单词：around
音标：[ә'raund] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
prep. 包围, 在...周围, 四处
adv. 兜着圈子, 在附近, 到处
adv. 兜着圈子, 在附近, 到处
r. by a circular or circuitous route
r. in a circle or circular motion
r. to a particular destination either specified or understood
r. in circumference
r. in a circle or circular motion
r. to a particular destination either specified or understood
r. in circumference
考试类型：[中考/高考]
词性分布：
around的用法和样例：
例句
用作介词(prep.)
- He runs around the playground.他在运动场上到处跑。
- I saw him around the place this morning.今天早上我看见他就在那儿附近。
- The earth moves around the sun.地球围绕太阳运动。
- There're around 1000 employees in this company.这个公司大约有1000名员工。
- I can't arrange everything around your timetable.我不可能事事都按照你的时刻表安排。
用作副词(adv.)
- We have travelled around in Europe for six weeks.我们在欧洲各地旅行了六个星期。
- You have 15 minutes to look around.你有15分钟的时间到周围看看。
- There was more money around in those days.那年头比现在富裕。
- There were several young people sitting around looking bored.有几个年青人闲坐着，一副无聊的样子。
- He turned around as he heard a noise behind him.他听到身后有响声，便转过身来。
用作形容词(adj.)
- He is the most intelligent artist around today.他是如今在世的最有才华的艺术家。
- There are many new cars around.有大量新车上市。
常见句型
用作副词(adv.)
用作状语- I can see some people around.我看见附近有一些人。
- I traveled around for a few years.我到处旅行了好几年。
- A dense fog lay around.周围是一片茫茫大雾。
- The press was gathering in front, looking around.新闻界人士已经聚集在前面，引颈四顾。
- I'll be back at around 5 o'clock.五点左右我就回来。
- It costs around 10 dollars.大约要花十美元。
- I'll come back around lunch time.我午饭前后回来。
- The wheels turned around.车轮不停地滚动。
- He spun around like a top.他像个陀螺似的不停地转动。
- The driveway to the house goes around past the stables.那条车道绕过马厩通到房子前面。
- He turned around when he heard a noise behind him.他听到背后有响声就转过身来。
- Sit still and don't turn around.坐着别动，不要转过身来。
- After our persuasion, he finally came around .经过我们劝说后，他终于同意了。
- See you soon,I expect—I'll be around.我希望不久就能见到你——我就在附近。
- Is that famous singer still around?那位著名的歌唱家还活跃在歌坛上吗？
- He's been around as a singer since the 1980's.从80年代起,他就一直是个很活跃的歌手。
- That type of phone has been around for some years now.那种电话机已经问世多年了。
- The play has been around for years.该剧已上演多年了。
- She's been around.她见多识广。
- If that was so, he had really been around.如果确实是那样，那他倒可真算是饱经沧桑的了。
- I hear laughter all around.我听到四周的笑声。
- There are farms and cottages scattered all over the moors for miles around.一些农场和农舍散落在方圆几英里的荒原上。
- Do you know your way around?你精熟业务吗?
- An old tree five feet around was cut down to make room for the new library.为了腾出位置建新图书馆，一棵五英尺合抱的老树被砍掉了。
- He is the most intelligent of the artists around today.他是当今最有才华的艺术家。
- There will be new potatoes around in the shops soon.店里很快就会有新上市的土豆。
- There was a lot of money around in those days.那时有大量的钱币在流通之中。
- The smelling salts brought her around.嗅盐的气味使她苏醒过来。
- He has fainted, try to bring him around.他昏过去了，想办法救醒他。
用作介词(prep.)
