around

形容词 adj. 副词 adv. 介词 prep.
中文释义
英 /əˈɹaʊnd/    美 /əˈɹaʊnd/|/əˈɹæɔnd/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Present in the vicinity. informal,not-comparable,predicative
    — Is Clare around today?
  2. Alive; existing. informal,not-comparable,predicative
    — The record store on Main Street? Yes, it's still around.
副词 adv.
  1. So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof. not-comparable
    — High above, vultures circled around.
  2. So as to surround or be near. not-comparable
    — Everybody please gather around.
  3. Nearly; approximately; about. not-comparable
    — Around a thousand people attended.
  4. From place to place. not-comparable
    — There are rumors going around that the company is bankrupt.
  5. From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement. not-comparable
    — The team wasn't doing well, but the new coach really turned things around.
  6. So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction. not-comparable,usually
    — Turn around at the end of this street.
  7. Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people. not-comparable
    — I asked around, and no-one really liked it.
  8. Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity. not-comparable
    — sit around, mess around, loaf around
介词 prep.
  1. Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
    — She wore a gold chain around her neck.
  2. Centred upon; surrounding; regarding.
    — We could use some clarification around the new rules.
  3. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
    — We walked around the football field.
  4. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
    — The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on.
  5. Near; in the vicinity of.
    — I left my keys somewhere around here.
  6. At or to various places within or throughout.
    — The pages from the notebook were scattered around the room.
  7. So as to avoid something. figuratively
    — Our product designs around the existing patents to avoid infringing them.

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词
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相关词
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English around, arounde, from a- (from Old English a- (“on, at”)) + Middle English round (“circle, round”) borrowed from French, equivalent to a- + round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon (“around”). Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (“around”) (from Old English ymbe (“around”)).
词源 2
From Middle English around, arounde, from a- (from Old English a- (“on, at”)) + Middle English round (“circle, round”) borrowed from French, equivalent to a- + round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon (“around”). Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (“around”) (from Old English ymbe (“around”)).
词源 3
From Middle English around, arounde, from a- (from Old English a- (“on, at”)) + Middle English round (“circle, round”) borrowed from French, equivalent to a- + round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon (“around”). Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (“around”) (from Old English ymbe (“around”)).
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