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surroundings

UK //səˈraʊndɪŋz//US //səˈraʊndɪŋz//

词源

来自动词surround(围绕)的现在分词形式,加上名词后缀-ing,表示被围绕的状态或区域。

noun

❶ 指一个人或事物所处的周围环境或区域,包括自然和人为的景观、建筑、氛围等。

“The hotel is set in beautiful surroundings.”

(这家酒店坐落在优美的环境中。)

“She grew up in comfortable surroundings.”

(她在舒适的环境中长大。)

同义词:environment, setting, vicinity

常见短语

immediate surroundings — 指紧邻某人或某物的周围区域,通常指可以直接感知到的近距离环境。

“She was aware of every sound in her immediate surroundings.”

(她能察觉到周围环境中的每一个声音。)