around

英 [ə'raʊnd] 美 [ə'raʊnd]

• prep. 到处；在 ... 附近；围绕；大约；符合
• adv. 到处；在周围；现有；闲散地；转弯；掉头
• adj. 存在的；在风行的

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 在周围,在附近

   in the surrounding area; near

2. 到处,四周

   here and there; in many direction

3. 大约

   approximately

4. 〈主美〉以圆周计算

   measured in a circle

5. 旋转地，迂回地

   moving in a circle

6. 朝着相反方向，向着对立面

   facing the opposite direction

7. 恢复过来

   recovering

8. (在某一领域或行业中)活跃的；突出的；知名的

   active, prominent and famous in a particular field or profession

9. 现存的；活着的

   being in existence

10. 流通着的；可利用的

    in circulation; available

11. 见过世面的；阅历广的；经验丰富的

    seasoned; veteran

prep. (介词)

1. (表示位置)围绕,绕在; 在…各处,在…范围之内; 在…附近,在…周围

   on all sides of; surrounding; in some place near; in the area of

2. (表示方向)绕过,越过; 朝…的四周,往…的四周

   so as to avoid or get past; to many places within

3. (表示状态)包着,裹着; 在…身边,接近(某人)

   form a circle of (sth); near to sb

4. (表示依据)以…为中心,根据

   having a center or base in

详尽释义

prep. 介词

1. 围绕，环绕
2. 绕过，绕着
3. 在那边，到那边，从那边
4. 到处
5. 在...四处，在...附近
6. 大约，将近
7. 同…一致
8. 适合，符合
9. 向各处
10. 在…周围
11. 在…身边

adv. 副词

1. 到处，四处
2. 周围，四周，环绕
3. 在附近，附近
4. 大约
5. 向相反方向
6. 循环地
7. 以圆周计算
8. 向各处
9. 闲散地，无目的地
10. （健康或意识）恢复过来

英英释义

Adverb:

1. in the area or vicinity;

   "a few spectators standing about"
   "hanging around"
   "waited around for the next flight"
   

2. by a circular or circuitous route;

   "He came all the way around the base"
   "the road goes around the pond"
   

3. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction;

   "wandering about with no place to go"
   "people were rushing about"
   "news gets around (or about)"
   "traveled around in Asia"
   "he needs advice from someone who's been around"
   "she sleeps around"
   

4. in a circle or circular motion;

   "The wheels are spinning around"
   

5. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;

   "lasted approximately an hour"
   "in just about a minute"
   "he's about 30 years old"
   "I've had about all I can stand"
   "we meet about once a month"
   "some forty people came"
   "weighs around a hundred pounds"
   "roughly $3,000"
   "holds 3 gallons, more or less"
   "20 or so people were at the party"
   

6. in or to a reversed position or direction;

   "about face"
   "suddenly she turned around"
   

7. to a particular destination either specified or understood;

   "she came around to see me"
   "I invited them around for supper"
   

8. all around or on all sides;

   "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
   "let's look about for help"
   "There were trees growing all around"
   "she looked around her"
   

9. in circumference;

   "the trunk is ten feet around"
   "the pond is two miles around"
   

10. from beginning to end; throughout;

    "It rains all year round on Skye"
    "frigid weather the year around"
    

例句

用作介词 (prep.)

1. He runs around the playground.
   他在运动场上到处跑。
2. I saw him around the place this morning.
   今天早上我看见他就在那儿附近。
3. The earth moves around the sun.
   地球围绕太阳运动。
4. There're around 1000 employees in this company.
   这个公司大约有1000名员工。
5. I can't arrange everything around your timetable.
   我不可能事事都按照你的时刻表安排。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. We have travelled around in Europe for six weeks.
   我们在欧洲各地旅行了六个星期。
2. You have 15 minutes to look around.
   你有15分钟的时间到周围看看。
3. There was more money around in those days.
   那年头比现在富裕。
4. There were several young people sitting around looking bored.
   有几个年青人闲坐着，一副无聊的样子。
5. He turned around as he heard a noise behind him.
   他听到身后有响声，便转过身来。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He is the most intelligent artist around today.
   他是如今在世的最有才华的艺术家。
2. There are many new cars around.
   有大量新车上市。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

