surround
verb-
to be all around something/somebody 围绕；环绕 - surround something/somebody
Tall trees surround the lake. 环湖都是大树。 the membranes surrounding the brain 脑膜 - be surrounded by something
The garden is surrounded by a wall. 花园被一堵墙包围着。 As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness. 幼年时我备受关爱。 I loved being surrounded by enthusiastic young people. 我喜欢被热情的年轻人包围。 - be surrounded with something
The lake is surrounded with trees. 这个湖被树包围着。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- with
- surround something/somebody
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to move into position all around somebody/something, especially so as to prevent them from escaping; to move somebody/something into position in this way 包围；围住 - surround somebody/something
Police surrounded the building. 警方包围了那栋房子。 - surround somebody/something with somebody/something
They've surrounded the building with police. 他们派警察包围了那栋房子。
Extra ExamplesWill found himself immediately surrounded by screaming fans. 威尔发现自己立即被尖叫的追星族包围了。 On one occasion, armed guerrillas surrounded their jeep. 有一次，武装游击队包围了他们的吉普车。 Troops fanned out to surround the camp. 部队呈扇形散开包围营地。 He has now surrounded his house with barbed wire. 现在他已经用带刺的铁丝网把房子围了起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- entirely
- totally
- …
- with
- surround somebody/something
- surround something/somebody
to be closely connected with something/somebody 与…紧密相关；围绕 publicity surrounding the divorce 媒体围绕这桩离婚事件的报道 the controversy/circumstances surrounding his death 围绕他死亡的争议/情况 The report explores the issues surrounding the case. 该报告探讨了围绕该案件的问题。
- surround yourself with somebody/something
to choose to have particular people or things near you all the time 喜欢结交（某类人）；喜欢身边总有（某类东西）
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow’): from Old French souronder, from late Latin superundare, from super- ‘over’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’); later associated with round. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.
