| 词组 | around |
| 释义 | around Around has the same meaning as 'round', when 'round' is used as a preposition or an adverb. Around is more common in American English than in British English. She was wearing a scarf round her head. He had a towel wrapped around his head. The earth moves round the sun. The satellite has passed once more around the earth. Think of what's happening politically round the world. ...the growth of vigilante societies around the country. He swung round and faced the window. The large lady turned around in a huff. You can also use around instead of 'round' as the second part of some phrasal verbs. Don't wait for April to come round before planning your vegetable garden. ...when the new academic year came around in the autumn. Irving got round the problem in a novel way. An impasse has developed and I don't know how to get around it. In conversation, around and round about are sometimes used to mean 'approximately'. He owns around 200 acres. I've been here for round about ten years. Note that you do not use 'round' like this. |
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