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over在,超过,超过了,在过去everywhere到处都是,随处可见,随处可见的,遍地都是about关于,约,有关,大约almost几乎,几乎是,差不多,几乎要approximately大约,约,大概,约为nearby附近的,附近,附近的人,在附近any which way无论何种方式,无论怎样,任何方式,无论如何encompassing包罗万象的,包罗万象,涵盖性,涵盖性的neighboring相邻的,邻近的,邻居,相邻throughout自始至终,在整个过程中,贯穿始终,贯穿始终的all over遍地,遍体鳞伤,遍,浑身上下near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来close at hand近在咫尺,近在眼前,近在咫尺的,咫尺天涯 Definitions
adv.副词 adverb
- 1
- : in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- : on all sides; about: His land is fenced all around.
- : in all directions from a center or point of reference: He owns the land for miles around.
- : in a region or area neighboring a place: all the country around.
- : in circumference: The tree was 40 inches around.
- : in a circular or rounded course: to fly around and around.
- : through a sequence or series, as of places or persons: to show someone around.
- : through a recurring period, as of time, especially to the present or a particular time: when spring rolls around again.
- : by a circuitous or roundabout course: The driveway to the house goes around past the stables.
- : to a place or point, as by a circuit or circuitous course: to get around into the navigable channel.
- : with a rotating course or movement: The wheels turned around.
- : in or to another or opposite direction, course, opinion, etc.: Sit still and don't turn around. After our arguments, she finally came around.
Phrases
- around the bend
- around the corner
- beat about (around) the bush
- been around
- boss someone around
- bring around
- cast about (around)
- come around
- enough to go around
- every time one turns around
- fool around
- fuck around
- full circle (what goes around comes around)
- get around
- get around to
- go around in circles
- hang around
- horse around
- kick around
- kid around
- knock about (around)
Synonyms & Antonyms
adv.situated on sides, circumference, or in general area
Synonyms
about关于,约,有关,大约everywhere到处都是,随处可见,随处可见的,遍地都是over在,超过,超过了,在过去all over遍地,遍体鳞伤,遍,浑身上下any which way无论何种方式,无论怎样,任何方式,无论如何encompassing包罗万象的,包罗万象,涵盖性,涵盖性的in the vicinity在附近的,在附近地区,附近地区,在附近in this area在这个领域,在这一领域,在这个领域中,在这个领域里 Examples
Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?
Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.
In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
Toomey glides around the room like a Brazilian capoeira dancer.
Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.
At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
While they were doing this, he assembled the officers around him, and the meaning of our night march was explained to us.
prep.介词 preposition
- 1
- : about; on all sides; encircling; encompassing: a halo around his head.
- : so as to encircle, surround, or envelop: to tie paper around a package.
- : on the edge, border, or outer part of: a skirt with fringe around the bottom.
- : from place to place in; about: to get around town.
- : in all or various directions from: to look around one.
- : in the vicinity of: the country around Boston.
- : approximately; about: It's around five o'clock.
- : here and there in: There are many cafés around the city.
- : somewhere in or near: to stay around the house.
- : to all or various parts of: to wander around the country.
- : so as to make a circuit about or partial circuit to the other side of: to go around the lake; to sail around a cape.
- : reached by making a turn or partial circuit about: the church around the corner.
- : so as to revolve or rotate about a center or axis: the earth's motion around its axis.
- : personally close to: Only the few advisers around the party leader understood his real motives.
- : so as to get by a difficulty: They got around the lack of chairs by sitting on the floor.
- : so as to have a foundation in: The novel is built around a little-known historical event.
adv.close to a place
Synonyms
about关于,约,有关,大约almost几乎,几乎是,差不多,几乎要approximately大约,约,大概,约为nearby附近的,附近,附近的人,在附近close at hand近在咫尺,近在眼前,近在咫尺的,咫尺天涯near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来