| [/əˈraund; əˋraʊnd/] adv 用法:
1 on every side; in every direction 在四周; 在周围:
hear laughter all around 听到四周的笑声. 用法:
2 (infml esp US) approximately; about1(1) 大约; 大概:
around 100 people 大约100人 *
at around five o'clock 5点钟左右. 用法:
3 (in measurements) following the circumference （度量）周长:
an old tree that was six feet around 一棵周长6英尺的老树. around 2
[/əˈraund; əˋraʊnd/] adv part (esp US) 用法:
1 (a) here and there; in many directions 到处; 四面八方:
run, drive, walk, look, etc around 到处跑, 驾驶, 走, 看等 *
children playing around on the sand 在沙地上各处玩耍的孩子们 *
travel around in Europe for six weeks 在欧洲各地旅行6个星期.
(b) here and there within a particular area （在某一范围内）四处:
Several young girls were sitting around looking bored. 有几个女孩儿没精打彩地随处坐著. *
books left around on the floor 满地放著书. 用法:
2 in circulation; available 流通; 可得到的:
There was a lot of money around in those days. 那年月有很多富裕钱. *
There will be new potatoes around in the shops soon. 新下来的马铃薯不久就要上市了. *
Cable television has been around for some time now. 有线电视面世已有些时日了. 用法:
3 (a) in the surrounding area; near 在附近; 在近处:
I can't see anyone around. 我看见附近一个人都没有. *
See you soon, I expect I'll be around. 希望不久能见到你--我就在附近.
(b) throughout the surrounding area or building 遍及周围的地区或建筑物:
I'll send someone to show you around. 我派人带你到周围转转. *
You have 15 minutes to look around. 你有15分钟的时间到周围看看. 用法:
4 through an angle of 180 经过180角; 向相反的方向:
Turn around, ie so as to face in the opposite direction. 向後转. Cf 参看 about2. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) be around be active and prominent in a particular field or profession 在某一领域或行业中活跃而突出:
a new tennis champion who could be around for the next few years 以後几年能大显身手的新网球冠军 *
She's been around as a film director since the 1960's. 从六十年代起, 她就一直是个很活跃的电影导演. have been around have gained knowledge and experience of the world, esp in sexual matters 有见识; 有阅历（尤指性事）:
He pretends he's been around but he's really very immature. 他装作老於世故, 而实际上却很不成熟. *
You won't fool her she's been around, you know. 你骗不到她的--你要知道她是情场老手. around 3
[/əˈraund; əˋraʊnd/] prep (esp US) 用法:
1 (a) here and there in; to many places within (a larger area) 到处; （在较大范围内）向各处:
running around the playground 在运动场上到处跑 *
travel around the world 环球旅行.
(b) here and there in; at many points within (a particular area) 到处; （在某范围内）在各点:
Chairs were left untidily around the room. 屋 到处乱放著椅子. *
Blobs of paint were dotted around the canvas. 油画布上满是涂抹的颜料. 用法:
2 near (a place) 在近处; 在附近:
It's around here somewhere. 它就在附近某处. *
I saw him around the place this morning. 今天早晨我看见他就在那儿附近. 用法:
3 (a) forming a circle round (sth); following (such a route) 围绕; 环绕:
He put his arms around her shoulders. 他搂抱著她的双肩. *
run around the block 围绕著大楼跑 *
The earth moves around the sun. 地球围绕著太阳运转.
(b) follow the curve of (sth) 沿著某物的曲线:
going around the corner at 80 mph 以每小时80英里的速度转弯. 用法:
4 (at) approximately (a time or date) （在）大约（某时或某日）:
See you around 7.30. 7点30分左右见. *
It'll be finished around Christmas. 这事将在圣诞节前後完成. *
fashionable around the turn of the century 在世纪之交时流行的 *
It happened around 10 years ago. 那是大约在十年前发生的事. Cf 参看 about3. |