| 单词 | encircle |
| 释义 | encircle (ɪnsɜːʳkəl ) Word forms: encircles , encircling , encircled verb To encircle something or someone means to surround or enclose them, or to go round them. A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail. [VERB noun] By 22nd November the Sixth Army was encircled. [VERB noun] Synonyms: surround, ring, circle, enclose Collocations: encircle a town Nowadays smaller industrial units encircle the town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They encircled the town with thick coils of barbed wire. Times, Sunday Times Through traffic can avoid passing through the old town by using a by-pass road that encircles the town at a distance of about 2 km. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The transport system was to be a network of restricted-access highways and a ring road fully encircling the town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The walls which once encircled the town have almost entirely disappeared, but much of the fortifications on the neighbouring hill to the west still remains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They encircle the globe with military bases which other peoples can not but view as threats to their freedom and security. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Powerful volcanoes can pump dust high into the stratosphere, where it encircles the globe and veils sunlight for years afterwards. Times, Sunday Times A serpent, with his tail in his mouth (ouroboros), encircles the globe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pyroclastic ash encircled the globe in 13.5 days and at altitudes of between 30 and 50 km the average velocity was 12 km/h. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 环绕 Japanese: 取り囲む |
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