rounded

round·ed

R0321200 (roun′dĭd)adj.1. Shaped into the form of a circle or sphere; made round.2. Linguistics Pronounced with the lips pursed or shaped in a round form.3. Complete; balanced: a rounded meal.

round′ed·ness n.

rounded

(ˈraʊndɪd) adj1. round or curved2. having been made round or curved3. full, mature, or complete4. (of the lips) pursed, as in pronouncing the sound (uː)5. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a speech sound) articulated with rounded lips ˈroundedly adv ˈroundedness n

round•ed

(ˈraʊn dɪd)

adj. 1. reduced to simple curves; made round. 2. (of a speech sound) pronounced with rounded lips. 3. fully developed. round′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.

rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"circular, round - having a circular shapeoblate, pumpkin-shaped - having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the polesprolate, watermelon-shaped - having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"angulate, angular - having angles or an angular shape

rounded

adjective curbed, sweeping, curved, arched, bow-shaped a low, rounded hill

rounded

adjectiveDeviating from a straight line:arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, curved, curvilinear.

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成圆形的

round

(raund) adjective1. shaped like a circle or globe. a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.圆形的2. rather fat; plump. a round face.滚圆的 adverb1. in the opposite direction. He turned round.转过来2. in a circle. They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.围绕地3. from one person to another. They passed the letter round; The news went round. 逐一，传遍 4. from place to place. We drove round for a while.在各处5. in circumference. The tree measured two metres round.圆周6. to a particular place, usually a person's home. Are you coming round (to our house) tonight? 到某（指定）地点 preposition1. on all sides of. There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.在...四周2. passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place). They ran round the tree.环绕...3. changing direction at. He came round the corner. 拐弯（处） 4. in or to all parts of. The news spread all round the town.到各处传遍 noun1. a complete circuit. a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.一巡2. a regular journey one takes to do one's work. a postman's round. 巡视（路线）一趟值勤 3. a burst of cheering, shooting etc. They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds. 一阵（欢呼） 4. a single bullet, shell etc. five hundred rounds of ammunition. （弹药的）一发 5. a stage in a competition etc. The winners of the first round will go through to the next. 一轮（局，回合） 6. a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession. 轮唱 verb to go round. The car rounded the corner.迂回ˈrounded adjective curved; like part of the line forming a circle. a rounded arch. 成圆形的弯曲的 ˈroundly adverb plainly; rudely. He rebuked her roundly. 严厉地，直率地 ˈroundness noun 圆，（球）度，园满 rounds noun plural a doctor's visits to his patients. The doctor is (out) on his rounds.巡回探视出诊ˈall-round adjective complete. It was an all-round success.全面的ˌall-ˈrounder noun a person who has a talent for several different kinds of work, sport etc, or who can play in any position in a game. 多面手ˈroundabout noun1. a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round. 旋转木马2. a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel. 环形路 adjective not direct. a roundabout route.迂回的round figures/numbers the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers. Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).整数ˌround-ˈshouldered adjective with stooping shoulders. 曲肩，圆背的 round trip1. (American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey). 往返旅程2. a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route. 环游all round surrounding. There were people all round him.四周围round about1. surrounding. She sat with her children round about her.在...周围2. near. There are not many houses round about.在...附近3. approximately. There must have been round about a thousand people there.大约round off1. to make something smooth etc. He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.弄圆2. to complete successfully. He rounded off his career by becoming president.圆满结束round on to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily. 突然攻击，责骂反驳 round up to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep ( ˈround-up) noun赶拢

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round out

To complete or complement something in an appropriate or satisfactory way. A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "out." Let's round out the evening with a sunset walk on the beach. The singer's solo rounded out the performance really well. I actually think it's nicer to round a meal out with a selection of fine cheeses as opposed to a dessert.See also: out, round

round up

To use a higher or the next-highest number, especially so as to eliminate decimal places. (Usually done when the non-whole number is .5 or greater; lower than that, and the number would typically be rounded down.) A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "up." Most stores mark their prices at .99 instead of rounding them up to whole numbers. The accountant had been using the exact numbers from the sales data, while I had been rounding them up when doing my own calculations.See also: round, up

round down

To use a lower or the next-lowest number, especially so as to eliminate decimal places. (Usually done when the non-whole number is less than .5; higher than that, and the number would typically be rounded up.) A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "down." Most stores round their prices down to .99 instead of keeping them as whole numbers. The accountant had been using the exact numbers from the sales data, while I had been rounding them down when doing my own calculations.See also: down, round

round off

1. To eliminate the decimals from a fraction in order to create a whole number, either by moving to the next lowest number when the decimals are less than one half, or moving up the next highest number when the decimals are greater than one half. A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "off." Please round off the figures used in your return, as failure to do so may result in delay to it being processed correctly. You can't just round the number off like that—it has to be exact!2. To finish or complement something, especially in a perfect or appropriate way. A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "off." We rounded off the evening with a lovely walk through Central Park. I actually think it's nicer to round a meal off with a selection of cheeses, rather than a dessert.See also: off, round

round on

To suddenly attack, berate, or show hostility toward someone, especially verbally. I know he seems friendly, but he'll round on you in an instant if you disagree with him. I was really taken aback when Sally rounded on me because of what I said. It was just a joke, after all!See also: on, round

round down to (something)

