| 短语 | round about |
| 释义 | round about spoken informal also round used when guessing a number, amount, time etc without being exact大约;SYNapproximately•We got there round about half past nine.我们大约九点半到了那儿。•He's round about the same age as my son.他大概和我儿子差不多年龄。•It must have been round midnight when I saw him.我看到他的时候肯定已经是半夜左右了。 round about 1. on all sides or in all directions; surrounding someone or something 在…周围, 环绕; 在附近： everything round about was covered with snow. 周围的一切都被雪覆盖了。 2. at a point or time approximately equal to 大致, 约略： they arrived round about nine. 他们大约九点到达。 ˌround aˈbout1approximately大约We're leaving round about ten.我们十点钟左右要离开。A new roof will cost round about £3 000.换新房顶大约要花 3 000 英镑。2in the area near a place在附近in Oxford and the villages round about在牛津及其附近的村庄round about1. along the circumference of; all around 在（…的）四周 * He lives somewhere round about. 他就住在这附近。 * The white building contrasts pleasantly with the green pines round about. 那幢洁白的楼房同四周葱翠的松树相互辉映，赏心悦目。2. backward; in the opposite direction 向相反方向 * They turned round about and left. 他们转身朝相反的方向走了。3. at approximately about 大约 * Please come round about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. 请于下午 2点左右来。4. indirectly; in a circuitous manner 间接的；委婉的 * He came round about and slowly to 526these conclusions. 他委婉地而且慢慢地得出了这些结论。round about Round about (指时间、地点、数量)大约;在……的附近：Various trees，grass and flowers grow round about the lake，so people all like to go there.湖的附近生长着各种花草树木，所以人们都喜欢到那里去。/There are few and far villages round about that barren wasteland.在那贫瘠的荒原附近只有寥寥无几的村庄。/A gentleman visited you round about two o’clock when you were absent.你不在时，一位先生大约二点左右来拜访你。/That clever boy is round about ten，but his intelligence is above that of an adult.那个聪明的男孩大约10岁左右，但他的智力比成年人还高。 在附近;在近处：There is a museum somewhere round about，we may go and visit it some day.附近有一家博物馆，哪一天我们可以去参观一下。使圆满结束：Alumni and alumna rounded off the get-together with a chorus，which reminded them of their schooldays long ago.男女校友们用一个大合唱使联欢会圆满结束，这合唱使他们想起遥远的学生时代。完成;圆满结束：It is a hard task but we all work with effort，so it is rounded off in time.那是一个困难的工作，但是我们全都努力去做，因而及时把它完成。 |
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