| 单词 | surround |
| 释义 | surround /seuh rownd"/, v.t. 1. to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters. 2. to form an enclosure round; encircle: A stone wall surrounds the estate. 3. to enclose (a body of troops, a fort or town, etc.) so as to cut off communication or retreat. n. 4. something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall. 5. environment or setting: The designer created a Persian surround for the new restaurant. 6. Hunting. a. a means of hunting in which wild animals are encircled and chased into a special spot that makes their escape impossible. b. the act of hunting by this means. c. the location encircled by hunters using this means. [1400-50; late ME surounden to inundate, submerge < AF surounder, MF s(o)ronder < LL superundare to overflow, equiv. to L super- SUPER- + undare to flood, deriv. of unda wave (see UNDULATE); current sp. by analysis as SUR-1 + ROUND1 (v.)] |
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