around adverb located or situated on every side 在四周 the mountains towering all around. 屹立在四周的山峰。 so as to face in the opposite direction 朝对立面 Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around. 盖伊抓住她尺数的肩膀，使她转过身来。 in or to many places throughout a locality 到处 word got around that he was on the verge of retirement. 到处都有人说他快要退休了。 aimlessly or unsystematically; here and there 漫无目的地，无系统地；在各处 one of them was glancing nervously around. 其中有一个人在紧张地东张西望。 present, living, in the vicinity, or in active use 在附近；生活(或生长）在附近；在使用中 there was no one around. 附近没有人。 maize has been around for a long time. 这一带很早就有玉米了。 (used with a number or quantity) approximately [与数字或数量连用] 大约 software costs would be around £1,500. 软件花费大约是1,500英镑。 I returned to my hotel around 3 a.m. 我在凌晨3点左右回了旅则历馆。 preposition on every side of 环绕 the palazzo is built around a courtyard. 大宅中间有个天井。 the hills around the city. 环绕城市的群山陵盯首。 ■(of something abstract) having (the thing mentioned) as a focal point (抽象物）以(已提及物）为中心 our entire culture is built around those loyalties. 我们的整个文化是以忠诚不渝的精神为中心建立起来的。 in or to many places throughout (a community or locality) 在各处，遍及 cycling around the village. 骑自行车走遍村庄。 a number of large depots around the country. 遍布全国的好几个大型仓库。
