Definition of abound in English:

abound

verb əˈbaʊndəˈbaʊnd

[no object]

1Exist in large numbers or amounts.
大量存在
rumours of a further scandal abound
流言满天飞，说是还有一桩丑闻。
Example sentencesExamples
- In some situations, the declines are so gentle that arguments abound as to whether a bear market really existed at all.
- Confusion also still abounds as to dates of public holidays.
- Speculation abounds as to how long Amir Khan can turn his back on the long line of promoters beating a path to his door and remain in the amateur ranks.
- Wood-panelling abounds and the atmosphere is suitably subdued.
- Optimism abounds but there are tough choices to be made.
- Scepticism abounds, yet even the police agree there's something out there.
- Evidence of the Chinese talent for cooking abounds, in the humblest homes as in the costliest restaurants.
- Doom abounds but the trawl for positives has to begin somewhere.
- Deadpan humour abounds and the curmudgeonly Fin has a whole repertoire of exasperated sighs and steely stares as he attempts to bite the hand of friendship.
- Realistic hope abounds but, in truth, it probably won't happen.
- It is easy to see why rumour abounds about the levels of discontent simmering within the company.
- Storage space abounds inside with the new fascia boasting a central lidded storage box plus two glove boxes on the passenger side.
- Wherever you look, Ireland's wonderfully rich heritage abounds.
- Seeing that fewer than half the EU electorate picked these MEP characters, is it any wonder that apathy abounds?
- Rumour abounds at present in the Caherconlish area that its out of date sewerage system is about to be upgraded with the provision of a new pump house.
- In Surbiton, around by the station, rubbish abounds.
- At ten pm, the volume of local Greek dialect increases and friendly conversation abounds.
- Speculation abounds that the bank was secretly doing their part to help pay back those student loans.
- Speculation abounds about Sony's intentions over the next 24 hours.
- Desperation abounds, especially among the young and those beyond the gilded circle of the Parisian elites.
Synonyms
be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous, proliferate, superabound, thrive, flourish, be thick on the ground
informal grow on trees
British informal be two/ten a penny
abundant, plentiful, superabundant, considerable, copious, ample, lavish, luxuriant, profuse, boundless, munificent, bountiful, prolific, inexhaustible, generous
galore
literary plenteous
1. 1.1abound in/with Have in large numbers or amounts.
  大量存在
  this area abounds with caravan sites
  这个地区到处是大篷车队的营地。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The garden abounds with stone carvings, some part of the fabric, others left sitting on walls or tucked away in corners to be found as you wander.
  Africa, the origin of life, abounds with endless red deserts and intolerably hot storms.
  The contemporary world abounds with threats and dangerous divisions.
  The internet abounds with stories of writers who feel that their ideas were ‘borrowed’ by unscrupulous production companies.
  To support her stand, she points out that the area abounds in charming old buildings like the ones which house the Nilgiri Library, the Higginbothams book store and the St. Stephen's Church.
  The book abounds with learning and intelligent writing.
  The town abounds in small-time magicians, too.
  Australian military history abounds with such examples of valour, from the battlefields of Europe to Africa, from the Mediterranean to the Pacific.
  The first thing that the visitor to Croydon should know is that it abounds with places to eat and drink.
  Jamaica abounds with tropical splendour and scenic vistas
  Australian government abounds with successful models of this kind, especially at the federal level.
  Mr. Johnson's book, by contrast, abounds in strong opinions.
  Our Richmond Valley abounds in dwellings, public buildings, monuments, museums, cemeteries that are worthy of more than just a casual glance.
  The wood abounds with wildlife, including badgers, foxes, shrews, butterflies and an array of birds.
  She abounds with curiosity about village life and traditions.
  Charles Bennett's screenplay abounds in the risqué humour that Hitchcock so relished.
  It is a basic British prejudice about ‘abroad’ that it abounds with dangerous insects and creepy-crawlies.
  History abounds with empires and ‘leaders’ who have taken ‘their’ people for granted.
  History abounds with examples of good actions furthering the cause of evil…
  More fiction than fact abounds in a country that's now flirting with calls to ignore the painful lessons of history supposedly learned in the past.
  Synonyms
  be full of, overflow with, teem with, be packed with, be crowded with, be thronged with, be jammed with
  be alive with, be overrun with, swarm with, bristle with, be bristling with, be infested with, be thick with
  informal be crawling with, be lousy with, be stuffed with, be jam-packed with, be chock-a-block with, be chock-full of
  rare pullulate with