用作状语

1. I can see some people around.
   我看见附近有一些人。
2. I traveled around for a few years.
   我到处旅行了好几年。
3. A dense fog lay around.
   周围是一片茫茫大雾。
4. The press was gathering in front, looking around.
   新闻界人士已经聚集在前面，引颈四顾。
5. I'll be back at around 5 o'clock.
   五点左右我就回来。
6. It costs around 10 dollars.
   大约要花十美元。
7. I'll come back around lunch time.
   我午饭前后回来。
8. The wheels turned around.
   车轮不停地滚动。
9. He spun around like a top.
   他像个陀螺似的不停地转动。
10. The driveway to the house goes around past the stables.
    那条车道绕过马厩通到房子前面。
11. He turned around when he heard a noise behind him.
    他听到背后有响声就转过身来。
12. Sit still and don't turn around.
    坐着别动，不要转过身来。
13. After our persuasion, he finally came around .
    经过我们劝说后，他终于同意了。

用作表语

1. See you soon,I expect—I'll be around.
   我希望不久就能见到你——我就在附近。
2. Is that famous singer still around?
   那位著名的歌唱家还活跃在歌坛上吗？
3. He's been around as a singer since the 1980's.
   从80年代起,他就一直是个很活跃的歌手。
4. That type of phone has been around for some years now.
   那种电话机已经问世多年了。
5. The play has been around for years.
   该剧已上演多年了。
6. She's been around.
   她见多识广。
7. If that was so, he had really been around.
   如果确实是那样，那他倒可真算是饱经沧桑的了。

用作后置定语

1. I hear laughter all around.
   我听到四周的笑声。
2. There are farms and cottages scattered all over the moors for miles around.
   一些农场和农舍散落在方圆几英里的荒原上。
3. Do you know your way around?
   你精熟业务吗?
4. An old tree five feet around was cut down to make room for the new library.
   为了腾出位置建新图书馆，一棵五英尺合抱的老树被砍掉了。
5. He is the most intelligent of the artists around today.
   他是当今最有才华的艺术家。
6. There will be new potatoes around in the shops soon.
   店里很快就会有新上市的土豆。
7. There was a lot of money around in those days.
   那时有大量的钱币在流通之中。

用作宾语补足语

1. The smelling salts brought her around.
   嗅盐的气味使她苏醒过来。
2. He has fainted, try to bring him around.
   他昏过去了，想办法救醒他。

用作介词 (prep.)

1. A crowd collected around the singer.
   一群人聚拢在那位歌星周围。
2. Anyone with a bad cold may infect the people around him.
   任何得重感冒的人都可能把疾病传染给周围的人。
3. We sat around the table.
   我们围桌而坐。
4. After planting these seeds, saturate the earth around them.
   播下这些种子以后，把周围的土浇透水。
5. A crowd swarms around the entrance.
   人群聚集在入口处。
6. Copernicus reasoned that the earth revolved around the sun.
   哥白尼推论说地球围绕太阳转。
7. He had a towel wrapped around his waist.
   他腰间缠着一条毛巾。
8. They walked around the town.
   他们在城里到处走动。
9. He lives somewhere around London.
   他住在伦敦附近。
10. They put flowers around the statue.
    他们在雕像的四周放满了花。
11. I prowled around the lake admiring the beautiful scenery.
    我在湖边徘徊，欣赏美丽的景色。
12. Let's go around the town, not through it.
    我们从城外绕过去,不要穿城而过。
13. Unable to meet the secretary, he went around her and spoke with White House aids.
    由于无法见到部长，他就越过她，直接与白宫助理谈了。
14. I look around the room and out the windows.
    我朝房间四周看看,然后又朝窗外看看。
15. I bound the cloth around my head to stop the bleeding.
    我将布裹在头上以防止流血。
16. She had a blue scarf around her head.
    她头上包了一块蓝头巾。
17. She tied a cord around her box.
    她用绳子把箱子捆好。
18. I've bought a seal to put around the edge of the bath.
    我买了一种密封胶涂在浴缸边缘上。
19. Only those guards around the officer understood his motives.
    只有那军官身边的卫士才明白他的意图。
20. Their society was built around a belief in God.
    他们的社会建立在信仰上帝的基础上。
21. His bravery was built around a belief in the justice of his cause.
    他的勇气是建立在他坚信自己的事业是正义的这一点之上的。

经典引文

• The players closed around, flushed and muddy.

  出自： Joyce

• A blue pigeon it is, that circles the blue sky,..around and round and round.

  出自： W. Stevens

词汇搭配

用作副词 (adv.)

动词+～

• gather around 围在一起
• look around 环顾四周
• travel around 到处旅行
• turn around 转过身

名词+～

• miles around 方圆几里
• one's way around 精熟业务
• three meters around 周长三米

～+名词

• around 60 students 大约有60个学生
• around three 三点左右

用作介词 (prep.)

