Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as ‘around’. Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as ‘walk’ and ‘drive’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘get round’ and ‘hand round’. Round is commoner in British English than American English, and it is slightly more informal.
1PREP 在…周圍;圍繞 To be positioned round a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move round a place means to go along its edge, back to the point where you started. 在…周圍;圍繞
They were sitting round the kitchen table.
他們正圍坐在餐桌旁。
The nightdress has handmade lace round the armholes and neckline.
這件女式睡衣的袖孔和領口都鑲着一圈手織花邊。
All round us was desert.
我們周圍全是沙漠。
I shivered and pulled my scarf more tightly round my neck.
我打了個寒戰,用圍巾把脖子圍得更緊了。
He tramped hurriedly round the lake towards the garden.
The goldfish swam round and round in their tiny bowls.
金魚在小小的魚缸裏一圈圈地遊來遊去。
2PREP 繞過;到…的另一邊 If you move round a corner or obstacle, you move to the other side of it. If you look round a corner or obstacle, you look to see what is on the other side. 繞過;到…的另一邊
Suddenly a car came round a corner on the opposite side.
突然,對面的街角處拐過一輛汽車。
Stay on the left-hand pavement to follow a road downhill round a curve.
繼續順着左邊的人行道拐一個彎,然後沿路下山。
One of his men tapped and looked round the door.
他的一個部下輕輕地敲了下門,然後往門裏看了一眼。
3PREP 在…各處;遍及;在…附近 You use round to say that something happens in or relates to different parts of a place, or is near a place. 在…各處;遍及;在…附近
He happens to own half the land round here.
他恰好擁有這裏一半的土地。
I think he has earned the respect of leaders all round the world.
我想他已經赢得了世界各國領導人的尊重。
She's been on at me for weeks to show her round the stables.
她已經跟我唠叨了好幾個星期,讓我帶她到馬廄轉轉。
They need some way of getting round the country.
他們需要一種交通工具來周遊全國。
SYN throughout, all over, everywhere in, here and there in
Round is also an adverb.
Shirley found someone to show them round.
雪莉找人帶他們到處看了看。
So you're going to have a look round?
那麽你打算到處看看?
4ADV [ADVERB after verb]環繞地;旋轉地 If a wheel or object spins round, it turns on its axis. 環繞地;旋轉地
Holes can be worn remarkably quickly by a wheel going round at 60mph.
以每小時60英裏的速度前進的車輪很快就會磨出洞來。
Stars appeared everywhere, spinning round and round, faster and faster.
滿眼金星亂轉,而且越轉越快。
5ADV [ADVERB after verb]朝反方向地;轉身地 If you turn round, you turn so that you are facing or going in the opposite direction. 朝反方向地;轉身地
She paused, but did not turn round.
她停了一下,但是並沒有轉身。
The end result was that the ship had to turn round, and go back to Djibouti.
最後的結果是這艘船不得不掉轉方向,駛回吉布提。
The wind veered round to the east.
風轉向東邊刮去。
Tricia looked round in surprise.
翠西卡驚訝地回頭看了看。
6ADV [ADVERB after verb]向不同方向地;四處地 If you move things round, you move them so they are in different places. 向不同方向地;四處地
He will be glad to refurnish where possible, change things round and redecorate.
他會很樂意盡可能添置些家具,把東西挪一挪,然後重新裝飾。
I've already moved things round a bit to make it easier for him.
我已經把東西挪了挪,好讓他更方便。
7ADV [ADVERB after verb]逐一,挨個(傳遞) If you hand or pass something round, it is passed from person to person in a group. 逐一,挨個(傳遞)
John handed round the plate of sandwiches.
約翰把那盤三明治傳給大家。
...as the whiskey bottle is passed round.
當大家傳遞威士忌酒瓶的時候
Round is also a preposition.
They started handing the microphone out round the girls at the front.
他們開始把麥克風傳給前面的女孩們。
The word is passed round the industry if you think there's a troublesome driver.
如果你認爲某個司機總是惹麻煩,這種話會傳遍全行業。
8ADV [ADVERB after verb]去,到,至(某人的家) If you go round to someone's house, you visit them. 去,到,至(某人的家)
I think we should go round and tell Kevin to turn his music down.
我覺得我們應該去凱文家讓他把音樂的聲音調小一些。
He came round with a bottle of champagne.
他帶着一瓶香槟過來了。
Round is also a preposition in non-standard English.
I went round my wife's house.
我去了我妻子家裏。
9ADV [ADVERB after verb]在某處(無所事事) You use round in informal expressions such as sit round or hang round when you are saying that someone is spending time in a place and is not doing anything very important. 在某處(無所事事) [British]
As we sat round chatting, I began to think I'd made a mistake.
