1. round about : 迂回地, 大约;
2. in the round : 全面地, 圆雕的;
3. out of round : 不圆;
4. round in : 拉, 拉绳, 牵, 牵索;
5. right round : 就在(...)周围, 就在(...)附近, 整整一圈地, 完全朝着相反方向;
6. taking it all round : 全面来看;
7. round the clock : 连续一整天;
8. round to : 掉头顶风停下, 船掉头顶风停下;
9. all round : 周围;
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介词和副词用法(PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES)
Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as ‘around’. Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as ‘walk’ and ‘drive’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘get round’ and ‘hand round’. Round is commoner in British English than American English, and it is slightly more informal.
1. the usual activities in your day
e.g. the doctor made his rounds
Synonym: daily round
2. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
e.g. a round of golf takes about 4 hours
Synonym: round of golf
3. (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
e.g. the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning
the postman's rounds
we enjoyed our round of the local bars
4. any circular or rotating mechanism
e.g. the machine punched out metal circles
Synonym: circle
5. a charge of ammunition for a single shot
Synonym: unit of ammunitionone shot
6. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
7. an outburst of applause
e.g. there was a round of applause
8. a partsong in which voices follow each other
one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
e.g. they enjoyed singing rounds
Synonym: troll
9. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
10. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
e.g. he ordered a second round
Synonym: round of drinks
11. a regular route for a sentry or policeman
e.g. in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
Synonym: beat
12. the course along which communications spread
e.g. the story is going the rounds in Washington
13. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
14. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
e.g. the never-ending cycle of the seasons