- located or situated on every side在四周：
the mountains towering all around.
屹立在四周的山峰。
- so as to face in the opposite direction朝对立面：
Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around.
盖伊抓住她的肩膀, 使她转过身来。
- in or to many places throughout a locality到处：
word got around that he was on the verge of retirement.
到处都有人说他快要退休了。
- aimlessly or unsystematically; here and there漫无目的地, 无系统地; 在各处：
one of them was glancing nervously around.
他们中有一个人在紧张地东张西望。
- present, living, in the vicinity, or in active use在附近; 生活（或生长）在附近; 在使用中：
there was no one around
附近没有人
maize has been around for a long time.
这一带很早就有玉米了。
- (used with a number or quantity) approximately与数字或数量连用 大约：
software costs would be around £1,500
软件花费大约是1,500英镑
I returned to my hotel around 3 a. m.
我在凌晨3点左右回了旅馆。
- on every side of环绕：
the palazzo is built around a courtyard
大宅中间有个天井
the hills around the city.
环绕城市的群山。
- (of something abstract) having (the thing mentioned) as a focal point（抽象物）以（已提及物）为中心：
our entire culture is built around those loyalties.
我们的整个文化是以忠诚不渝的精神为中心建立起来的。
- in or to many places throughout (a community or locality)在各处, 遍及：
cycling around the village
骑自行车兜遍村庄
a number of large depots around the country.
遍布全国的好几个大型仓库。
- round围着。
- so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something)围绕, 环绕：
he put his arm around her
他用臂膀搂住她
warming her hands around a cup of coffee.
她捂着一杯咖啡暖手。
- following an approximately circular route迂回地, 兜圈地：
he walked around the airfield
他绕着机场散步
it can drill around corners.
它能绕着拐角钻孔。
have been around
- informal have a lot of varied experience and understanding of the world〈非正式〉阅历广, 懂人情世故。