around
/əˈraʊnd/
prep. / adv.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
在周围;到处;绕过;大约;左右
释义与例句
prep./adv.
在周围;到处;绕过
surrounding something, moving in a circle, in various places nearby, or on the other side of something
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We sat around the table and discussed the proposal.
我们围坐在桌旁讨论这项提议。
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She showed us around her new office.
她带我们参观了她的新办公室。
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Drive around the corner and you will see the station.
开车绕过拐角,你就会看到车站。
adv.
大约;左右
approximately, especially before a number, time, or amount
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The journey takes around forty minutes by bus.
乘公交车这段路程大约需要四十分钟。
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Around two hundred people attended the open day.
大约两百人参加了开放日活动。
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We usually have lunch around noon.
我们通常在中午前后吃午饭。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
around 表“大约”常放数字或时间前;show somebody around 是“带某人参观”,look around 是“环顾、参观”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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round 圆的;围绕;一轮在英式英语中可替代 around 的部分“围绕、绕过”用法,但不用于 around 的“大约”义。
同义词
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about 大约;关于;到处表示“大约”时 around 和 about 常可互换;about 还可表示“关于”,around 没有这一用法。The repair will cost about £200. 修理大约要花两百英镑。
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approximately 大约;近似地around 口语和书面语都常用;approximately 更正式,常用于报告、测量和精确数字的近似表达。The journey takes approximately two hours. 这段路程大约需要两小时。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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round 围绕;圆形的英式英语中 round 可替代 around 的“围绕、绕过”义;around 还可表示“大约”和“在附近、到处”,不能一概换成 round。The athletes ran round the track. 运动员们绕着跑道跑。
常见搭配
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look around 环顾;参观We had an hour to look around the old town. 我们有一小时参观这座古城。
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around the world 世界各地;环球The programme is watched by millions of people around the world. 世界各地有数百万人观看这个节目。
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the other way around 相反地;反过来I thought Alex worked for Sam, but it was the other way around. 我原以为亚历克斯为萨姆工作,其实恰恰相反。