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surround

释义

surround

noun

UK /səˈraʊnd/

Word Forms

singular	surround
plural	surrounds

1
countable a border or edge around something such as a window or a piece of furniture
Synonyms and related words
Frames and supports for structures
frame
foundation
support
2

surrounds
plural the area or things around something
the hotel with its leafy garden surrounds
Synonyms and related words
The outer parts of objects or spaces
apex
back
back end

surround

noun

US /səˈraʊnd/

Word Forms

singular	surround
plural	surrounds

1
countable a border or edge around something such as a window or a piece of furniture
Synonyms and related words
Frames and supports for structures
frame
foundation
support
2

surrounds
plural the area or things around something
the hotel with its leafy garden surrounds
Synonyms and related words
The outer parts of objects or spaces
apex
back
back end

surround

verb transitive often passive

UK /səˈraʊnd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	surround
he/she/it	surrounds
present participle	surrounding
past tense	surrounded
past participle	surrounded

1
to be all around or on all sides of someone or something
He found himself surrounded by an admiring crowd.
Can you name the states that surround Colorado?
surround something with something:
People are surrounding their homes with barbed wire fences.
Synonyms and related words
To surround or put something around something
kettle
surround
enclose
1. 1a
  to stand on all sides of a place, in order to stop someone from escaping
  Armed police quickly surrounded the building.
  You are surrounded! Put down your weapons!
  Synonyms and related words
  To put a person or animal in a place they cannot leave
  shut in
  imprison
  confine
2
to be closely connected with a situation or an event
Uncertainty surrounds the future of the industry.
The book was surrounded by controversy.
Synonyms and related words
To be connected with or related to something
link
surround
correspond
3
to be near someone all the time
She grew up surrounded by older children.
surround yourself with something:
Maureen loved to surround herself with art.
Synonyms and related words
To be near to or connected to something
join
touch
overlap

surround

verb transitive often passive

US /səˈraʊnd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	surround
he/she/it	surrounds
present participle	surrounding
past tense	surrounded
past participle	surrounded

1
to be all around or on all sides of someone or something
Can you name the states that surround Colorado?
He found himself surrounded by an admiring crowd.
surround something with something:
People are surrounding their homes with barbed wire fences.
Synonyms and related words
To surround or put something around something
kettle
surround
enclose
1. 1a
  to stand on all sides of a place, in order to stop someone from escaping
  Armed police quickly surrounded the building.
  You are surrounded! Put down your weapons!
  Synonyms and related words
  To put a person or animal in a place they cannot leave
  shut in
  imprison
  confine
2
to be closely connected with a situation or an event
Uncertainty surrounds the future of the industry.
The book was surrounded by controversy.
Synonyms and related words
To be connected with or related to something
link
surround
correspond
3
to be near someone all the time
She grew up surrounded by older children.
surround yourself with something:
Maureen loved to surround herself with art.
Synonyms and related words
To be near to or connected to something
join
touch
overlap

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