| 单词 | around |
| 释义 | around (once / 21 pages) 1adv 2adv 3adv 4adv 5adv Use the adverb around to describe something that's on every side of you. When you're on a boat far out at sea, with no land in sight, there's water all around you. Around means "surrounding," and it can also mean "the opposite direction," as when you tell someone to turn around. You can also scatter things around, or put them here and there, or all over the place. When you need to estimate an amount, you can say, "We have around five dollars left." The word around wasn't used much before the 15th century, and today many of its uses are purely American — British speakers would say about instead. WORD FAMILYaround: arounds USAGE EXAMPLESThese days Miss Cartwright spends some of her time doing sci-fi autograph conventions, where she meets fans from around the world. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) McDonald, a pending free agent, said “the attitude around here” needs to be more about winning. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) “There’s a lot of uncertainty around Duterte,” one of the officials said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adv in the area or vicinity hanging around waited around for the next flight Syn about 2adv to a particular destination either specified or understood she came around to see me I invited them around for supper 3adv used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction traveled around in Asia he needs advice from someone who's been around she sleeps around Syn about 4adv all around or on all sides 2There were trees growing all around she looked around her Syn about 1adv in a circle or circular motion The wheels are spinning around 2adv by a circular or circuitous route He came all the way around the base the road goes around the pond 3adv in circumference 3the trunk is ten feet around the pond is two miles around adv (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct 4weighs around a hundred pounds Syn about, approximately, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some adv in or to a reversed position or direction 5suddenly she turned around Syn about adv from beginning to end; throughout frigid weather the year around Syn round |
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