around

一、真题好句
around 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:144
/əˈraʊnd/
ad.&prep.
在周围；在附近 & 在…周围；大约
高考真题原句提选：
周围所有的人 All people around laughed and cheered.
在身边 We always felt better when she was around.
存在着 The American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years.
我周围所有的人 I looked at the people all around me.
驱车绕过 So he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend.
遍布世界 In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century.
环游, 周游 As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving.
带我参观 My friend showed me around the town.

二、词组｜习惯用语
all around 周围；到处，四处
around here 附近；在这周围
go around 四处走动；供应；（消息）流传
in and around 在…的内部及周边
have been around [美口]阅历多；老于世故；遍布各地

三、词根记忆

around
ad.在…周圍,到處prep.在..四周(或附近)The boundary around the round ground separates us from the surroundings.圍繞著圓形場地的邊界將我們同四周隔開.

around / E5raund /
adverb
HELP For the special uses of around in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come around to sth is in the phrasal verb section at come.
around 在短语动词中的特殊用法见有关动词词条。如 come around to sth 在词条 come 的短语动词部份。
1. approximately
大约:
He arrived around five o’clock.
他大约是五点钟到的。
The cost would be somewhere around £1 500.
费用要在 1 500 英镑上下。
2. on every side; surrounding sb / sth
周围；四周:
I could hear laughter all around.
我可以听见周围的笑声。
a yard with a fence all around
四周围着栅栏的院子
3. (especially NAmE) (BrE usually round) moving in a circle
围绕；环绕:
How do you make the wheels go around?
你怎样使这些轮子转动起来？
4. (especially NAmE) (BrE usually round) measured in a circle
以圆周计算:
an old tree that was at least ten feet around
合抱至少十英尺的古树
5. in or to many places
到处；向各处:
We were all running around trying to get ready in time.
我们东奔西跑,望能按时准备就绪。
This is our new office—Kay will show you around.
这是我们的新办公室——凯会带你参观一下。
There were papers lying around all over the floor.
地板上四处散乱着文件。
6. used to describe activities that have no real purpose
闲散地；无目的地:
There were several young people sitting around looking bored.
有几个年青人闲坐着,一副无聊的样子。
7. present in a place; available
出现；现有；可用:
There was more money around in those days.
那年头比现在富裕。
I knocked but there was no one around.
我敲了门,但是没有人应门。
Digital television has been around for some time now.
数字电视已经面市一段时间了。
8. active and well known in a sport, profession, etc.
(体育运动、专业等中)走红的,活跃的:
a new tennis champion who could be around for a long time
可能会走红很长时期的新网球冠军
She’s been around as a film director since the 1980s.
自 20 世纪 80 年代以来她一直是活跃在影坛的著名导演。
9. (especially NAmE) (BrE usually round) in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way
转弯；掉转；掉头:
She turned the car around and drove off.
她把轿车掉头开走了。
They looked around when he called.
他呼喊时他们回头张望。
⇨ see also about , round
IDIOMS
▪ have been around
to have gained knowledge and experience of the world
阅历世事；饱经世故
preposition
(especially NAmE) (BrE usually round)
1. surrounding sb / sth; on each side of sth
围绕；环绕:
The house is built around a central courtyard.
这房子是围绕着中央的庭院而建的。
He put his arms around her.
他搂着她。
2. on, to or from the other side of sb / sth
在那边；到那边；从那边:
Our house is just around the corner.
过了拐角就是我们的房子。
The bus came around the bend.
公共汽车从拐弯处驶来。
There must be a way around the problem.
肯定有解决这个问题的办法。
3. in a circle
绕着:
They walked around the lake.
他们绕着湖边行走。
4. to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc.
同…一致；适合；符合:
I can’t arrange everything around your timetable!
我不可能事事安排都按着你的时刻表！
5. in or to many places in an area
到处；向各处:
They walked around the town looking for a place to eat.
他们在城里到处寻找吃饭的地方。

