round up

phrasal verb

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round somebody/something up

to find and gather together people, animals or things将…聚拢起来；使聚集
- I rounded up a few friends for a party.我找了几个朋友聚了聚。
- The cattle are rounded up in the evenings.到了晚上，牛都要圈起来。
if police or soldiers round up a group of people, they find them and arrest or capture them围捕；围剿
- A number of suspects were rounded up and questioned.一些嫌疑犯被围捕起来审问。
related noun round-up

round-up

noun

/ˈraʊnd ʌp/

[usually singular]

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a summary of the most important points of a particular subject, especially the news（尤指新闻）概要，摘要
- We'll be back after the break with a round-up of today's other stories.休息之后我们会摘要报道今天其他的新闻。
- a news round-up综合新闻报道
- This week’s issue includes a round-up of the latest record releases.本周的一期包括最新唱片发行的综述。
Topics TV, radio and newsc2
an act of bringing people or animals together in one place for a particular purpose聚拢；驱集；聚集
- the round-up of sheep for shearing为剪羊毛而将羊集合起来
- The police carried out their usual round-up of Saturday night drunks.警察对星期六晚上的醉汉进行了通常的围捕。