around
adv, prep
əˈraʊnd adv, prep
1 surrounding or on all sides of something or someone 环绕，在（…）周围; BrE :
The whole family was sitting around the dinner table.
全家人围坐在饭桌旁。
The Romans built a defensive wall around the city.
罗马人在城的四周筑起城墙。
She wore a beautiful silk shawl around her shoulders.
她在肩上围了一条漂亮的真丝披巾。
People crowded around to see what was happening.
人们挤在四周看发生了什么事。
We would hear the birds singing all around us.
我们会听见鸟儿在四周歌唱。
2 moving in a circle 旋转; 围绕; BrE
A helicopter was circling around, looking for somewhere to land.
直升机盘旋着寻找降落地点。
They danced around the bonfire.
他们围着篝火跳舞。
3 in or to many places or parts of an area 到处，四处; BrE
He wandered around the streets, looking in shop windows.
他在街上闲逛，看看商店橱窗。
There are over 40 radio stations dotted around the country.
有 40 多家广播电台遍布这个国家。
When I finished college, I travelled around for a while.
大学毕业以后，我到处旅游了一段时间。
Since it’s your first day here, would you like me to show you around?
这是你到这儿的第一天，要我带你四处转转吗？
We started looking around for somewhere to live.
我们开始到处找住的地方。
4 a. in an area near a place or person [英] 在（…）附近，在（…）近处; BrE
Is there a bank around here?
这附近有银行吗？
When you’ve been around a person long enough, you start to know how they’ll react.
和一个人相处久了就会了解他的处事态度。
the new housing areas in and around Dublin
都柏林及其周围的新住宅区
Catherine was the most beautiful girl for miles around .
凯瑟琳是方圆几英里中最漂亮的女孩子。
5 b. if someone or something is around, they are somewhere in the place where you are 在（…）身边
Why is there never a policeman around when you need one?
当你需要警察的时候为什么从来就找不到他们呢？
Jake went down to the bar, but there was no-one around that he knew.
杰克去了酒吧，但是周围一个人都不认识。
Is your dad around?
你爸爸在吗？
The list is somewhere around .
清单就在边上某个地方。
6 on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it [英] 绕过; BrE
If the gate’s locked, you’ll have to go around the side of the house.
如果大门锁上了，你们就得从房子侧面绕过去。
There’s a door around the back.
从后面绕过去有一扇门。
She ran around the corner and straight into the arms of John Delaney.
她从拐角处跑过来，一头扑进约翰．德莱尼的怀里。
7 used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction 掉转; 掉头; BrE
Rex spun around and kicked the gun from her hand.
雷克斯转身踢飞了她手中的枪。
Slowly he turned the boat around towards the open sea.
他慢慢地将船掉过头，驶向外海。
8
around about
also 又作 used when guessing a number, amount, time etc, without being exact 大约
There must have been around 40,000 people in the stadium.
体育场里肯定有 4 万人左右。
The whole project will probably cost around $3 million.
整个工程可能要花费约 300 万美元。
Most guests started to make their way home around about ten o’clock.
大多数客人 10 点钟左右开始回家了。
9 existing 存在着; BrE
That joke’s been around for years.
那个笑话几年前就有了。
Manson has a reputation as one of the most stylish designers around.
曼森作为现在最时髦的设计师之一名闻于世。
10 if something is organized around a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc 围绕，以…为中心; 根据
Why does everything have to be arranged around what Callum wants to do?
为什么每一件事都要迁就卡勒姆？
Their whole society was built around their religious beliefs.
他们的整个社会都建立在他们的宗教信仰基础之上。
11 used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful 闲散地; BrE
I’ve been waiting around all morning.
整个早上我都在无聊地等待。
They could be seen hanging around street corners, watching the girls go by.
人们可以看见他们在街角闲荡，盯着来往的女孩。
12 a way around a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it 解决，克服; 避免; BrE
We must find a way around these difficulties.
我们必须想办法克服这些困难。
The company is expected to get around this problem by borrowing from the banks.
该公司估计会从银行贷款解决这个问题。
13 to other people or positions 传，递; 挪; BrE
Write your name on this list and pass it around.
在名单上写下你的名字，再传给别人。
Someone’s been moving the furniture around.
有人一直在搬挪家具。
14
have been around
13. a. to have had experience of many different situations so that you can deal with new situations confidently b. to have had many sexual experiences – used humorously 性经验丰富〔幽默用法〕 informal
You could tell this guy had been around a bit by the knowing way he talked.
看他说话时那副老练的样子，就知道这家伙是见过世面的。
15 used to show the length of a line surrounding something [美] 以圆周计算 AmE
Redwood trees can measure 30 or 40 feet around.
红杉树合抱可达 30 或 40 英尺。