around /əˈraʊnd/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb , preposition
1  surrounding or on all sides of something or someone 环绕，在（…）周围 SYN British English round
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.
罗马人在城市周围筑起一道防御墙。
She wore a beautiful silk shawl around her shoulders.
她在肩上围了一条漂亮的真丝披肩。
People crowded around to see what was happening.
人们挤在四周围观。
We would hear the birds singing all around us.
我们会听见四周鸟儿在唱歌。
2  moving in a circle 旋转；围绕 SYN British English round
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 SYN British English about
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多家广播电台分布在全国各地。
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?
你第一天到这儿，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) British English in an area near a place or person 在（…）附近，在（…）近处 SYN round
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内最漂亮的女孩子。
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一个也找不到呢？
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.
清单就在这里的某个地方。
5  British English on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it 绕过 SYN round
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.
她跑过拐角，和约翰·德莱尼撞了个满怀。
6  used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction 掉转；掉头 SYN British English round
7  (also around about) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc, without being exact 大约
8  existing 存在着 SYN British English about
9  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
10  used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful 闲散地，无所事事地 SYN British English about
11  a way around a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it 解决，克服；避免 SYN British English round
12  to other people or positions 传，递；挪 SYN British English round
13  have been around (also have been around the block a few times) informal
14  American English used to show the length of a line surrounding something 以圆周计算→ round1, → get around (something) at get around, → go around in circles at circle1(5)

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Usage Note :
Around is an adverb and a preposition. In British English, the word ’round’ is often used instead. Around is often used with verbs of movement, such as ‘walk’ and ‘drive’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘get around’ and ‘hand around’.

around用作副词和介词。在英国英语中，常用round来替代。around常与表示动作的动词连用，如walk和drive，也常用在get around, hand around等短语动词中。

1.PREP 介词环绕；围绕；包围 To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.

【搭配模式】：ADV after v
She looked at the papers around her…

她看了看四周的文件。

Today she wore her hair down around her shoulders.

今天她的头发披在肩上。

…a prosperous suburb built around a new mosque.

在新盖的清真寺周围建起的繁华市郊住宅区

Around is also an adverb.
…a village with a rocky river, a ruined castle and hills all around…

有一条多石的河流、一座破败的城堡并且四面环山的村庄

The Memorial seems almost ugly, dominating the landscape for miles around.

那座纪念碑耸立在方圆数英里景致之中显得近乎难看。

2.PREP 介词绕过；越过 If you move around a corner or obstacle, you move to the other side of it. If you look around a corner or obstacle, you look to see what is on the other side.
The photographer stopped clicking and hurried around the corner…

摄影师停止按动快门，匆匆绕过拐角。

I peered around the edge of the shed — there was no sign of anyone else.

我仔细察看了棚子周边，没有其他人。

3.ADV 副词朝着相反方向；向着对立面 If you turn around, you turn so that you are facing in the opposite direction.

【搭配模式】：ADV after v
I turned around and wrote the title on the blackboard…

我转过身，在黑板上写下了题目。

He straightened up slowly and spun around on the stool to face us.

他慢慢直起身子，坐在凳子上转过身来面对着我们。

4.PREP 介词在…四处；朝…四周 If you move around a place, you travel through it, going to most of its parts. If you look around a place, you look at every part of it.
I’ve been walking around Moscow and the town is terribly quiet…

我在莫斯科到处游逛，城里非常安静。

He glanced discreetly around the room at the other people.

他谨慎地瞥了一眼房间里的其他人。

Around is also an adverb.
He backed away from the edge, looking all around at the flat horizon.

他从边上退了回来，环顾着周围平直的地平线。

5.PREP 介词在…地方;至…的各处 If someone moves around a place, they move through various parts of that place without having any particular destination.
These days much of my time is spent weaving my way around drinks parties…

这些天，我多半都是在酒会上晃悠过去的。

They milled around the ballroom with video cameras.

他们扛着摄像机在舞厅里转来转去。

Around is also an adverb.
My mornings are spent rushing around after him.

我每天早上都跟着他到处跑。

…a scruffy youth wandering around looking lost.

一个四处徘徊、貌似迷了路的邋遢青年

6.ADV 副词至（某人的家拜访） If you go around to someone’s house, you visit them.

【搭配模式】：ADV after v
She helped me unpack my things and then we went around to see the other girls.

她帮我打开行李，然后我们去看望其他女孩们。

7.ADV 副词闲着；无所事事 You use around in expressions such as sit around and hang around when you are saying that someone is spending time in a place and not doing anything very important.

【搭配模式】：ADV after v
I’m just going to be hanging around twiddling my thumbs…

我只会闲呆着，什么事也不做。

After breakfast the next morning they sat around for an hour discussing political affairs.

