
round
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。)
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。)
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。)
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。)
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。)