| 单词 | around |
| 释义 | aroundaroundaround /əˈraʊnd/ (also roundround British English) adverb, preposition1surrounding something or someone: We put a fence around the yard.我们在院子周围筑了篱笆。Mario put his arms around her.arm马里奥用双臂搂住她。2in a circular movement: Water pushes the wheel around.push水推动轮子旋转。They danced around the bonfire.dance他们围着篝火跳舞。3to or in many parts of a place: Stan showed me around the office.show斯坦带我参观了办公室。an international company with offices all around the worldoffice一家在全球各地都有办事处的跨国公司4in or near a particular place: Is there a bank around here?be这附近有银行吗？Is your dad around?be你爸爸在吗？5on or to the other side of something: There’s a door around the back.后面有扇门。6existing: That joke’s been around for years.beyear那个笑话已经流传好几年了。7used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction: I’ll turn the car around and pick you up at the door.我去把车掉个头﹐让你在门口上来。8 (also about especially British English) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc, without being exact SYN approximately: The stadium seats around 50,000 people.seat这个体育场能容纳大约五万人。THESAURUS approximatelyTHESAURUS: aroundapproximately a little more or less than an exact number, amount etc: Birmingham is approximately 100 miles from London.bemilabout/around approximately. About and around are much more common than approximately in everyday spoken English: I’ll be back at about 5:30.I’d say that she is around 35.beroughly approximately – used especially when the exact number or amount is not very important: We’re expecting roughly 100 people to come.expector so informal used after a number or amount to show that it may be a little more or less: I’m going on holiday in a month or so.goCan you get a dozen or so apples?applesomewhere/something in the region of formal about – used with very large numbers or amounts: Last year he earned something in the region of $60 million.earnIt costs somewhere in the region of £100,000 to train a new doctor.cost |
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