| 单词 | around |
| 释义 | Word Frequency around(əˈraʊnd) preposition 1. situated at various points in a lot of shelves around the house 2. from place to place in driving around Ireland 3. somewhere in or near to stay around the house 4. approximately in it happened around 1957, I think adverb ▶ USAGE In American English, around is usually used instead of round in adverbial and prepositional senses, except in a few fixed phrases such as all year round. The use of around in adverbial senses is less common in British English5. surrounding, encircling, or enclosing a band around her head 6. in all directions from a point of reference they own the land for ten miles around 7. in the vicinity, esp restlessly but idly to wait around stand around 8. here and there; in no particular place or direction dotted around 9. informal (of people) active and prominent in a particular area or profession some pop stars are around for only a few years 10. informal present in some place (the exact location being inexact) he's around here somewhere 11. informal in circulation; available these laptops has been around for some years now 12. informal to many places, so as to have gained considerable experience, often of a worldly or social nature he gets around I've been around Word origin C17 (rare earlier): from a-2 + round |
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