英汉词典

around 基本解释

• adv. 大约；到处；在附近
• prep. 四处；在…周围

around 英文词源

around

around: [14] Around was formed in Middle English from the prefix a- ‘on’ and the noun round (perhaps influenced by the Old French phrase a la reonde ‘in the round, roundabout’). It was slow to usurp existing forms such as about – it does not occur in Shakespeare or the 1611 translation of the Bible – and it does not seem to have become strongly established before the end of the 17th century. The adverb and preposition round may be a shortening of around.
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around (adv.)

c. 1300, "in circumference," from phrase on round. Rare before 1600. In sense of "here and there with no fixed direction" it is 1776, American English (properly about). Of time, from 1888. To have been around "gained worldly experience" is from 1927, U.S. colloquial.

around 词组搭配

around 英文释义

1. in the area or vicinity;

"a few spectators standing about"

"hanging around"

"waited around for the next flight"

2. by a circular or circuitous route;

"He came all the way around the base"

"the road goes around the pond"

3. to or among many different places or in no particular direction;

"wandering about with no place to go"

"people were rushing about"

"news gets around (or about)"

"traveled around in Asia"

"he needs advice from someone who's been around"

"she sleeps around"

4. in a circle or circular motion;

"The wheels are spinning around"

5. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;

"lasted approximately an hour"

"in just about a minute"

"he's about 30 years old"

"I've had about all I can stand"

"we meet about once a month"

"some forty people came"

"weighs around a hundred pounds"

"roughly $3,000"

"holds 3 gallons, more or less"

"20 or so people were at the party"

6. in or to a reversed position or direction;

"about face"

"brought the ship about"

"suddenly she turned around"

7. to a particular destination either specified or understood;

"she came around to see me"

"I invited them around for supper"

8. all around or on all sides;

"dirty clothes lying around (or about)"

"let's look about for help"

"There were trees growing all around"

"she looked around her"

9. in circumference;

"the trunk is ten feet around"

"the pond is two miles around"

10. from beginning to end; throughout;

"It rains all year round on Skye"

"frigid weather the year around"

around 同义词解析

about, around, round

这些词均有"在周围，在附近"之意。

about：既可表静态，也可表动态。

around：主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。

round：主要用于英国，多半指动态。

almost, nearly, about, approximately, around, roughly

这些副词均有"大约，差不多"之意。

almost：指在程度上相差很小，差不多。

nearly与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。

about：常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的"大约"时，实际数量可能多也可能少。

approximately：多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。

around：多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。

roughly：指按精略估计，常代替about。

around 双语例句

1. On Sunday Cohen lay around the house all day.

科恩星期天一整天都在家无所事事。

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2. They were knocking around together for about a year.

他们交往大概有一年了。

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3. He had twined his chubby arms around Vincent's neck.

他胖乎乎的双臂搂住文森特的脖子。

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4. They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.

他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。

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5. Albania is a small nation state of around 3 million people.

阿尔巴尼亚是一个大约有300万人口的单一民族独立国家。

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around 实用场景例句

Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around...

这次本特森参议员又拒绝参与。

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When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party.

每逢7月4号美国独立日，哥伦比亚城的居民们都会举行热闹的聚会。

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She was 40 inches around the hips.

她臀围40英寸。

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My salary was around £9,000 plus a car and expenses...

我的薪水大约是9,000英镑，还有一辆车和业务经费可支配。

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Rolls Royce produces around 1,000 extremely desirable cars a year.

劳斯莱斯公司每年生产约1,000辆非常吸引人的汽车。

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There is a Green party but it only scored around about 10 percent in the vote...

虽然有一个绿党，但在选举中该党只得到了大约10%的选票。

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Those around her would forgive her for weeping.

她身边的人会原谅她掉眼泪的。

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...the gentle comedy based around the Larkin family...

根据拉金一家的故事改编的轻喜剧

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The discussion centered around four subjects.

讨论围绕4个主题展开。

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We change our behaviour by observing the behaviour of those around us...

我们通过观察周围人的举止改变自己的行为。

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Just having lots of people around that you can talk to is important...

有许多能交谈的人在身边很重要。

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The blackbird had a quick, wary look in case the cat was anywhere around...

这只乌鸫迅速警惕地张望了一眼，以防那只猫就在附近。

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Furniture in the classroom should not be changed around without warning the blind child...

教室中的桌椅如需要挪动，应事先告诉这个盲童。

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She moved things around so the table was beneath the windows.

她挪动家具使桌子靠在窗边。

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The boat started to spin around in the water.

船开始在水中打旋。

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Police in South Africa say ten people have died in scattered violence around the country...

南非警方称，在全国各地零星发生的暴力事件中，有10人死亡。

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Elephants were often to be found in swamp in eastern Kenya around the Tana River.

在肯尼亚东部的塔纳河一带经常发现陷入沼泽的大象。

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I'm just going to be hanging around twiddling my thumbs...

我只会闲呆着，什么事也不做。

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After breakfast the next morning they sat around for an hour discussing political affairs.

第二天早饭后，他们闲坐着聊了一个小时政治话题。

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They milled around the ballroom with video cameras.

他们扛着摄像机在舞厅里转来转去。

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She helped me unpack my things and then we went around to see the other girls.

她帮我打开行李，然后我们去看望其他女孩们。

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These days much of my time is spent weaving my way around drinks parties...

这些天，我多半都是在酒会上晃悠过去的。

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Today she wore her hair down around her shoulders.

今天她的头发披在肩上。

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The photographer stopped clicking and hurried around the corner...

摄影师停止按动快门，匆匆绕过拐角。

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I peered around the edge of the shed — there was no sign of anyone else.

我仔细察看了棚子周边，没有其他人。

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I turned around and wrote the title on the blackboard...

我转过身，在黑板上写下了题目。

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He straightened up slowly and spun around on the stool to face us.

他慢慢直起身子，坐在凳子上转过身来面对着我们。

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I've been walking around Moscow and the town is terribly quiet...

我在莫斯科到处游逛，城里非常安静。

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He glanced discreetly around the room at the other people.

他谨慎地瞥了一眼房间里的其他人。

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She looked at the papers around her...

她看了看四周的文件。

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