单词 | round |
释义 | Word Frequency round(raʊnd) adjective 1. having a flat circular shape, as a disc or hoop 2. having the shape of a sphere or ball 3. curved; not angular 4. involving or using circular motion 5. (prenominal) complete; entire a round dozen 6. mathematics a. forming or expressed by an integer or whole number, with no fraction b. expressed to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand in round figures 7. (of a sum of money) considerable; ample 8. fully depicted or developed, as a character in a book 9. full and plump round cheeks 10. (of sound) full and sonorous 11. (of pace) brisk; lively 12. (prenominal) (of speech) candid; straightforward; unmodified a round assertion 13. (of a vowel) pronounced with rounded lips noun 14. a round shape or object 15. in the round 16. a session, as of a negotiation a round of talks 17. a series, cycle, or sequence a giddy round of parties 18. the daily round 19. a stage of a competition he was eliminated in the first round 20. (often plural) a series of calls, esp in a set order a doctor's rounds a milkman's round 21. a playing of all the holes on a golf course 22. a single turn of play by each player, as in a card game 23. one of a number of periods constituting a boxing, wrestling, or other match, each usually lasting three minutes 24. archery a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance 25. a single discharge by a number of guns or a single gun 26. a bullet, blank cartridge, or other charge of ammunition 27. a number of drinks bought at one time for a group of people 28. a single slice of bread or toast or two slices making a single serving of sandwiches 29. a general outburst of applause, cheering, etc 30. movement in a circle or around an axis 31. music a part song in which the voices follow each other at equal intervals at the same pitch 32. a sequence of bells rung in order of treble to tenor Compare change (sense 29)33. a dance in which the dancers move in a circle 34. a cut of beef from the thigh between the rump and the shank 35. go the rounds preposition 36. surrounding, encircling, or enclosing a band round her head 37. on all or most sides of to look round one 38. on or outside the circumference or perimeter of the stands round the racecourse 39. situated at various points in a lot of shelves round the house 40. from place to place in driving round Ireland 41. somewhere in or near to stay round the house 42. making a circuit or partial circuit about the ring road round the town 43. reached by making a partial circuit about something the shop round the corner 44. revolving round a centre or axis the earth's motion round its axis 45. so as to have a basis in the story is built round a good plot adverb 46. on all or most sides the garden is fenced all round the crowd gathered round 47. on or outside the circumference or perimeter the racing track is two miles round 48. in all directions from a point of reference we own the land for ten miles round 49. to all members of a group pass the food round 50. in rotation or revolution the wheels turn round 51. by a circuitous route the road to the farm goes round by the pond 52. to a specific place she came round to see me 53. all year round verb ▶ USAGE See note at around 54. to make or become round 55. (transitive) to encircle; surround 56. to move or cause to move with circular motion to round a bend 57. (transitive) a. to pronounce (a speech sound) with rounded lips b. to purse (the lips) Derived forms roundness (ˈroundness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheel |
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