To express a number as a lower or the next-lowest number, especially so as to eliminate decimal places in a non-whole number. (Usually done when the non-whole portion is less than 0.5; decimals of 0.5 and up would typically be rounded up.) A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "down." The bill came out to $41.73, but they were nice enough to just round it down to $40 even. You can't just round these figures down to whole numbers—you've got to report them exactly as they are.See also: down, round

round up to (something)

To express a number as a higher or the next-highest number, especially so as to eliminate decimal places in a non-whole number. (Usually done when the non-whole number is .5 or greater; lower than that, and the number would typically be rounded down.) A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "up." Most stores mark their prices at .99 instead of rounding up to the nearest dollar. The accountant had been using the exact numbers from the sales data, while I had been rounding them up to whole numbers when doing my own calculations.See also: round, up

round off to (something)

To express a number as a higher or lower figure, as by eliminating all or some of the decimals from a fraction or by writing the number as a multiple of 10. A noun or pronoun can be used between "round" and "off." For the sake of simplicity, just round off to a whole number before entering the figure into the calculation. These larger companies tend to round off to the nearest million or hundred-thousand when reporting their sales figures to the public. Because the fraction 1/3 is infinitely repeating, we normally just round off to 0.33.See also: off, round

round someone or something up

to locate and gather someone or something. Please round the suspects up for questioning. The police rounded up the two possible suspects.See also: round, up

round something down

to reduce a fractional part of a number to the next lowest whole number. (See also something">round off to something.) You can round this figure down if you want. It won't affect the total all that much. Please round down all figures having fractions less than one-half.See also: down, round

round something off

to change a number to the next higher or lower whole number. (See also something">round off to something.) You should round 8.122 off. I rounded off 8.789 to 9.See also: off, round

round something off (with something)

to finish something with something; to complement something with something. We rounded the meal off with a fine cognac. We rounded off the meal with a sinful dessert.See also: off, round

round something out

to complete or enhance something. We will round the evening out with dessert at a nice restaurant. They rounded out the meal with dessert.See also: out, round

round something up

1. to collect a group of people or things; to organize people or things into a group. The cowboys rounded up the cattle for market. See if you can round some helpers up. 2. to change a number to the next higher whole number. (See also something">round off to something.) I rounded up 8.789 to 9. You should round $65.99 up to $66.See also: round, up

round off

1. Change a number to the closest whole number or the closest multiple of 10. For example, Rounding it off, I expect the new school addition will cost a million dollars. 2. Also, round out. Finish, complete, especially in a neat or perfect way. For example, They rounded off the dinner with a magnificent liqueur, or That stamp rounded out his collection. [Mid-1700s; variant, mid-1800s] Also see round out. See also: off, round

round on

Turn on, assail, especially verbally. For example, They all rounded on Jake for not upholding the party line. [Mid-1800s] See also: on, round

round out

1. See round off, def. 2. 2. Grow or develop to a round form, as in The tree was spindly when first planted, but it has since rounded out nicely. [c. 1900] See also: out, round

round up

Collect or gather in a body, as in We'll have to round up some more volunteers for the food drive, or The police rounded up all the suspects. This term comes from the West, where since the mid-1800s it has been used for collecting livestock by riding around the herd and driving the animals together. By about 1875 it was extended to other kinds of gathering together. See also: round, up

round on

v. To assail someone suddenly; turn on someone: The entire group rounded on me when I questioned their motives.See also: on, round

round out

v. To bring some event or achievement to a pleasing conclusion or completeness, especially by enhancing it: This last song will round out our performance for this evening. Let's round the meal out with a glass of wine.See also: out, round

round up

v.1. To herd some cattle together from various places: In the evening it's time to round up the herd. The ranchers rounded the younger cattle up to brand them.2. To seek out and bring some people or things together; gather some people or things: We rounded up all of our neighbors to help clean the park. Go out and round the kids up for dinner.3. To change some exact number to the nearest whole number above it: The statistician rounded 4.612 up to 5. When you take the test, round up your answers.See also: round, up

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adj deviating from a straight line

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adj curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

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