- A crowd collected around the singer.一群人聚拢在那位歌星周围。
- Anyone with a bad cold may infect the people around him.任何得重感冒的人都可能把疾病传染给周围的人。
- We sat around the table.我们围桌而坐。
- After planting these seeds, saturate the earth around them.播下这些种子以后，把周围的土浇透水。
- A crowd swarms around the entrance.人群聚集在入口处。
- Copernicus reasoned that the earth revolved around the sun.哥白尼推论说地球围绕太阳转。
- He had a towel wrapped around his waist.他腰间缠着一条毛巾。
- They walked around the town.他们在城里到处走动。
- He lives somewhere around London.他住在伦敦附近。
- They put flowers around the statue.他们在雕像的四周放满了花。
- I prowled around the lake admiring the beautiful scenery.我在湖边徘徊，欣赏美丽的景色。
- Let's go around the town, not through it.我们从城外绕过去,不要穿城而过。
- Unable to meet the secretary, he went around her and spoke with White House aids.由于无法见到部长，他就越过她，直接与白宫助理谈了。
- I look around the room and out the windows.我朝房间四周看看,然后又朝窗外看看。
- I bound the cloth around my head to stop the bleeding.我将布裹在头上以防止流血。
- She had a blue scarf around her head.她头上包了一块蓝头巾。
- She tied a cord around her box.她用绳子把箱子捆好。
- I've bought a seal to put around the edge of the bath.我买了一种密封胶涂在浴缸边缘上。
- Only those guards around the officer understood his motives.只有那军官身边的卫士才明白他的意图。
- Their society was built around a belief in God.他们的社会建立在信仰上帝的基础上。
- His bravery was built around a belief in the justice of his cause.他的勇气是建立在他坚信自己的事业是正义的这一点之上的。
词汇搭配
用作副词 (adv.)
动词+～- gather around围在一起
- look around环顾四周
- travel around到处旅行
- turn around转过身
- miles around方圆几里
- one's way around精熟业务
- three meters around周长三米
- around 60 students大约有60个学生
- around three三点左右
用作介词 (prep.)
动词+～- get one's tongue around正确发出（难发音的词或姓名等的）音
- kick around被到处乱丢于，被闲置于
- know one's way around对…完全熟悉，通晓
- read around（为获得背景知识）阅读与…有关的书籍
- run circles around比…做得出色
- show around带领…参观（某地）
- stick around呆在…附近，在…周围闲荡
- stop around懒洋洋地在…周围走来走去
- turn sb around one's (little) finger左右某人，任意摆布某人，完全控制某人
- twist sb around one's (little) finger左右某人，任意摆布某人，完全控制某人
- walk around回避
- wind sb around one's (little) finger左右某人，任意摆布某人，完全控制某人
- wrap around将…缠绕或围住某人〔某物〕
- swing around the circle（总统候选人等的）竞选旅行
- around Robin Hood's barn迂回曲折地
- around the bend疯狂
经典引文
The players closed around, flushed and muddy.
出自：JoyceA blue pigeon it is, that circles the blue sky,..around and round and round.
出自：W. Stevens
【近义词】
- about关于
- approximately大约
- near近的
- nearby附近的
- in在 ... 里
- throughout遍及
- close to接近于
- nigh近的
- peripherally外围地
- backwards向后
- all over到处
- proximately近似地
- recurrently循环地(周而复始地)...
- repeatedly重复地
- hereabout在这附近
- circa大约
- circuitously曲折地
- indirectly间接地
- just about差不多
- over在 ... 的上方...
- or so大约
- through通过
- beside在 ... 旁边
- neighboring附近的
- on在 ... 之上
- close关
- all around四处
- close by在旁边
- in the region of在 ... 左右
- in reverse相反
- here这里
- present礼物
- from place to place各处
- near to 在 ... 近旁(靠近...
- all over the place到处
- roundabout绕道的
- next to邻近
- adjacent to靠近
- near here在附近
- reverse逆转
- circumference圆周
- by靠近
- all所有的
- so那么
- just刚才
- or或者
- to对于
- next下一个的
- roughly粗略地
- adjacent邻近的
- round圆的
- adjoined动词adjoin的过去式...
- with用
- more or less或多或少
- some一些
- almost几乎
- contiguous邻近的
- nearly几乎