1. 圆形的，球形的　shaped like a circle or ball
2. 滚圆的，丰满的　(of a part of the body) fat and curved
3. A 用整数表示的，取整数的，完整的　(of a number) full; complete

　～ dance　圆舞

　The child had a round face.　那孩子脸蛋圆润。
　He was a short and round man.　他是个矮胖的男人。
　Give me a round dozen and I'll pay in cash.　给我一整打，我将付现金。
　What he said is a round lie.　他所说的是十足的谎话。
　He is clever enough to have made such a round guess.　他作出了如此完整的猜测，真够聪明的了。
　The area was perfectly round.　那区域完全是圆形的。
　It is neither round nor square.　它既不是圆的，也不是方的。

 ♣ in round figures〔numbers〕
　不计尾数的，以整数表示，大概　without paying attention to small amounts
　The car cost ￡9878—that's ￡10,000 in round figures.　这车花了9878英镑，说个整数是一万英镑。

1. 绕圈子，围绕地　with a circular movement; spinning in a circle
2. 在周围，在附近　in a circular position or arrangement; surrounding a central point
3. 到处；四处　to various places
4. 去某地点　to a particular place
5. 遍及地；逐一地，挨个地　all over the place; in or into all parts; everywhere or everyone in a place
6. 朝反方向　so as to face the other way or the stated way
7. 大约，大概　approximately

　The horse is running round the field.　马在场上兜着圈子跑。
　A crowd soon gathered round.　一群人马上围了上来。
　He visited all the people round.　他访问了附近所有的人。
　Spring came round.　春天来了。
　What are you hanging round for?　你在这儿逗留什么?
　Let me show you round.　让我领你到处转转。
　He invited us round for drinks.　他请我们到家里喝几杯。
　I haven't got enough candies to go round.　我没有足够的糖果可让每人都分到。
　Turn the picture round to face the wall.　把画转过去面对墙。
　It was the face of a man round fifty.　那是一个50岁光景的男人。

 ♣ round about
　〈非正〉大约　a little bit more or less than
　It'll cost you round about ￡1000.　那要花掉你大约1000英镑。
 ♣ the other〔opposite〕 way round
　in the opposite order　方向相反，倒过来
　It was the other〔opposite〕 way round—the boy bit the dog!　狗没有咬这个男孩，相反地这男孩咬了狗。

1. （表示位置）在…四周，围绕于…；向〔在〕…各处，遍及；在…附近　covering or at points close to the edge of sth; into all parts of; all over a place
2. （表示时间）从…的开始到结束，在…整个期间　from the beginning to the end; during the whole period of
3. （表示方向）环绕，围绕；往〔在〕…的另一边，绕过　with a circular movement about a center point; to or at a point on the other side of sth
4. （表示状态）团结在…周围，跟随着　circling sb/sth
5. （表示论及）关于…的解决办法〔途径　〕concerning the way of resolving problems

　They swarmed close round her to hear.　他们挤在她的周围听着。
　The children were sitting round the table.　孩子们正环桌而坐。
　He lives in a village round the town.　他住在这个小镇附近的一个村庄里。
　The blood circulates round the body.　血液在全身循环。
　The shops are always crowded with people all round the year.　商店一年到头总是挤满了人。
　It was a mile by water, four miles round the shore.　由水路去只有一英里，沿岸绕行要4英里。
　The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him.　改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
　There are several solutions round this.　关于这一点有几个解决办法。

 ♣ round, about, around
　参见around条。

　draw a ～　画圆圈
　go the ～　流传
　the daily ～　日常工作〔事务〕
　the life ～　生命周期
　dance in ～　围成圆圈跳舞
　go for a good ～　出去好好兜一圈
　set out on a ～ of official calls　外出巡视
　out of ～　不（很）圆
　a ～ of beef　一块牛肉
　a ～ of calls　一连串的拜访

　These are 6 whole rounds of bread.　这些是六份整的面包。
　Each round of the boxing match lasts three minutes.　拳击比赛每回合时间是三分钟。
　A round of parties ushered in the New Year.　一系列的晚会迎来了新年。
　His speech won round after round of enthusiastic applause.　他的演讲博得了一阵又一阵的热烈掌声。
　She doesn't know at all about the life round of a fly.　她对苍蝇的生命周期一无所知。
　The night watchman makes the rounds of the building every hour.　巡夜人员每小时都巡视这建筑物。

 ♣ do〔go〕 the rounds
　到各处玩乐　make a tour; visit places one after another
　Whenever we go back to the place my wife was born, we always have to do the rounds of her relatives.　我们每次回到我妻子出生的地方，总得挨家走访她的亲戚。
 ♣ go the round of
　流传，散播　circulate in or among
　The news quickly went the round of the town.　消息很快传遍了全镇。
 ♣ in the round
　从所有角度（来看）　in an all-round way
　She can't see people in the round.　她不会全面地观察人。

1. vt. & vi.（使）成圆形　 become round; make round
2. vt. & vi.绕行　 go round

　～ the cape　绕过海岬
　～ a corner　拐弯
　～ the hill　绕过小山
　～ studiously　小心绕行
　～ unexpectedly　意外地拐弯
　～ off　圆满结束；弄圆
　～ out　发胖；丰满起来
　～ into　环行；拐弯

　The bear rounded and faced the hunters.　熊转过身，面对着猎人。
　The child's eyes rounded with excitement.　小孩子兴奋得瞪圆了眼睛。
　He rounded a corner and walked into a narrow street.　他拐过弯走进一条狭窄的街道。
　The ship rounded the cape.　船绕过海岬。
　We rounded the hill and saw the sea.　我们绕过小山看见了海。
　We rounded our lips to make the sound "uː”.　我们使嘴成圆形以发uː这个音。

 ♣ round into　(v.+prep.)
　环行；拐弯　go in a ring
　The runners rounded into the home stretch.　赛跑者拐弯进入了接近终点的一段距离。
　The century has rounded into its ninth decade.　本世纪已进入了90年代。
　The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.　那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一个球状。
 ♣ round off　(v.+adv.)
1. 圆满结束 finish successfully
　The performance was rounded off with an one-act play.　演出以一个独幕剧圆满结束。
　Your essay needs rounding off.　你的散文需要润色一下。
2. 弄圆 make round
　Take a piece of sandpaper and round off the edges of the frame.　拿张砂纸把框架的边磨圆。
 ♣ round out　(v.+adv.)
　发胖；丰满起来　have had a well filled out figure
　Her figure is beginning to round out.　她的身材正开始发胖。
 ♣ round up　(v.+adv.)
　使集拢；围捕　surround to seize
　This is a plan to round up the enemy spies.　这是个围歼敌特的计划。

　［派生词］ roundly adv.有力地；广泛地‖roundness n.圆，圆形
　［同义词］ adj. entire, fat, full, smooth n. circle, circuit, procession, series, watch
　［反义词］ adj. broken, rough, slender, slim, thin
　［词源］拉丁语rotundus（圆的，球形的）