around學測 L1KK [ɚˈaʊnd] | /ɚˈaʊnd/
附近;周圍·四周環繞·繞圈;轉圈·繞路;繞道·大約;差不多·轉向;轉身
學測常考,易與 round 搞混
I walked around the lake, and it took me around an hour.
我繞著湖走,大約花了一小時。
一個畫面:站在原地,身體周圍畫出一圈動作
在周圍人站定,四周都在感受範圍內
繞著走雙腳沿弧線繞著中心前進,不走直線
轉身身體轉一圈,面朝相反方向
大約沒量準,只抓一個大概數字
義項
在周圍A1adverb附近;周圍
I like to walk around the park every morning.
我每天早上喜歡在公園附近走走。
walk around
在周圍A1adverb四周環繞
There are tall trees around the house.
房子四周有高高的樹。
around the house
繞著走A1adverb繞圈;轉圈
The children held hands and danced around in a circle.
孩子們手牽手,圍成一圈跳舞。
dance around
繞著走A1adverb繞路;繞道
We drove around the lake instead of going straight.
我們繞著湖開車,沒有走直路。
drive around
大約A1adverb大約;差不多
The trip will cost around 500 dollars.
這趟旅行大約要花五百美元。
around 500
轉身A1adverb轉向;轉身
She turned around and walked back the way she came.
她轉身往回走原本的路。
turn around
片語
turn around轉一圈 →轉身;轉向
around the corner轉角處 →在附近的轉角
around the world繞地球 →環遊世界
run around到處跑 →跑來跑去
drive around開車繞 →開車到處繞
你會不會這樣說?
「大約八點」該用 around 還是 at?
看答案
around
at 表示精確時間,around 表示大約,例如 around 8 p.m.。
「她轉身往回走」的英文,turn ___ and walk back?
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around
turn around 表示轉身,面向相反方向,是本條目的核心動作之一。
字族
round 圓的;一輪・surround 包圍;圍繞