单词详解

1. adj.

A. 圆的，圆形的，球形的 ( having a circular shape)
The sun is round. 太阳是圆的。

He put the fruits on a round plate. 他把水果放在一个圆盘子里。

B. 整数的，大概的，大约的 [ (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand]

   He was board and had noting to do a round day. 他很无聊，一整天都无事可做。

C. (声音) 圆润的，宏亮的 [ (of sounds) full and rich]

   Her voice is round and the students all like her class. 她的声音圆润，学生都喜欢她的课。

2.  adv .

环绕地，循环地，周而复始地( from beginning to end,throughout)
He stood there looking all round. 他站在那儿环顾四周。

The wheels went round and round. 轮盘旋转个不停。

3. prep.

围绕，环绕
They sat round the table. 他们围桌而坐。

I’ll take you round the town. 我带你们到城里各处看看。
4. n. [C]

A. 一轮，一回合，一场，一局， (酒的) 一巡 (an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs)

The next round of race will be held in ten minutes. 新一轮的比赛将在十分钟后举行。

B. 循环，巡回，巡视 (the usual activities in your day)
The doctor is on his round of visits. 医生在巡回出诊。

5. vt.

A. 使变圆 (make round)
He rounded the corners of the table. 他把桌角锯圆。

B. 环绕……而行 ( wind around, move along a circular course)
The satellite rounded the moon. 人造卫星环绕月球飞行。

6. vi.

A. 变圆，发胖 ( become round, plump, or shapely)
Her eyes rounded with excitement.
她的眼睛因兴奋而睁得滚圆。

 

相关词组

1. all round 周围，遍及四周

  The baby looked at the people all round in surprise. 婴儿吃惊地看着周围的人。

2. all the year round 一年到头，终年

  The weather in Hainan is hot all the year round. 海南终年炎热。

3. come round 绕道而来，顺便来访

  He came round on his way to Hainan. 在他去海南途经来看我。

4. get round 传开，绕过，回避

  He tried his best to get round the difficulty. 他尽力避开了这一难题。

5. go round  四处走动(流传)（疾病）传播，分配

  I went round alone. 我独自走来走去。

6. look round 环顾，观光，走访，查看， 仔细查看

 The thief looked around and went into the room. 贼四下看了看，然后进入了房间。

7. make a round trip 乘往返车

  He had to make a round trip between Beijing and Shanghai in a day.

他不得不在一天之内往返北京和上海。

8. round the clock　昼夜不停

  He had to look after his father at home round the clock. 他必须在家昼夜照顾他的父亲。

9. round up  聚拢，赶拢， 围捕，舍去以成整数　

  We rounded up some friends to have a party.
我们聚集了一些朋友来举行了一次聚会。

10. the other way round 正好相反，用正好相反的方法

   Watch! Slide the film in this way round, not the other way round. 

   看！从这个方向卷胶片，而不是从相反的方向。

 

相关单词

过去式：rounded

过去分词：rounded

现在分词：rounding

第三人称单数：rounds

 

 

相关链接

  词语辨析：around, round

around, round

作副词时，两者都有“环绕、旋转”的意思。

around: 主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。

round: 主要用于英国，多半指动态。

 

词语详解

1. around: 主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。

Look around before you cross the road. 过马路前应四处看看。

2. round: 主要用于英国，多半指动态。

  The second hand goes round and round. 秒针不停地转呀转。