第二天早饭后，他们闲坐着聊了一个小时政治话题。

Around is also a preposition.
He used to skip lessons and hang around the harbor with some other boys.

他过去经常逃课，在码头上和其他几个男孩瞎混。

8.ADV 副词到别处 If you move things around, you move them so that they are in different places.

【搭配模式】：ADV after v
Furniture in the classroom should not be changed around without warning the blind child…

教室中的桌椅如需要挪动，应事先告诉这个盲童。

She moved things around so the table was beneath the windows.

她挪动家具使桌子靠在窗边。

9.ADV 副词旋转;围绕 If a wheel or object turns around, it turns.

【搭配模式】：ADV after v
The boat started to spin around in the water.

船开始在水中打旋。

10.PREP 介词在各处；遍及 You use around to say that something happens in different parts of a place or area.
Police in South Africa say ten people have died in scattered violence around the country…

南非警方称，在全国各地零星发生的暴力事件中，有10人死亡。

Elephants were often to be found in swamp in eastern Kenya around the Tana River.

在肯尼亚东部的塔纳河一带经常发现陷入沼泽的大象。

…pests and diseases around the garden.

遍布花园各个角落的病虫害

Around is also an adverb.
What the hell do you think you’re doing following me around?…

你到处跟着我到底想干什么？

Giovanni has the best Parma ham for miles around.

方圆数英里内，乔瓦尼的帕尔马火腿最棒。

11.ADV 副词在某处 If someone or something is around, they exist or are present in a place.
The blackbird had a quick, wary look in case the cat was anywhere around…

这只乌鸫迅速警惕地张望了一眼，以防那只猫就在附近。

Just having lots of people around that you can talk to is important…

有许多能交谈的人在身边很重要。

You see very little of this wine around these days.

近来很少看见这种葡萄酒。

12.PREP 介词在…周围；在…身边 The people around you are the people who you come into contact with, especially your friends and relatives, and the people you work with.
We change our behaviour by observing the behaviour of those around us…

我们通过观察周围人的举止改变自己的行为。

Those around her would forgive her for weeping.

她身边的人会原谅她掉眼泪的。

13.PREP 介词以…为中心；以…为基础 If something such as a film, a discussion, or a plan is based around something, that thing is its main theme.
…the gentle comedy based around the Larkin family…

根据拉金一家的故事改编的轻喜剧

The discussion centered around four subjects.

讨论围绕4个主题展开。

…a government whose economic policy was built around low interest rates.

以低利率为基础制定经济政策的政府

14.ADV 副词又;循环地;周而复始地 You use around in expressions such as this time around or to come around when you are describing something that has happened before or things that happen regularly.

【搭配模式】：n ADV
Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around…

这次本特森参议员又拒绝参与。

When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party.

每逢7月4号美国独立日，哥伦比亚城的居民们都会举行热闹的聚会。

15.PREP 介词绕…一圈 When you are giving measurements, you can use around to talk about the distance along the edge of something round.
She was 40 inches around the hips.

她臀围40英寸。

16.ADV 副词大约 Around means approximately.
My salary was around £9,000 plus a car and expenses…

我的薪水大约是9,000英镑，还有一辆车和业务经费可支配。

Rolls Royce produces around 1,000 extremely desirable cars a year.

劳斯莱斯公司每年生产约1,000辆非常吸引人的汽车。

Around is also a preposition.
He expects the elections to be held around November.

他预计选举在11月左右举行。

Usage Note :
Around and round 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 or about. 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 has a lot of other meanings, as a noun, verb, and adjective. You cannot use around in these cases.

around和round都可用作介词和副词，用法很多，常用于短语动词中。很多情况下，两者可以通用，意义相同。美国英语中，around比round和about常见得多。指无具体方向的随意移动时，除around和round外，也可用about：It’s so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane（坐小型飞机在空中翱翔真浪漫），I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond（我开车在里士满转悠了几小时），Police constables walk about with guns on their hips（警员们胯上别枪四处巡逻）。表示某物就在手头或能够获得，可用around或about作副词, 不可用round：There is a lot of talent around at the moment（目前有大量现成人才），There are not that many jobs about（眼下没有那么多工作机会）。round作名词、动词和形容词时有许多其他意思，参见round词条;在这些情况下不可用around。

17.PREP-PHRASE 短语介词大约 Around about means approximately.