當我們坐在那裏聊天時,我開始認爲自己犯了一個錯誤。
I was running round all hyped up.
我興奮地跑來跑去。
Round is also a preposition.
She would spend the day hanging round street corners.
她會在街角遊蕩,無所事事地度過這一天。
Leonard pottered round the greenhouse, tying up canes for the tomatoes.
倫納德在溫室裏悠然自得地給西紅柿綁上撐杆。
Usage Note :
Round, about and around are used in various ways as prepositions and adverbs, often as part of phrasal verbs. In most cases, you can use either word without any difference of meaning. In American English, around is much more common than round. When you are talking about casual or random movement in no particular direction, you can use about as well as around and round. It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane... I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond... Police constables walk about with guns on their hips. When you are talking about something being generally present or available, you can use around or about, but not round, as adverbs. There is a lot of talent around at the moment... There are not that many jobs about.
round,about和around用作介詞和副詞時有多種用法,常用於構成短語動詞。在大多數情況下,這3個詞沒有意義上的區别。在美國英語中around比round常用得多。about,around和round均可用於表示沒有特定方向的随意運動:It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane (乘着小飛機四處翺翔,多麽浪漫啊),I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond (我開車在裏士滿四處轉了幾個小時),Police constables walk about with guns on their hips. (警察們胯上别着槍巡邏)。around,about 用作副詞可以表示事物通常就在眼前或近在手邊,此時不用round,There is a lot of talent around at the moment (目前有很多現成的人才),There are not that many jobs about (現在並沒有那麽多的工作機會)。
10PREP 以…爲基礎;基於 If something is built or based round a particular idea, that idea is the basis for it. 以…爲基礎;基於
That was for a design built round an existing American engine.
那是用在以現有的一種美國發動機爲基礎的設計之上的。
The core of the Festival's programme centres round performances of new and 20th century work.
這個音樂節最重要的節目以演奏20世紀的作品和新作爲主。
11PREP 克服;解決 If you get round a problem or difficulty, you find a way of dealing with it. 克服;解決
Don't just immediately give up but think about ways round a problem.
不要馬上放棄,應該想想解決問題的辦法。
There are ways of getting round most things!
有幾種可以解決大多數問題的方法。
12ADV [ADVERB after verb](想法等)轉過來,發生改變 If you win someone round, or if they come round, they change their mind about something and start agreeing with you. (想法等)轉過來,發生改變
He did his best to talk me round, but I wouldn't speak to him.
他竭力想要說服我改變主意,但是我不願意跟他講話。
The Chandler twins were coming round to the same opinion.
錢德勒家的這對雙胞胎也最終統一了意見。
13ADV [n ADVERB, ADVERB after verb](用於描述以前發生過或定期發生的事情) You use round in expressions such as this time round or to come round when you are describing something that has happened before or things that happen regularly. (用於描述以前發生過或定期發生的事情)
In the past, the elections have been marked by hundreds of murders, but this time round the violence has been much more limited.
在過去,這些選舉中總是會發生數百起謀殺案,但這一次暴力事件已經非常少了。
Of course, it isn't the same first time round.
當然,這不同於第一次了。
We were very keen when the 1954 Rally came round.
1954年的集會開始時,我們都非常熱切。
14PREP 周長;圍 You can use round to give the measurement of the outside of something that is shaped like a circle or a cylinder. 周長;圍
I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
我的腰圍大概粗了兩英寸。
...forty-eight inches round the hips.
臀圍48英寸
Round is also an adverb.
It's six feet high and five feet round.
它高6英尺,周長5英尺。
15ADV 大約;大概 You use round in front of times or amounts to indicate that they are approximate. 大約;大概 [vagueness]
I go to bed round 11:00 at night.
我大約晚上11點上床睡覺。
16PREP-PHRASE 大約;大概 In spoken English, round about means approximately. 大約;大概 [mainly British, vagueness]
1N-COUNT 一連串,一系列,一輪(相關的事件,尤指相繼發生的事件) A round of events is a series of related events, especially one which comes after or before a similar series of events. 一連串,一系列,一輪(相關的事件,尤指相繼發生的事件)
It was agreed that another round of preliminary talks would be held in Peking.
經協商,新一輪的預備會談將在北京舉行。
This is the latest round of job cuts aimed at making the company more competitive. [+ of]
這是旨在增強公司競爭力的新一輪裁員。
There will be more frequent rounds of inspection by our security personnel.
2N-COUNT [usually adjective NOUN](比賽的)輪,局,場 In sport, a round is a series of games in a competition. The winners of these games go on to play in the next round, and so on, until only one player or team is left. (比賽的)輪,局,場
...in the third round of the Pilkington Cup. [+ of]
3N-COUNT [usually adjective NOUN](拳擊、摔跤比賽的)回合 In a boxing or wrestling match, a round is one of the periods during which the boxers or wrestlers fight. (拳擊、摔跤比賽的)回合
He was declared the victor in the 11th round.
