are over 40 radio stations dotted around the country.全国各地分布着40多家广播电台。
When I finished college, I travelled around for a while.大学毕业后,我四处游历了一段时间。
Since it’s your first day here, would you like me to show you around?既然是你第一天来,要我带你到处看看吗?
We started looking around for somewhere to live.我们开始四处寻找住处。4a)British English in an area near a place or person在某地或某人附近的区域 SYN round:
Is there a bank around here?这附近有银行吗?
When you’ve been around a person long enough, you start to know how they’ll react.和一个人相处足够长的时间后,你就开始了解他们会如何反应。
the new housing areas in and around Dublin都柏林市内及周边的新住宅区
Catherine was the most beautiful girl for miles around.凯瑟琳是方圆数英里内最美丽的女孩。 b)if someone or something is around, they are somewhere in the place where you are如果某人或某物在附近,即他们就在你所处的地方某处:
Why is there never a policeman around when you need one?为什么每次需要警察的时候,附近总是没有一个?
Jake went down to the bar, but there was no one around that he knew.杰克去了酒吧,但周围没有一个他认识的人。
Is your dad around?你爸在吗?
The list is somewhere around.那份名单就在某个地方。5British English on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it在某物的另一侧,或绕到另一侧而不穿过或越过它 SYN round:
If the gate’s locked, you’ll have to go around the side of the house.如果大门锁着,你就得绕到房子侧面去。
There’s a door around the back.后面有扇门。
She ran around the corner and straight into the arms of John Delaney.她绕过街角,直接撞进了 John Delaney 的怀里。6used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction用于表示某人或某物转身,面向相反方向 SYN round British English:
Rex spun around and kicked the gun from her hand.雷克斯猛地转身,把枪从她手中踢开。
Slowly he turned the boat around towards the open sea.他慢慢地把船掉头,驶向外海。7 (also around about) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc, without being exact用于对数字、数量、时间等作大致猜测,不精确:
There must have been around 40,000 people in the stadium.体育场里一定有大约四万人。
The whole project will probably cost around $3 million.整个项目大概要花费约300万美元。
Most guests started to make their way home around about ten o'clock.大多数客人大约十点钟开始陆续回家。► see thesaurus at approximate8existing存在的 SYN about British English:
That joke’s been around for years.那个笑话流传多年了。
Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish designers around.Manson 被公认为当今最有格调的设计师之一。9if something is organized around a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc如果某事围绕特定的人或事物来组织,即按照其需求、愿望、想法等进行安排:
Why does everything have to be arranged around what Callum wants to do?为什么凡事都要围绕 Callum 想做的事来安排?
Their whole society was built around their religious beliefs.他们的整个社会是围绕宗教信仰构建的。10used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful用于表示某人在某处闲混,无所事事 SYN about British English:
I’ve been waiting around all morning.我一整个上午都在干等着。
They could be seen hanging around street corners, watching the girls go by.他们常在街角游荡,看着女孩们走过。11a way around a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it应对困难局面或问题的变通办法,即解决或绕过它的方法 SYN round British English:
We must find a way around these difficulties.我们必须找到克服这些困难的办法。
The company is expected to get around this problem by borrowing from the banks.预计该公司将通过向银行借款来解决这个问题。12to other people or positions传递给其他人或移至其他位置 SYN round British English:
Write your name on this list and pass it around.在这份名单上写上你的名字,然后依次传下去。
Someone’s been moving the furniture around.有人把家具移来移去了。13have been around (also have been around the block a few times) informal非正式 a)to have had experience of many different situations so that you can deal with new situations confidently有过许多不同经历,因而能从容应对新局面:
You could tell this guy had been around a bit by the knowing way he talked.从他说话时那种老练的神态,可以看出这个人见过不少世面。 b)to have had many sexual experiences – used humorously有过许多性方面的经历——幽默用法14American English used to show the length of a line surrounding something用于表示围绕某物的周长:
Redwood trees can measure 30 or 40 feet around.红杉树的周长可达30至40英尺。 → round1, → get around (something) at get around, → go around in circles at circle1(5)