round
adverb (especially British English) (North American English usually around)
For the special uses of round in phrasal verbs, look at the verb entries. For example, the meaning of come round to something is given in the phrasal verb section of the entry for come.Idioms - moving in a circle旋转；环绕；兜圈子
- Everybody joins hands and dances round.大家手拉着手，围成一圈跳舞。
- How do you make the wheels go round?你是怎么让轮子转起来的？
- The children were spinning round and round.孩子们一个劲地转呀转。
- (figurative) The thought kept going round and round in her head.这个想法一直萦绕在她的心头。
- Love makes the world go round.爱让世界转动。
see also merry-go-round - measuring or marking the edge or outside of something周长；周围；绕一整圈
- a young tree measuring only 18 inches round周长只有 18 英寸的小树
- They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out.他们在周围竖起了高高的篱笆，以防外人进入。
- on all sides of somebody/something在周围；围绕
- A large crowd had gathered round to watch.一大群人聚在周围观看。
- at various places in an area到处；四处
- People stood round waiting for something to happen.人们在各处站着，等待着发生什么事情。
- in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way调转方向；转过来
- He turned the car round and drove back again.他调转车头，又开了回来。
- She looked round at the sound of his voice.听到他的声音，她扭头看了看。
- Harvey spun round to face him.哈维转过身来面对他。
- to the other side of something绕弯；迂回；向另一侧
- We walked round to the back of the house.我们绕到房子的后面。
- The road's blocked—you'll have to drive the long way round.这条路被堵了，你们得开车绕着走了。
- from one place, person, etc. to another依次；挨个
- They've moved all the furniture round.他们把所有的家具搬动了一遍。
- He went round interviewing people about local traditions.他到处找人访谈，了解当地的传统。
- Pass the biscuits round.把饼干传给大家。
- Have we enough cups to go round?我们的杯子够大家用吗？
- Rumours are going round that she's pregnant again. 谣传她又怀孕了。
- (informal) to or at a particular place, especially where somebody lives到某地，在某地（尤指居住地）
- I'll be round in an hour.我过一个小时就到。
- We've invited the Frasers round this evening.我们已经邀请了弗雷泽一家今晚过来。
- Edward loved her cooking and regularly came round to supper. 爱德华喜欢她做的菜，经常来吃晚饭。
Which Word? around / round / aboutaround / round / about- Around and round can often be used with the same meaning in British English, though around is more formal:
- The earth goes round/around the sun.地球绕着太阳转。
- They live round/around the corner.他们住在附近。
- We travelled round/around India.我们在印度各地旅行。
- She turned round/around when I came in.我进来时她转过身来。
In North American English only around can be used in these meanings. - Around, round and about can also sometimes be used with the same meaning in British English:
- The kids were running around/round/about outside.孩子们在外面跑来跑去。
- I’ve been waiting around/round/about to see her all day.为了要见到她，我等了一整天。
In North American English only around can be used in these meanings. About or around can be used in both British English and North American English to mean ‘approximately’:- We left around/about 8 o’clock.我们在 8 点钟左右离开了。
Word OriginMiddle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.
Idioms (the) next, first, second, etc. time round
- on the next, first, etc. occasion that the same thing happens同样的事情下次（或第一次等）发生时
- He repeated none of the errors he'd made first time round.他没有重复过首次所犯下的任何错误。
- This time round it was not so easy.这一次这事可就不那么容易了。
- approximately大约
- We're leaving round about ten.我们十点钟左右要离开。
- A new roof will cost round about £3 000.换新房顶大约要花 3 000 英镑。
- in the area near a place在附近
- in Oxford and the villages round about在牛津及其附近的村庄
