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round

UK //raʊnd//US //raʊnd//

词源

源自中古英语 'rounde',来自古法语 'rond',最终源自拉丁语 'rotundus'(意为圆的)。

adjective

❶ 形容物体形状像圆形或球形的,没有棱角。常用于描述外观或几何形状。

“The moon looks round tonight.”

(今晚的月亮看起来很圆。)

“She has a round face with big eyes.”

(她有一张圆脸和大眼睛。)

❶ 形容数字或数量是完整的,通常指整数或近似值。常用于统计或估算。

“The total cost is around 100 dollars.”

(总费用大约是100美元。)

“Let's make it a round number—say 50.”

(我们取个整数吧,比如50。)

同义词:circular, spherical, curved

noun

❶ 指圆形物体或形状,也可以指循环或周期性的事件。

“She cut the dough into small rounds.”

(她把面团切成小圆形。)

“The doctor did his rounds in the hospital.”

(医生在医院里查房。)

❶ 指子弹或弹药的一发,常用于军事或射击场景。

“He loaded another round into the gun.”

(他又给枪装了一发子弹。)

“The soldiers fired several rounds at the target.”

(士兵们向目标发射了几发子弹。)

同义词:circle, cycle, bullet

verb

❶ 表示使某物变圆或绕行,也可以指完成某个循环或过程。

“He rounded the corners of the table.”

(他把桌子的角磨圆了。)

“The car rounded the corner at high speed.”

(汽车高速拐过弯道。)

同义词:curve, complete, finish

adverb

❶ 表示围绕或环绕某物移动,也可以指在附近或周围。

“The children ran round the tree.”

(孩子们绕着树跑。)

“She turned round to see who was calling her.”

(她转过身看是谁在叫她。)

同义词:around, about

常见短语

round the clock — 表示全天候或24小时不间断,常用于描述持续的服务或活动。

“The hospital provides round-the-clock emergency care.”

(医院提供全天候的急诊服务。)

round up — 指将数字向上取整,或指将人或动物聚集在一起。

“Round up the total to the nearest dollar.”

(把总数向上取整到最接近的美元。)

round off — 表示完成某事或以某种方式结束,也可以指将数字四舍五入。

“Let's round off the meeting with a summary.”

(让我们以总结来结束会议。)