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surrounding
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.
[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).]sur•round•ing (səˈraʊn dɪŋ)
n. 1. something that surrounds. 2. surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment. adj. 3. enclosing or encircling. 4. being the environment or adjacent area. [1400–50; late Middle English: inundation] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | surrounding - closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside"circumferent, encompassingclose - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" |
surroundingadjective1. nearby, neighbouring, adjacent, local, bordering, adjoining, abutting Aerial bombing of the surrounding area is continuing.plural noun1. environment, setting, background, location, neighbourhood, milieu, environs a peaceful holiday home in beautiful surroundingsTranslationssurround (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EncyclopediaSeesurroundsurrounding
Synonyms for surroundingadj nearbySynonyms- nearby
- neighbouring
- adjacent
- local
- bordering
- adjoining
- abutting
noun environmentSynonyms- environment
- setting
- background
- location
- neighbourhood
- milieu
- environs
Synonyms for surroundingadj closely encirclingSynonymsRelated Words |