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'overflow, be abundant'): from Old French abunder, from Latin abundare 'overflow', from ab- 'from' + undare 'surge' (from unda 'a wave').

water from Old English:
The people living around the Black Sea more than 5 000 years ago had a word for water. We do not know exactly what it was, but it was probably the source for the words used for ‘water’ in many European languages, past and present. In Old English it was wæter. The Greek was hudōr, the source of words like hydraulic (mid 17th century) and hydrotherapy (late 19th century). The same root led to the formation of Latin unda ‘wave’, as in inundate (late 18th century), abound (Middle English) (from Latin abundare ‘overflow’), and undulate (mid 17th century), Russian voda (the source of vodka), German Wasser, and the English words wet (Old English) and otter (Old English). Of the first water means ‘unsurpassed’. The three highest grades into which diamonds or pearls could be classified used to be called waters, but only first water, the top one, is found today, describing a completely flawless gem. An equivalent term is found in many European languages, and all are thought to come from the Arabic word for water, mā, which also meant ‘shine or splendour’, presumably from the appearance of very pure water. People and things other than gems began to be described as of the first water in the 1820s. Nowadays the phrase is rarely used as a compliment: in a letter written in 1950, P.G. Wodehouse commented disparagingly on J. M. Barrie's play The Admirable Crichton: ‘I remember being entranced with it in 1904 or whenever it was, but now it seems like a turkey of the first water.’ If you study a duck shaking its wings after diving for food you will see the point of water off a duck's back, used since the 1820s of a potentially hurtful remark that has no apparent effect. The water forms into beads and simply slides off the bird's waterproof feathers, leaving the duck dry. Water under the bridge refers to events that are in the past and should no longer to be regarded as important. Similar phrases are recorded since the beginning of the 20th century. A North American variant is water over the dam. The first uses of waterlogged, in the late 18th century, referred to ships that were so flooded with water that they became heavy and unmanageable, and no better than a log floating in the sea. A watershed, a ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers or seas, has nothing to do with garden sheds but means ‘ridge of high ground’ and is connected with shed (Old English) meaning ‘discard’.

Rhymes

aground, around, astound, bound, compound, confound, dumbfound, expound, found, ground, hound, impound, interwound, mound, pound, profound, propound, redound, round, sound, stoneground, surround, theatre-in-the-round (US theater-in-the-round), underground, wound

Definition of abound in US English:

abound

verbəˈbaʊndəˈbound

[no object]

