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around

/ɚˈaʊnd/KK

ɚ·aʊnd

練發音
介系詞
國中
難度 2 個音節
adverb
1.
在……周圍;環繞著
極常用

表示某人、物或地點位於另一人、物或地點的四周。

用法:後面通常接名詞、代名詞或名詞片語。

around the table
around the school
sit around a campfire
put one's arms around someone

The students sat around the table and planned what to do in class.

學生們坐在桌子旁,計畫在課堂上要做什麼。

There are small food shops around the night market.

夜市周圍有一些小吃店。

2.
繞著;沿著……四周
極常用

表示移動路線繞過某個中心、地點或物體的四周。

用法:此義強調移動的路徑,而不只是所在位置。

walk around the park
run around the track
drive around the lake
cycle around the island

We walked around the lake after lunch.

午餐後,我們繞著湖散步。

The children ran around the playground at school.

孩子們在學校的操場上跑來跑去。

3.
繞過;避開
常用

表示為了到達另一側或避開障礙物,而改走旁邊的路線。

用法:可指實際繞路,也可指設法避開某項困難或限制。

walk around the puddle
find a way around a problem
get around the rule
go around a roadblock

She found a way around the problem.

她找到了解決這個問題的方法。

We had to walk around the building to get to the bus stop.

我們必須繞過那棟大樓,才能到公車站。

4.
在……各處;到處
極常用

表示人或物分布、移動或被尋找於某個區域的不同地方。

用法:常見於 look around、show someone around 等搭配。

show someone around the campus
travel around Taiwan
ask around the neighborhood
look around the store

I looked around the house for my keys.

我在家裡各處找鑰匙。

Our teacher showed the new students around the school.

我們的老師帶新學生參觀學校。

5.
大約;約莫
極常用

用於數字、時間、年齡、數量或價格前,表示不是精確的數值。

用法:通常置於數字或數量前。around 與 about 在此義多半可互換。

around ten minutes
around 500 dollars
around 8 p.m.
around 20 students

The train ride takes around one hour.

坐火車大約要一個小時。

There were around twenty people at the family dinner.

家庭聚餐大約有二十人。

6.
關於;圍繞……
常用

表示談話、討論、活動或問題的主要主題。

用法:在此義中,about 通常更日常且更常用;around 常帶有「以某主題為核心」的意味。

a discussion around safety
questions around the policy
a campaign around recycling
debate around education

At the festival, you can do many things around food from this area and farming.

在這個節慶中,你可以參加許多和這個地區的食物及農業有關的活動。

常見錯誤

I live around Taipei.

I live near Taipei./I live in the Taipei area.

The meeting starts around at 3 p.m.

The meeting starts around 3 p.m.

We discussed around the exam.

We discussed the exam./We had a discussion about the exam.

There are around of 30 students in my class.

There are around 30 students in my class.

相關字詞
surround 同源詞
all around 片語形式
about 近義
near 近義
round 拼法變體
學習提示

・around 可作介系詞,也可作副詞。接名詞時通常是介系詞,例如 around the school;不接受詞時常是副詞,例如 Is your teacher around?

・表示「大約」時,around 可用於時間、金額、年齡與數量。

・turn around 表示「轉身」或「轉向相反方向」;look around 表示「四處看看」。這些搭配中的 around 不接名詞。

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