round the world
collocation环游世界；围绕地球
She wants to sail round the world.
她想环游世界。
围绕；在……周围
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围绕；在……周围
on all sides of; surrounding
The children sat round the table to play a game.
孩子们围坐在桌子旁玩游戏。
The path goes round the lake and then into the forest.
这条小路绕过湖泊，然后进入森林。
Is there a bank round here?
这附近有银行吗？
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环游世界；围绕地球
She wants to sail round the world.
她想环游世界。
在拐角处；即将到来
The post office is just round the corner.
邮局就在拐角处。
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。
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。
大约；在……左右
We'll arrive round about six o'clock.
我们大约六点钟到达。
昼夜不停；连续一整天
The team worked round the clock to meet the deadline.
团队连日连夜工作以赶上最后期限。
大约；差不多
They arrived at round about nine o'clock.
他们大约九点钟到的。
发疯；失去理智
This noise is driving me round the bend.
这噪音快把我逼疯了。
我们围着桑树丛转。
This line is from the traditional English nursery rhyme 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush,' often sung while children dance in a circle.
这句出自传统英语童谣《Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush》，孩子们经常边唱边围成圈跳舞。
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round 音近中文“绕”（rào）：绕圈走就是“围绕、绕着……”，介词 round = 在……周围/绕着……
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。
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。
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