Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #730
round
/ˈraʊnd/
preposition
围绕;在……周围
on all sides of; surrounding
绕着……转;绕过;在……附近;约在;围着;附近;绕过
In use
The children sat round the table to play a game.
The path goes round the lake and then into the forest.
Is there a bank round here?
Connections
Collocations
- round the world
- 环游世界;围绕地球
- She wants to sail round the world.她想环游世界。
- round the corner
- 在拐角处;即将到来
- The post office is just round the corner.邮局就在拐角处。
- round the clock
- 昼夜不停;全天候
- The team worked round the clock to meet the deadline.团队昼夜不停地工作以赶上截止日期。
- round the table
- 围桌而坐(尤指一起商讨)
- The managers sat round the table to negotiate the contract.经理们围桌而坐,商讨合同事宜。
- round about
- 大约;在……左右
- We'll arrive round about six o'clock.我们大约六点钟到达。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
round 音近中文“绕”(rào):绕圈走就是“围绕、绕着……”,介词 round = 在……周围/绕着……
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:英式英语口语、非正式写作、日常对话 作介词时,round 为 around 的非正式变体,多用于英式英语口语或非正式书面语;正式文体中通常用 around。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所列的 sound、found、ground、around、bound、pound 都以 /aʊnd/ 结尾,和 round /ɹaʊnd/ 押韵。注意:wound 作名词“伤口”时读 /wuːnd/,不押韵;would、should、could 等词拼写相似但也不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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