abound

Word family verbaboundadjectiveabounding

a·bound /əˈbaʊnd/ verb [intransitiveI]

1 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTto exist in very large numbers 大量存在

Rumours abound as to the reasons for his resignation.

有关他辞职的原因有各种各样的谣传。

Examples of this abound in her book.

这样的例子在她书中比比皆是。

2 abound with/in something phrasal verbphr v LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTif a place, situation etc abounds with things of a particular type, it contains a very large number of them 富于，盛产

The forests abound with deer, birds, and squirrels.

森林里有许许多多的鹿、鸟和松鼠。

Examples from the Corpus

abound with/in • The University is abounding with ideas which have been shared with those who have studied there.• The play abounds in biblical and religious allusions, typical of Romantic works, and also prevalent in the comedia lacrimosa.• It teems with life, abounds with colour and characters.• While other ions abound in cytoplasm in their millimoles, liberal estimates of free Ca concentrations run around 0.1 micromolar, maximum.• It is framed by gentle hills that look down on oak groves that abound with deer, bobcats and golden eagles.• This began to promote excessive erosion and Aboriginal concerns relating to infringements of their sacred sites which abound in the region.• Hotels and guest houses abound in the two towns nearest Meteora: Kastraki and Kalambaka.• Every language abounds in words for pseudo-entities.

Examples from the Corpus

abound• Tales of illegal business dealings abounded.• But theories -- often conflicting -- abound.• Even in the face of all the pain and confusion, however, opportunities abound.• Most people still live in the hinterlands of the inhabited islands eking out a living, but poverty abounds.• Other examples abound in the worlds of commerce, government, education, and organized sport.• Interesting developments abound in this subject.• Rumours abounded that the Witch King had finally died.

Origin abound

(1300-1400) Old French abonder, from Latin abundare, from ab- “away” + unda “wave”

单词	abound
释义	abound Word family verbaboundadjectiveabounding a·bound /əˈbaʊnd/ verb [intransitiveI] 1 LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTto exist in very large numbers 大量存在 Rumours abound as to the reasons for his resignation. 有关他辞职的原因有各种各样的谣传。 Examples of this abound in her book. 这样的例子在她书中比比皆是。 2 abound with/in something phrasal verbphr v LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTif a place, situation etc abounds with things of a particular type, it contains a very large number of them 富于，盛产 The forests abound with deer, birds, and squirrels. 森林里有许许多多的鹿、鸟和松鼠。 Examples from the Corpus abound with/in • The University is abounding with ideas which have been shared with those who have studied there.• The play abounds in biblical and religious allusions, typical of Romantic works, and also prevalent in the comedia lacrimosa.• It teems with life, abounds with colour and characters.• While other ions abound in cytoplasm in their millimoles, liberal estimates of free Ca concentrations run around 0.1 micromolar, maximum.• It is framed by gentle hills that look down on oak groves that abound with deer, bobcats and golden eagles.• This began to promote excessive erosion and Aboriginal concerns relating to infringements of their sacred sites which abound in the region.• Hotels and guest houses abound in the two towns nearest Meteora: Kastraki and Kalambaka.• Every language abounds in words for pseudo-entities. Examples from the Corpus abound• Tales of illegal business dealings abounded.• But theories -- often conflicting -- abound.• Even in the face of all the pain and confusion, however, opportunities abound.• Most people still live in the hinterlands of the inhabited islands eking out a living, but poverty abounds.• Other examples abound in the worlds of commerce, government, education, and organized sport.• Interesting developments abound in this subject.• Rumours abounded that the Witch King had finally died. Origin abound (1300-1400) Old French abonder, from Latin abundare, from ab- “away” + unda “wave”
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