1Exist in large numbers or amounts.
大量存在
rumors of a further scandal abound
流言满天飞，说是还有一桩丑闻。
Example sentencesExamples
- Realistic hope abounds but, in truth, it probably won't happen.
- Optimism abounds but there are tough choices to be made.
- Wood-panelling abounds and the atmosphere is suitably subdued.
- Doom abounds but the trawl for positives has to begin somewhere.
- Evidence of the Chinese talent for cooking abounds, in the humblest homes as in the costliest restaurants.
- Rumour abounds at present in the Caherconlish area that its out of date sewerage system is about to be upgraded with the provision of a new pump house.
- Confusion also still abounds as to dates of public holidays.
- Scepticism abounds, yet even the police agree there's something out there.
- Deadpan humour abounds and the curmudgeonly Fin has a whole repertoire of exasperated sighs and steely stares as he attempts to bite the hand of friendship.
- In Surbiton, around by the station, rubbish abounds.
- Storage space abounds inside with the new fascia boasting a central lidded storage box plus two glove boxes on the passenger side.
- Speculation abounds about Sony's intentions over the next 24 hours.
- Speculation abounds as to how long Amir Khan can turn his back on the long line of promoters beating a path to his door and remain in the amateur ranks.
- Desperation abounds, especially among the young and those beyond the gilded circle of the Parisian elites.
- In some situations, the declines are so gentle that arguments abound as to whether a bear market really existed at all.
- Wherever you look, Ireland's wonderfully rich heritage abounds.
- Speculation abounds that the bank was secretly doing their part to help pay back those student loans.
- Seeing that fewer than half the EU electorate picked these MEP characters, is it any wonder that apathy abounds?
- It is easy to see why rumour abounds about the levels of discontent simmering within the company.
- At ten pm, the volume of local Greek dialect increases and friendly conversation abounds.
Synonyms
be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous, proliferate, superabound, thrive, flourish, be thick on the ground
abundant, plentiful, superabundant, considerable, copious, ample, lavish, luxuriant, profuse, boundless, munificent, bountiful, prolific, inexhaustible, generous
1. 1.1abound in/with Have in large numbers or amounts.
  大量存在
  this land abounds with wildlife
  Example sentencesExamples
  The first thing that the visitor to Croydon should know is that it abounds with places to eat and drink.
  Australian government abounds with successful models of this kind, especially at the federal level.
  She abounds with curiosity about village life and traditions.
  The contemporary world abounds with threats and dangerous divisions.
  More fiction than fact abounds in a country that's now flirting with calls to ignore the painful lessons of history supposedly learned in the past.
  The book abounds with learning and intelligent writing.
  The town abounds in small-time magicians, too.
  History abounds with examples of good actions furthering the cause of evil…
  Charles Bennett's screenplay abounds in the risqué humour that Hitchcock so relished.
  Africa, the origin of life, abounds with endless red deserts and intolerably hot storms.
  To support her stand, she points out that the area abounds in charming old buildings like the ones which house the Nilgiri Library, the Higginbothams book store and the St. Stephen's Church.
  Mr. Johnson's book, by contrast, abounds in strong opinions.
  It is a basic British prejudice about ‘abroad’ that it abounds with dangerous insects and creepy-crawlies.
  Our Richmond Valley abounds in dwellings, public buildings, monuments, museums, cemeteries that are worthy of more than just a casual glance.
  The internet abounds with stories of writers who feel that their ideas were ‘borrowed’ by unscrupulous production companies.
  History abounds with empires and ‘leaders’ who have taken ‘their’ people for granted.
  Jamaica abounds with tropical splendour and scenic vistas
  Australian military history abounds with such examples of valour, from the battlefields of Europe to Africa, from the Mediterranean to the Pacific.
  The wood abounds with wildlife, including badgers, foxes, shrews, butterflies and an array of birds.
  The garden abounds with stone carvings, some part of the fabric, others left sitting on walls or tucked away in corners to be found as you wander.
  Synonyms
  be full of, overflow with, teem with, be packed with, be crowded with, be thronged with, be jammed with

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow, be abundant’): from Old French abunder, from Latin abundare ‘overflow’, from ab- ‘from’ + undare ‘surge’ (from unda ‘a wave’).