动词+～

• get one's tongue around 正确发出（难发音的词或姓名等的）音
• kick around 被到处乱丢于，被闲置于
• know one's way around 对…完全熟悉，通晓
• read around （为获得背景知识）阅读与…有关的书籍
• run circles around 比…做得出色
• show around 带领…参观（某地）
• stick around 呆在…附近，在…周围闲荡
• stop around 懒洋洋地在…周围走来走去
• turn sb around one's (little) finger 左右某人，任意摆布某人，完全控制某人
• twist sb around one's (little) finger 左右某人，任意摆布某人，完全控制某人
• walk around 回避
• wind sb around one's (little) finger 左右某人，任意摆布某人，完全控制某人
• wrap around 将…缠绕或围住某人〔某物〕

名词+～

• swing around the circle （总统候选人等的）竞选旅行

～+名词

• around Robin Hood's barn 迂回曲折地
• around the bend 疯狂

词语用法

1. around和round相似，均作副词和介词用。美国人习惯用around，如下列各例句：

   He turned around.Like the moon, the artificial satellites move around the earth.
   英国人习惯用round，如上面的前三个例句，他们习惯把around改成round，而最后一句，则改成about。

2. around有一些固定的搭配，如around and about，around and above，all around等。而有时不可用around，如winter comes around，all the year around，win one around等；
3. round与around的比较：round常指在圈内或者曲线上的移动或定位。英国人还常用round作“去到一个地方的每个部分”或“分东西给组里的每个人”。而around则指不明确的，模糊的移动或定位。

   She walked round the car and looked at the wheels.

   We walked round the old part of the town.
   Could you pass the cups round, please?

   The children were running around/about everywhere.

adv. (副词)

1. around的基本意思是“在周围,在附近”“到处,四周”,指地理位置。
2. around作“大约”解时，主要用于数字前，有时也用于表示时间的短语前。
3. around作“恢复过来”解时主要用于健康状况或意识方面。
4. around常用在动词后面作状语，还可用作表语或置于名词后作定语。作“恢复过来”解时还常用作宾语补足语。
5. around作“流通着的；可利用的”“见过世面的；阅历广的；经验丰富的”解时多用于口语，一般用于完成时中。
6. around用作副词时不用于比较等级。

词义辨析

adv. (副词)

around, about, approximately, roughly

• 参见about条。

around, round

• 这两个词用作介词时含义相同，常可互换。过去一般认为around多表示动态，round多表示静态，其实并不一定。这两个词的区别是：
• 1.around多用于美式英语，round多用于英式英语。
• 2.around通常只用作介词或副词，而round除此之外还可用作名词和形容词。

prep. (介词)

around, about, round

• 这三个词均可表示“在…周围”。about强调“在…附近”“接近”“靠…的周围”等意思,但不一定表示“把…团团围住”; around 和round则强调“围绕”“环绕”等意思,前者多用于美式英语中,而后者多用于英式英语中。

about，around，round

• 这些词均有“在周围、在附近”之意。
• about既可表静态，也可表动态。
• around主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。
• round主要用于英国，多半指动态。

almost，nearly，about，approximately，around，roughly

• 这些副词均有“大约，差不多”之意。
• almost指在程度上相差很小，差不多。
• nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。
• about常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。
• approximately多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。
• around多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。
• roughly指按粗略估计，常代替about。

近反义词

【近义词】

• about 关于
• approximately 大约
• near 近的
• nearby 附近的
• in 在 ... 里
• throughout 遍及
• close to 接近于
• nigh 近的
• peripherally 外围地
• backwards 向后
• all over 到处
• proximately 近似地
• recurrently 循环地(周而复始地)...
• repeatedly 重复地
• hereabout 在这附近
• circa 大约
• circuitously 曲折地
• indirectly 间接地
• just about 差不多
• over 在 ... 的上方...
• or so 大约
• through 通过
• beside 在 ... 旁边
• neighboring 附近的
• on 在 ... 之上
• close 关
• all around 四处
• close by 在旁边
• in the region of 在 ... 左右
• in reverse 相反
• here 这里
• present 礼物
• from place to place 各处
• near to 在 ... 近旁(靠近...
• all over the place 到处
• roundabout 绕道的
• next to 邻近
• adjacent to 靠近
• near here 在附近
• reverse 逆转
• circumference 圆周
• by 靠近
• all 所有的
• so 那么
• just 刚才
• or 或者
• to 对于
• next 下一个的
• roughly 粗略地
• adjacent 邻近的
• round 圆的
• adjoined 动词adjoin的过去式...
• with 用
• more or less 或多或少
• some 一些
• almost 几乎
• contiguous 邻近的
• nearly 几乎