请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 around
释义 around¹ /əˈraʊnd/ adv.
1.(in all directions)到处;四下

Colourful cushions were scattered around.五颜六色的坐垫四下散放着。

for miles around周围几英里内
2.(to the far side of something)朝另一端;向另一方向

The photographer went around to the back entrance of the hotel.摄影师绕行到旅馆的后门。

3.(making a circle)绕圈地

We became lost and began driving around in circles.我们开车迷了路, 开始一遍一又遍地兜圈子。

around and around一圈又一圈地

The boat started spinning around and around.船开始不停地旋转。

4.(here and there)到处;四处

She was rushing around from meeting to meeting.她风风火火地从一个会场冲到另一个会场。

5.<非正式>(nearby)在附近

Just having lots of people around that you can talk to is important.有许多能交谈的人在身边很重要。

to be around在附近

Is Peter around?彼得在这儿吗?

around here在附近;在这一带

Is there a chemist's around here?这附近有药店吗?

He lives somewhere around here.他就住在这附近。

6.(in circulation, available)在流通;可得到

You see very little of this wine around these days.近来很少看到这种葡萄酒。

7.(prominent in some field)(人在某领域)活跃, 突出

Some pop stars are around for only a few years.有些流行明星红不了几年。

8.(aimlessly)闲散地;无所事事地

We just stood around chatting.我们只是无所事事地站在那里闲聊。

9.(in the opposite direction)朝相反方向;向着对立面

He spun around on the stool to face us.他坐在凳子上转过身来面对着我们。

10.(to a different place)到别处
to change sb/sth around将某人/某物换至别处

She moved things around so the table was beneath the windows.她挪动家具使桌子靠在窗边。

11.(approximately; with numbers, amounts, expressions of time)接近;大约

It costs around £100.这大约要100英镑。

There were around 200 people.大约有200个人。

idiom
all around
(on all sides)周围;到处

a valley with high mountains all around高山环绕的谷地

(in general)一切;各方面

It would be better all around.一切都会好起来的。

around about sth<口>大约

He's charging you around about sixty pounds an hour.他每小时收费60英镑左右。

to have been around<非正式>见过世面;经验丰富

He has been around.他社会经验很丰富。

around² /əˈraʊnd/ prep.
1.(surrounding)环绕;围绕;包围

We were sitting around a table.我们围坐在桌子旁。

She wore a scarf around her neck.她脖子上戴了条围巾。

She looked at the papers around her.她看了看四周的文件。

2.(in measurements)绕…一圈

It measures five metres around the trunk.树干周长为5米。

She was 40 inches around the hips.她臀围40英寸。

Patients lost 10cm around their waists over a year.一年后患者的腰围缩减了10厘米。

3.(close to or known to)在…周围;在…身边

One important factor in enjoying your work is to get on well with the people around you.要想在工作时心情舒畅, 和周围的人和睦相处非常重要。

4.(all over)在…各处;遍及

He glanced around the room.他扫视了房间各处。

5.(dotted about)在…旁散布;星罗棋布地分散在…旁

Ten people have died in scattered violence around the country.在全国各地零星发生的暴力事件中, 有10人死亡。

6.(indicating a theme or focus)围绕;以…为主题

The discussion centred around four subjects.讨论围绕4个主题展开。

7.(indicating approximate time or date)大约;大概

He was born around 1900.他大约出生于1900年。

Let's meet at around 8 p.m.我们晚上8点左右见吧。

8.(to the other side of)绕过;越过

He hurried around the corner.他匆匆绕过拐角。

随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含368430条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/8/20 20:01:28