单词	abound
释义	Definition of abound in English: abound verb əˈbaʊndəˈbaʊnd [no object] 1Exist in large numbers or amounts. 大量存在 rumours of a further scandal abound 流言满天飞，说是还有一桩丑闻。 Example sentencesExamples In some situations, the declines are so gentle that arguments abound as to whether a bear market really existed at all. Confusion also still abounds as to dates of public holidays. Speculation abounds as to how long Amir Khan can turn his back on the long line of promoters beating a path to his door and remain in the amateur ranks. Wood-panelling abounds and the atmosphere is suitably subdued. Optimism abounds but there are tough choices to be made. Scepticism abounds, yet even the police agree there's something out there. Evidence of the Chinese talent for cooking abounds, in the humblest homes as in the costliest restaurants. Doom abounds but the trawl for positives has to begin somewhere. Deadpan humour abounds and the curmudgeonly Fin has a whole repertoire of exasperated sighs and steely stares as he attempts to bite the hand of friendship. Realistic hope abounds but, in truth, it probably won't happen. It is easy to see why rumour abounds about the levels of discontent simmering within the company. Storage space abounds inside with the new fascia boasting a central lidded storage box plus two glove boxes on the passenger side. Wherever you look, Ireland's wonderfully rich heritage abounds. Seeing that fewer than half the EU electorate picked these MEP characters, is it any wonder that apathy abounds? Rumour abounds at present in the Caherconlish area that its out of date sewerage system is about to be upgraded with the provision of a new pump house. In Surbiton, around by the station, rubbish abounds. At ten pm, the volume of local Greek dialect increases and friendly conversation abounds. Speculation abounds that the bank was secretly doing their part to help pay back those student loans. Speculation abounds about Sony's intentions over the next 24 hours. Desperation abounds, especially among the young and those beyond the gilded circle of the Parisian elites. Synonyms be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous, proliferate, superabound, thrive, flourish, be thick on the ground informal grow on trees British informal be two/ten a penny abundant, plentiful, superabundant, considerable, copious, ample, lavish, luxuriant, profuse, boundless, munificent, bountiful, prolific, inexhaustible, generous galore literary plenteous 1.1abound in/with Have in large numbers or amounts. 大量存在 this area abounds with caravan sites 这个地区到处是大篷车队的营地。 Example sentencesExamples The garden abounds with stone carvings, some part of the fabric, others left sitting on walls or tucked away in corners to be found as you wander. Africa, the origin of life, abounds with endless red deserts and intolerably hot storms. The contemporary world abounds with threats and dangerous divisions. The internet abounds with stories of writers who feel that their ideas were ‘borrowed’ by unscrupulous production companies. To support her stand, she points out that the area abounds in charming old buildings like the ones which house the Nilgiri Library, the Higginbothams book store and the St. Stephen's Church. The book abounds with learning and intelligent writing. The town abounds in small-time magicians, too. Australian military history abounds with such examples of valour, from the battlefields of Europe to Africa, from the Mediterranean to the Pacific. The first thing that the visitor to Croydon should know is that it abounds with places to eat and drink. Jamaica abounds with tropical splendour and scenic vistas Australian government abounds with successful models of this kind, especially at the federal level. Mr. Johnson's book, by contrast, abounds in strong opinions. Our Richmond Valley abounds in dwellings, public buildings, monuments, museums, cemeteries that are worthy of more than just a casual glance. The wood abounds with wildlife, including badgers, foxes, shrews, butterflies and an array of birds. She abounds with curiosity about village life and traditions. Charles Bennett's screenplay abounds in the risqué humour that Hitchcock so relished. It is a basic British prejudice about ‘abroad’ that it abounds with dangerous insects and creepy-crawlies. History abounds with empires and ‘leaders’ who have taken ‘their’ people for granted. History abounds with examples of good actions furthering the cause of evil… More fiction than fact abounds in a country that's now flirting with calls to ignore the painful lessons of history supposedly learned in the past. Synonyms be full of, overflow with, teem with, be packed with, be crowded with, be thronged with, be jammed with be alive with, be overrun with, swarm with, bristle with, be bristling with, be infested with, be thick with informal be crawling with, be lousy with, be stuffed with, be jam-packed with, be chock-a-block with, be chock-full of rare pullulate with Origin Middle English (in the sense 'overflow, be abundant'): from Old French abunder, from Latin abundare 'overflow', from ab- 'from' + undare 'surge' (from unda 'a wave'). water from Old English: The people living around the Black Sea more than 5 000 years ago had a word for water. We do not know exactly what it was, but it was probably the source for the words used for ‘water’ in many European languages, past and present. In Old English it was wæter. The Greek was hudōr, the source of words like hydraulic (mid 17th century) and hydrotherapy (late 19th century). The same root led to the formation of Latin unda ‘wave’, as in inundate (late 18th century), abound (Middle English) (from Latin abundare ‘overflow’), and undulate (mid 17th century), Russian voda (the source of vodka), German Wasser, and the English words wet (Old English) and otter (Old English). Of the first water means ‘unsurpassed’. The three highest grades into which diamonds or pearls could be classified used to be called waters, but only first water, the top one, is found today, describing a completely flawless gem. An equivalent term is found in many European languages, and all are thought to come from the Arabic word for water, mā, which also meant ‘shine or splendour’, presumably from the appearance of very pure water. People and things other than gems began to be described as of the first water in the 1820s. Nowadays the phrase is rarely used as a compliment: in a letter written in 1950, P.G. Wodehouse commented disparagingly on J. M. Barrie's play The Admirable Crichton: ‘I remember being entranced with it in 1904 or whenever it was, but now it seems like a turkey of the first water.’ If you study a duck shaking its wings after diving for food you will see the point of water off a duck's back, used since the 1820s of a potentially hurtful remark that has no apparent effect. The water forms into beads and simply slides off the bird's waterproof feathers, leaving the duck dry. Water under the bridge refers to events that are in the past and should no longer to be regarded as important. Similar phrases are recorded since the beginning of the 20th century. A North American variant is water over the dam. The first uses of waterlogged, in the late 18th century, referred to ships that were so flooded with water that they became heavy and unmanageable, and no better than a log floating in the sea. A watershed, a ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers or seas, has nothing to do with garden sheds but means ‘ridge of high ground’ and is connected with shed (Old English) meaning ‘discard’. Rhymes aground, around, astound, bound, compound, confound, dumbfound, expound, found, ground, hound, impound, interwound, mound, pound, profound, propound, redound, round, sound, stoneground, surround, theatre-in-the-round (US theater-in-the-round), underground, wound Definition of abound in US English: abound verbəˈbaʊndəˈbound [no object] 1Exist in large numbers or amounts. 大量存在 rumors of a further scandal abound 流言满天飞，说是还有一桩丑闻。 Example sentencesExamples Realistic hope abounds but, in truth, it probably won't happen. Optimism abounds but there are tough choices to be made. Wood-panelling abounds and the atmosphere is suitably subdued. Doom abounds but the trawl for positives has to begin somewhere. Evidence of the Chinese talent for cooking abounds, in the humblest homes as in the costliest restaurants. Rumour abounds at present in the Caherconlish area that its out of date sewerage system is about to be upgraded with the provision of a new pump house. Confusion also still abounds as to dates of public holidays. Scepticism abounds, yet even the police agree there's something out there. Deadpan humour abounds and the curmudgeonly Fin has a whole repertoire of exasperated sighs and steely stares as he attempts to bite the hand of friendship. In Surbiton, around by the station, rubbish abounds. Storage space abounds inside with the new fascia boasting a central lidded storage box plus two glove boxes on the passenger side. Speculation abounds about Sony's intentions over the next 24 hours. Speculation abounds as to how long Amir Khan can turn his back on the long line of promoters beating a path to his door and remain in the amateur ranks. Desperation abounds, especially among the young and those beyond the gilded circle of the Parisian elites. In some situations, the declines are so gentle that arguments abound as to whether a bear market really existed at all. Wherever you look, Ireland's wonderfully rich heritage abounds. Speculation abounds that the bank was secretly doing their part to help pay back those student loans. Seeing that fewer than half the EU electorate picked these MEP characters, is it any wonder that apathy abounds? It is easy to see why rumour abounds about the levels of discontent simmering within the company. At ten pm, the volume of local Greek dialect increases and friendly conversation abounds. Synonyms be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous, proliferate, superabound, thrive, flourish, be thick on the ground abundant, plentiful, superabundant, considerable, copious, ample, lavish, luxuriant, profuse, boundless, munificent, bountiful, prolific, inexhaustible, generous 1.1abound in/with Have in large numbers or amounts. 大量存在 this land abounds with wildlife Example sentencesExamples The first thing that the visitor to Croydon should know is that it abounds with places to eat and drink. Australian government abounds with successful models of this kind, especially at the federal level. She abounds with curiosity about village life and traditions. The contemporary world abounds with threats and dangerous divisions. More fiction than fact abounds in a country that's now flirting with calls to ignore the painful lessons of history supposedly learned in the past. The book abounds with learning and intelligent writing. The town abounds in small-time magicians, too. History abounds with examples of good actions furthering the cause of evil… Charles Bennett's screenplay abounds in the risqué humour that Hitchcock so relished. Africa, the origin of life, abounds with endless red deserts and intolerably hot storms. To support her stand, she points out that the area abounds in charming old buildings like the ones which house the Nilgiri Library, the Higginbothams book store and the St. Stephen's Church. Mr. Johnson's book, by contrast, abounds in strong opinions. It is a basic British prejudice about ‘abroad’ that it abounds with dangerous insects and creepy-crawlies. Our Richmond Valley abounds in dwellings, public buildings, monuments, museums, cemeteries that are worthy of more than just a casual glance. The internet abounds with stories of writers who feel that their ideas were ‘borrowed’ by unscrupulous production companies. History abounds with empires and ‘leaders’ who have taken ‘their’ people for granted. Jamaica abounds with tropical splendour and scenic vistas Australian military history abounds with such examples of valour, from the battlefields of Europe to Africa, from the Mediterranean to the Pacific. The wood abounds with wildlife, including badgers, foxes, shrews, butterflies and an array of birds. The garden abounds with stone carvings, some part of the fabric, others left sitting on walls or tucked away in corners to be found as you wander. Synonyms be full of, overflow with, teem with, be packed with, be crowded with, be thronged with, be jammed with Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow, be abundant’): from Old French abunder, from Latin abundare ‘overflow’, from ab- ‘from’ + undare ‘surge’ (from unda ‘a wave’).
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