在第11回合中,他被宣布獲勝。
Gibson's left eye is completely closed before the end of round one.
在第一回合結束前,吉布森的左眼完全閉上了。
4N-COUNT (高爾夫球賽的)一場 A round of golf is one game, usually including 18 holes. (高爾夫球賽的)一場
...two rounds of golf. [+ of]
兩場高爾夫球賽
Ronan Rafferty shot six birdies in a round of 67.
羅南·拉弗蒂在成績爲67杆的一場比賽中打出了6次小鳥球。
5N-COUNT [oft NOUNof n]圓形物 A round is a circular shape. 圓形物
6N-COUNT [usually with supplement, oft NOUNof n]一片(面包);一個(三明治) A round of bread is a slice of bread. A round of sandwiches is a sandwich made from two slices of bread. 一片(面包);一個(三明治) [British]
...four rounds of toast.
4片吐司
7N-COUNT 四處拜訪;到處走訪 If you do your rounds or your round, you make a series of visits to different places or people, for example as part of your job. 四處拜訪;到處走訪 [mainly British]
The consultants still did their morning rounds.
這些顧問們上午仍然四處走訪。
He got out of the car, and carried on with his paper round.
他下了汽車,繼續帶着文件四處拜訪。
8N-COUNT (爲在場同伴買的)一巡(飲料) If you buy a round of drinks, you buy a drink for each member of the group of people that you are with. (爲在場同伴買的)一巡(飲料)
They sat on the clubhouse terrace, downing a round of drinks. [+ of]
他們坐在俱樂部會所的露台上,大口喝着别人請的飲料。
I think it's my round.
我想這輪該我請了。
9N-COUNT 一發(子彈);一次(射擊) A round of ammunition is the bullet or bullets released when a gun is fired. 一發(子彈);一次(射擊)
...firing 1650 rounds of ammunition during a period of ten minutes. [+ of]
10N-COUNT 一陣(掌聲) If there is a round of applause, everyone claps their hands to welcome someone or to show that they have enjoyed something. 一陣(掌聲)
Sue got a sympathetic round of applause. [+ of]
休得到了一片贊成的掌聲。
11N-COUNT 輪唱曲 In music, a round is a simple song sung by several people in which each person sings a different part of the song at the same time. 輪唱曲
12PHRASE (故事、想法或玩笑)傳播,流傳,傳開 If a story, idea, or joke is going the rounds or doing the rounds, a lot of people have heard it and are telling it to other people. (故事、想法或玩笑)傳播,流傳,傳開
This story was going the rounds 20 years ago.
20年前,這個故事廣爲流傳。
13PHRASE 到各處去;巡回參觀 If you make the rounds or do the rounds, you visit a series of different places. 到各處去;巡回參觀
After school, I had picked up Nick and Ted and made the rounds of the dry cleaner and the grocery store.
2ADJ-GRADED (眼睛)瞪圓的,圓睜的 If someone has round eyes, their eyes are open wide, for example because they are surprised, excited, or afraid. (眼睛)瞪圓的,圓睜的
The boy sucked his thumb and stared at Hebburn with huge, round eyes.
男孩吮吸着拇指,瞪圓了大眼睛盯着赫本。
3ADJ [ADJ n]整數的,不計尾數的(以10的倍數表示) A round number is a multiple of 10, 100, 1000, and so on. Round numbers are used instead of precise ones to give the general idea of a quantity or proportion. 整數的,不計尾數的(以10的倍數表示)
A million pounds seemed a suitably round number.
100萬英鎊看起來是一個比較合適的整數。
The money goes into the team pool, which this summer, in round figures, has now reached £18,000.
1VERB 繞過;繞行;繞道 If you round a place or obstacle, you move in a curve past the edge or corner of it. 繞過;繞行;繞道
The house disappeared from sight as we rounded a corner. [VERB noun]
我們繞過街角就看不到那座房子了。
After rounding Cape Finisterre the boats ride the north-easterly trades. [VERB noun]
繞過菲尼斯特雷角之後,這些船開始在東北信風的吹送下破浪前行。
2VERB 取整;四舍五入 If you round an amount up or down, or if you round it off, you change it to the nearest whole number or nearest multiple of 10, 100, 1000 and so on. 取整;四舍五入
We needed to do decimals to round up and round down numbers. [VERB noun with adv.]
我們得把小數四舍五入成整數。
The fraction was then multiplied by 100 and rounded to the nearest half or whole number. [beVERB-ed + to]