【STYLE标签】：SPOKEN 口语
There is a Green party but it only scored around about 10 percent in the vote…

虽然有一个绿党，但在选举中该党只得到了大约10%的选票。

He’s charging you around about a hundred pounds an hour for his services.

他提供一小时服务，要价大约100英镑。

18.PHRASE 短语各方面 You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group.

【搭配模式】：cl PHR
He compared the achievements of the British and the French during 1916 and concluded that the latter were better all around.

他比较了1916年英国人和法国人的成就，结论是法国人在各方面都做得更好。

19.PHRASE 短语见过世面；经验丰富；老于世故 If someone has been around, they have had a lot of experience of different people and situations.

【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
He knows what to do. He’s been around…

他知道该做什么。他阅历很丰富。

He’s been around a long time and has acquired a number of skills.

长久以来他见过很多世面，学了很多技术。

20. the other way around→see: way; →see: to get your tongue around something; →see: tongue;

1 around /əˈraʊnd/ adverb
1
a : in a circle兜着圈子地；迂回地
The wheel went/turned around (and around).
车轮不停地转。
We kept going around [=(chiefly Brit) round] in circles without getting anywhere.
我们转来转去还是没离开那里。
b : in, along, or through a curving path绕圈；绕道
The road goes around [=(chiefly Brit) round] by the lake.
这条路顺着湖边转弯了。
Don’t take the long way around: I know a shortcut.
别绕远路，我知道有一条近路。
c chiefly US — used to indicate a measurement that is made along the outer surface of something circular以圆周计算
“How big around is the tree?” “It’s five feet around.” [=(chiefly Brit) round] [=the circumference of the tree is five feet] “这棵树有多粗？”“周长五英尺。”
2
— used to indicate that a number, amount, time, etc., is not exact or certain（数字、数量、时间等）大约
The price of dinner was around [=(chiefly US) about] $50.
这顿饭大约50美元。
It lasted around [=(chiefly US) about] a century.
这大约持续了一个世纪。
The repair should cost around [=approximately, roughly] $200.
修理费大约应该是200美元。
We should leave in around 10 minutes.
我们应该大约10分钟后离开。
We got home at around 8 o’clock. = (US) We got home around about 8 o’clock. [=it was approximately 8 o’clock when we got home] 我们大约8点钟到家。
3
a : in close from all sides so as to surround someone or something在周围
People crowded around [=(chiefly Brit) round] to hear her.
人们围拢过来听她讲。
b : in many different directions在四处
They wandered around [=(chiefly Brit) about] for several hours.
他们四处闲逛了几个小时。
He entered the room and looked around.
他走进房间，四处打量了一下。
c : in or to many different places在（或去）许多不同的地方
People were standing around [=(chiefly Brit) about], talking quietly in small groups.
人们在附近站着，三三两两地低声谈论着。
His tools were scattered around [=(chiefly Brit) about] carelessly.
他的工具随处乱放。
She travels around [=(chiefly Brit) about] on business quite a lot.
她经常去不同的地方出差。
This is a very interesting town: let me show you around.
这是一个很有意思的小镇，我带你四处转转。
d : in or near a particular area or place在附近
We went to the store, but there was no one around. [=there was no one there; (chiefly Brit) there was no one about] 我们去商店了，但那里一个人也没有。
Let’s wait/stay/stick around awhile.
我们在附近等/待/逗留一会儿吧。
I’m not sure where it is, but it must be around somewhere.
我不确定它具体在哪儿，但它一定就在附近。
It’s safer when there are other people around.
附近有其他人会更加安全。
I’d like to speak to him if he’s around.
如果他没走远，我想跟他谈谈。
So long, then! (I’ll) See you around! [=I’ll see you later] 再见！一会儿见！
e : to a particular place去某处
Why don’t you come around (to my house) for dinner?
何不来我家吃饭？
4
: in the opposite direction朝相反方向
She turned (completely) around. [=(less commonly) about, (chiefly Brit) round] 她转过了身。
5
— used with some verbs to indicate repeated or continued action or behavior that does not have a clear or definite purpose与某些动词连用，指没有明确目的的重复性或持续性动作或行为
He’s always joking around when he should be serious.
