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单词 surround
释义
surround
(sərnd )
Word forms: surrounds , surrounding , surrounded
1. verb B1+
If a person or thing is surrounded by something, that thing is situated all around them.
The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence. [be VERB-ed]
The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions. [VERB noun]
...the snipers and artillerymen in the surrounding hills. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: enclose, ring, encircle, encompass  
2. verb B1+
If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you.
When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen. [be VERB-ed]
He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself surrounded. [VERB-ed]
Shooting broke out after the guards surrounded a villa in the city. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: besiege, beset, lay siege to, invest [rare]  
3. verb
The circumstances, feelings, or ideas which surround something are those that are closely associated with it.
The decision had been agreed in principle, but some controversy surrounded it. [VERB noun]
Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return. [VERB noun]
4. verb B2
If you surround yourself with certain people or things, you make sure that you have a lot of them near you all the time.
He surrounded himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers. [V n + with/by]
They love being surrounded by familiar possessions. [be V-ed + with/by]
5. countable noun
The surround of something such as a fireplace is the border, wall, or shelves around it. [mainly British]
...a small fireplace with a cast-iron surround.
Synonyms: border, edging, skirting, boundary  
6. plural noun
Your surrounds are your surroundings.
The entire team enjoyed hot showers in the spacious surrounds of a new, modern village hall.
Collocations:
surround a valley
Located on a mountainside, it commands a view of the valley beneath and the forest and mountain peaks that surround the valley.
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The massive parties were taking place every weekend now from such disparate locations as outdoor fields to airplane hangars and hilltops that surround the valley.
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The town nestles in a valley surrounded by an array of buttes, mesas and other alluringly named western formations.
Times, Sunday Times
The farm was set in a valley surrounded by meadows of wild flowers.
Times, Sunday Times
The city nestles in a valley surrounded by towering mountains.
Times, Sunday Times
trees surround
Palm trees surround the pool, and there's parking for two cars.
Times, Sunday Times
The dozen trees surround a water feature and are intended to provide shade and sound proofing to the canteens and coffee shops below.
Times, Sunday Times
Between these two railroad lines, the surroundings become more rural as the road becomes a two-lane undivided route and southern pine trees surround it.
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Trees surround the airport close in, and there are trees close to each end of the field in the approaches.
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Orchards of cherry, apple, and peach trees surround the town.
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uncertainty surrounds
Uncertainty surrounds the timing and sequence of those steps.
Houston Chronicle
Uncertainty surrounds the role of other members of the family.
Times, Sunday Times
Uncertainty surrounds three of the buildings.
Times, Sunday Times
But the biggest uncertainty surrounds longer-term growth.
Times, Sunday Times
Uncertainty surrounds the exact cause of the eruption, with scientists and geological experts unable to reach a unanimous conclusion.
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wall surrounds
A second wall surrounds the airport, its perimeter patrolled by troops, and at least a dozen vehicle checkpoints control travel within the city.
Times,Sunday Times
A brick wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines and bodies of water.
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A park surrounds the plaza and a wall surrounds the site.
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A semicircular wall surrounds the back side of the monument.
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In each, a perimeter wall surrounds a dense compound of annexes, in which some rooms show possible use as dispensaries.
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Translations:
Chinese: 围绕
Japanese: 囲む
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