sur·round
verb/səˈraʊnd/
/səˈraʊnd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they surround | /səˈraʊnd/ /səˈraʊnd/ |
| he / she / it surrounds | /səˈraʊndz/ /səˈraʊndz/ |
| past simple surrounded | /səˈraʊndɪd/ /səˈraʊndɪd/ |
| past participle surrounded | /səˈraʊndɪd/ /səˈraʊndɪd/ |
| -ing form surrounding | /səˈraʊndɪŋ/ /səˈraʊndɪŋ/ |
- to be all around something/somebody
围绕；环绕 - surround something/somebody Tall trees surround the lake.
环湖都是大树。 - the membranes surrounding the brain
脑膜 - be surrounded by something The garden is surrounded by a wall.
花园四周是围墙。 - As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness.
幼年时我备受关爱。 - I loved being surrounded by enthusiastic young people.
我喜欢被热情的年轻人包围。 - be surrounded with something The lake is surrounded with trees.
湖周围都是树木。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- with
- surround something/somebody Tall trees surround the lake.
- to move into position all around somebody/something, especially so as to prevent them from escaping; to move somebody/something into position in this way
包围；围住 - surround somebody/something Police surrounded the building.
警方包围了那栋房子。 - surround somebody/something with somebody/something They've surrounded the building with police.
他们派警察包围了那栋房子。
Extra Examples- Will found himself immediately surrounded by screaming fans.
威尔发现自己立即被尖叫的追星族包围了。 - On one occasion, armed guerrillas surrounded their jeep.
有一次，武装游击队包围了他们的吉普车。 - Troops fanned out to surround the camp.
军队呈扇形展开，包围了营地。 - He has now surrounded his house with barbed wire.
现在他已经用带刺的铁丝网把房子围了起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- with
- surround somebody/something Police surrounded the building.
- surround something/somebody to be closely connected with something/somebody
与…紧密相关；围绕 - publicity surrounding the divorce
媒体围绕这桩离婚事件的报道 - the controversy/circumstances surrounding his death
围绕他的死亡的争议/情况 - The report explores the issues surrounding the case.
报告探讨了与此案相关的问题。
- publicity surrounding the divorce
- surround yourself with somebody/something 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。
- I like to surround myself with beautiful things.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow’): from Old French souronder, from late Latin superundare, from super- ‘over’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’); later associated with round. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.