他总是在该严肃的时候瞎开玩笑。
Don’t play/fool around with your food like that!
吃饭就好好吃，不要乱摆弄你的吃的！
I was just standing around, waiting for the train to arrive.
我就一直站着，等火车进站。
6
— used to describe something that returns in a regular or repeated way循环往复地
Winter has come around [=(chiefly Brit) round] again.
冬天又来到了。
7
— used to describe how two things are arranged or ordered用于描述两件东西如何摆放或排列
You put the fork on the left and the knife on the right. They should be the other way around. [=(chiefly Brit) round] [=the fork should be on the right and the knife on the left] 你把叉子放在了左边，刀放在了右边。它们应该互换位置。
You’ve got them the wrong way around. [=(chiefly Brit) round] 你把这两件东西的位置弄错了。
come around
— see 1come
2 around /əˈraʊnd/ preposition
1
a : on all sides of (something or someone)在四周；在周围
a house with trees (all) around [=(chiefly Brit) round] it
四周长满树木的房子
The people were seated around the table.
人们围着桌子坐着。
A crowd gathered around him.
一群人聚在他周围。
b : so as to circle or surround (something or someone)环绕；围住
He tied the rope around his waist.
他把绳子系在腰上。
They wrapped the blanket around [=about] her.
他们用毯子裹住她。
: moving so as to circle (something or someone)绕着
The Earth revolves/goes/moves around [=(chiefly Brit) round] the Sun.
地球绕着太阳转。
We went all around the lake enjoying the different views.
我们绕着湖行走，欣赏不同的景色。
They sailed around the world.
他们乘船环游世界。
c : over or in different parts of (a place)遍布；遍及
He traveled (all) around [=(chiefly Brit) round] the country.
他在这个国家四处游历。
He’s a well-known figure around the town.
他是这个镇上的名人。
We drove all around the town looking for him.
我们开车满城转，四处找他。
This is a very interesting town: let me show you around it.
这是一个很有意思的小镇，我带你四处转转。
We took a tour around New England.
我们到新英格兰各地游览了一圈。
You can find lots of good restaurants around here.
你会发现这附近有很多好餐馆。
I help her out sometimes around the house.
我有时会在房子里帮她四处张罗一下。
d : on or to another side of (something)在另一边；到另一边
We were surprised by what we saw when we walked around the corner.
走过拐角时，我们被看到的一幕惊呆了。
There’s another door around the back of the house.
这房子后面还有一扇门。
2
a : in the area near to (something or someone)在附近
Fish are abundant around [=about, near] the reefs.
礁石附近有很多鱼。
I’m not sure where it is, but it must be somewhere around here. = It must be around here somewhere.
我不确定它具体在哪儿，但它一定就在附近。
I feel happier when I’m around her.
我跟她在一起时感到更开心。
It happened in Naples—or (somewhere) around there.
事情发生在那不勒斯或附近地区。
I can tell from/by your accent that you’re not from around here.
从你的口音我能判断出你不是本地人。
It’s safer when there are other people around you.
有其他人在你身边会更加安全。
b : near or not far from (something) in time（时间上）大约，大概
The company was founded (at) around [=about] the turn of the century.
这家公司大概是在世纪之交成立的。
a night around [=about] midsummer
仲夏前后的一个夜晚
3
: so as to avoid or get past (something)避开；绕过
She went around the puddle to avoid getting dirty.
她绕过水坑免得弄脏衣服。
We found a way around their objections.
我们想到了一个办法，可以避开他们的反对。
4
— used to indicate the central part or idea used for building or organizing something以…为中心；围绕
a society built/organized around kinship ties
围绕亲属关系建立的社会
3 around /əˈraʊnd/ adjective
not used before a noun
: existing or active存在着；活跃
She is among the most creative of the artists around [=active, working] today.
她是如今仍活跃的艺术家中最具创造力的一位。
been around
◊ Something that has been around for a long time has existed or been available for a long time.早已存在的；早就有的
I’m surprised you haven’t read that book yet. It’s been around [=been out] for ages!
我很意外你没读过那本书。它已经出版很多年了呀！
◊ A person who has been around has had a lot of different experiences and knows a lot about the world.阅历丰富的；见过世面的
You’re a man of the world: I can tell you’ve been around.
你是一个见过世面的人，我能看出你的阅历很丰富。
up and around
— see 2up