around

【发音】

美 /ə'raʊnd/ 英 /ə'raʊnd/

【翻译】

1. prep.在…周围

   英释:surrounding or on all sides of something or someone

【短语】

1. all around : 周围；到处，四处

2. around here : 附近；在这周围

3. go around : 四处走动；供应；（消息）流传

4. in and around : 在…的内部及周边

5. have been around : [美口]阅历多；老于世故；遍布各地

【例句】

1. The whole family was sitting around the dinner table.

   全家人围坐在饭桌旁。

2. The Romans built a defensive wall around the city.

   罗马人在城市周围筑起一道防御墙。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...I was a student – or sitting around at home very much...

2. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...girls went around in really short skirts...

3. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...But there were a lot of people around and I was a bit worried about the bees and the people stopping to look...

4. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...So it’s no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg...

5. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...My ancestor was the preacher traveling around countryside...

6. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...you are either smart enough to get around any codes or hopefully...

7. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...France is the first country to kick around the idea of paving its roads with solar panels...

8. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...if a robot does chores around the house...

9. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...The manager told me that Jack Green's been very active around the shop the last few days...

10. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...It’s great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers...

【同、近义词】

1. adv.大约；到处；在附近

   approximately/everywhere/throughout/something/

2. prep.四处；在…周围

   round/