| 单词 | around |
| 释义 | preposition | adverb aroundaround1 /əˈraʊnd/ ●●● S1 W1 preposition 1placed or arranged to surround something else: We put a fence around the backyard. The whole family was sitting around the dinner table talking. She had a beautiful shawl wrapped around her shoulders.2moving in a circular movement: A few wolves were prowling around the cabin.3around 200/5,000 etc. used when you do not know an exact number or amount to give a number or amount that is close to it SYN approximately: The stadium seats around 50,000 people. Greg must have drunk around ten glasses of water.► see thesaurus at about24in many places or parts of a particular area or place: We took a walk around the park after breakfast. Our company has branches around the world. There were flowers all around the apartment.5in or near a place: I think Miguel lives somewhere around the high school. Is there a bank around here?6along or past the side of something, instead of through or over it: We had to go around the lake.7according to the needs, ideas, beliefs, etc. of a particular person or situation: a society built around the belief of reincarnation8get around something to avoid or solve a particular problem or difficult situation: How do we get around the new tax laws? preposition | adverb aroundaround2 ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1placed or arranged surrounding something else: Reporters crowded around as Jensen left the courtroom. The prison had high walls all around.2[only after verb] used to say that someone or something is moving in a circular movement: The children were dancing around in a circle. Kevin spun around to greet me. The helicopter continued flying around and around, searching for survivors.3sit/stand/lie etc. around to sit, stand, etc. without doing anything in particular, especially so that people think you are wasting time: A bunch of kids were hanging around (=standing in this way) outside.4[only after verb] in many places or in many different parts of a particular area: Don’t leave all your clothes lying around. I traveled around for a while before I got my first job. Let me show you around.5a)existing or available to use: That joke’s been around for years. I think the B-52s were the best band around at the time. b)if someone is around, he or she is in or near the same place as you: It was 11:30 at night, and no one was around. I know Melanie is around somewhere.6fool/mess/play etc. around a)used to mean that someone is wasting time by doing something stupid or dishonest: Stop messing around! I know you hid my purse. b)to have a secret sexual relationship with someone you should not have one with, for example, someone’s wife or husband: I caught Jeff fooling around with my best friend.7get around to (doing) something to finally do something that you have been intending to do for a long time: I’ll get around to painting the bedroom one of these days.8toward or facing the opposite direction: I turned the car around.9two feet/100 cm etc. around measuring a particular distance on the outside of a round object: Redwood trees can measure 30 or 40 feet around.10have been around informal a)to have had experience of many different situations so that you can deal with new situations confidently: “How do you know all this?” “Oh, I’ve been around.” b)humorous to have had many sexual experiences |
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