surround

sur·round

S0919800 (sə-round′)tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle: the magnetic field that surrounds the earth.2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication: The police surrounded the house.n.1. Something, such as fencing or a border, that surrounds: a fireplace surround.2. a. The area around a thing or place: inflammation extending to the surround of the eye.b. often surrounds Surroundings; environment: "It was the country, the flat agricultural surround, that so ravished me" (Listener).3. A method of hunting wild animals by surrounding them and driving them to a place from which they cannot escape.

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[Middle English surrounden, to inundate, from Old French suronder, from Late Latin superundāre : Latin super-, super- + Latin undāre, to rise in waves (from unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots).]

surround

(səˈraʊnd) vb (tr) 1. to encircle or enclose or cause to be encircled or enclosed2. (Military) to deploy forces on all sides of (a place or military formation), so preventing access or retreat3. to exist around: I dislike the people who surround her. n4. (Building) chiefly Brit a border, esp the area of uncovered floor between the walls of a room and the carpet or around an opening or panel5. (Hunting) chiefly a. a method of capturing wild beasts by encircling the area in which they are believed to beb. the area so encircled[C15 surrounden to overflow, from Old French suronder, from Late Latin superundāre, from Latin super- + undāre to abound, from unda a wave] surˈrounding adj

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v.t. 1. to enclose on all sides; encompass: surrounded by admirers. 2. to form an enclosure round; encircle. 3. to exist around or accompany; attend: An aura of mystery surrounds her. 4. to enclose so as to cut off communication or retreat. 5. to cause to be enclosed, encircled, or attended: surrounding himself with friends. n. 6. something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space. 7. environment or setting. [1400–50; late Middle English: to inundate < Anglo-French surounder, Middle French s(o)ronder < Late Latin superundāre to overflow = Latin super- super- + undāre to flood, derivative of unda wave (compare undulate)]

surround

Past participle: surrounded
Gerund: surrounding

Imperative
surround
surround

Present
I surround
you surround
he/she/it surrounds
we surround
you surround
they surround

Preterite
I surrounded
you surrounded
he/she/it surrounded
we surrounded
you surrounded
they surrounded

Present Continuous
I am surrounding
you are surrounding
he/she/it is surrounding
we are surrounding
you are surrounding
they are surrounding

Present Perfect
I have surrounded
you have surrounded
he/she/it has surrounded
we have surrounded
you have surrounded
they have surrounded

Past Continuous
I was surrounding
you were surrounding
he/she/it was surrounding
we were surrounding
you were surrounding
they were surrounding

Past Perfect
I had surrounded
you had surrounded
he/she/it had surrounded
we had surrounded
you had surrounded
they had surrounded

Future
I will surround
you will surround
he/she/it will surround
we will surround
you will surround
they will surround

Future Perfect
I will have surrounded
you will have surrounded
he/she/it will have surrounded
we will have surrounded
you will have surrounded
they will have surrounded

Future Continuous
I will be surrounding
you will be surrounding
he/she/it will be surrounding
we will be surrounding
you will be surrounding
they will be surrounding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been surrounding
you have been surrounding
he/she/it has been surrounding
we have been surrounding
you have been surrounding
they have been surrounding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been surrounding
you will have been surrounding
he/she/it will have been surrounding
we will have been surrounding
you will have been surrounding
they will have been surrounding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been surrounding
you had been surrounding
he/she/it had been surrounding
we had been surrounding
you had been surrounding
they had been surrounding

Conditional
I would surround
you would surround
he/she/it would surround
we would surround
you would surround
they would surround

Past Conditional
I would have surrounded
you would have surrounded
he/she/it would have surrounded
we would have surrounded
you would have surrounded
they would have surrounded

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surround - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"environs, surroundings, environmentambiance, ambience - the atmosphere of an environmentmedium - the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium"setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"element - the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earthhabitat, home ground - the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"melting pot - an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilatedparts - the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years"
Verb	1.	surround - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"border, environ, skirt, ringadjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"fringe - decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"gird, girdle - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"cloister - surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden"inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"cloister - surround with a cloister, as of a garden
	2.	surround - envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"smothercover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	3.	surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"besiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguerattack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"seal off, blockade - impose a blockade onebb - hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
	4.	surround - surround with a wall in order to fortifypalisade, wall, fence in, fenceprotect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"stockade - surround with a stockade in order to fortifycircumvallate - surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification

surround

verb1. enclose, ring, encircle, encompass, envelop, close in on, fence in, girdle, hem in, environ, enwreath The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.2. besiege, beset, lay siege to, invest (rare) When the car stopped it was surrounded by police and militiamen.noun1. border, edging, skirting, boundary, fringe, perimeter a small fireplace with a cast-iron surround

surround

verbTo shut in on all sides:begird, beset, circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, ring.

Translations

围绕包围围住

surround

(səˈraund) verb1. to be, or come, all round. Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death. 包圍，圍繞 包围，围绕 2. to enclose. He surrounded the castle with a high wall. 圍住 围住surˈrounding adjective lying or being all round. the city and its surrounding suburbs. 周圍的 周围的surˈroundings noun plural1. the area etc that is round a place. a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings. 周圍風光 周围风光2. the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives. He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings. 環境 环境

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