around

Nghĩa

Prep

1. Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
2. Centred upon; surrounding; regarding.
3. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
4. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
5. Near; in the vicinity of.
6. At or to various places within.

Adj

1. (informal) Present in the vicinity.
2. (informal) Alive; existing.

Adv

1. So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
2. So as to surround or be near.
3. Nearly; approximately; about.
4. From place to place.
5. From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
6. So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
7. Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
8. Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.

Được gạch nối như

a‧round

Phát âm là (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Từ nguyên

From Middle English around, arounde, from a- (from Old English a- (“on, at”)) + Middle English round (“circle, round”) borrowed from French, equivalent to a- + round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon (“around”). Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (“around”) (from Old English ymbe (“around”)). See umbe.

Câu

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Có lẽ đó là vì họ di chuyển xung quanh rất nhiều.

His father introduced him to boxing around the age of seven .

Cha anh đã giới thiệu anh về quyền anh vào khoảng bảy tuổi.

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .

Anh lại nhìn xung quanh quảng trường trống rỗng, cảm thấy bớt tuyệt vọng hơn trước.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

Sơn xám trải dài hàng dặm.

The time must have been somewhere around six o'clock .

Thời gian chắc chắn đã ở đâu đó vào khoảng sáu giờ.

Much of the economic activity in the area centers around the outdoors .

Phần lớn các hoạt động kinh tế trong khu vực tập trung xung quanh ngoài trời.

Sailing is in the family around Breault .

Thuyền buồm là trong gia đình xung quanh Breault.