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单词 round
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roundpreposition, adverb

uk/raʊnd/us/raʊnd/mainly UK US usually around

round preposition, adverb (AROUND)

A2 in a circular direction or position; around:

The moon goes round the earth.
We ran round (the outside of the house) to the back, looking for the dog.
The idea has been going round and round in my head all day (= I can't stop thinking about it).
When one engine stopped, we had to turn round (= turn to face the opposite direction) and fly home.
He tried to go round the keeper (= move with the football past a goalkeeper) but was forced wide.
See also
theatre in the round

More examples

  • The discussion kept going round in circles.
  • Christmas comes round so quickly!
  • She wears a gold cross round her neck.
  • It has always been my declared intention to sail round the world.
  • I'll just turn the car round and go back the way we've come.

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Bending, twisting and curving

  • bent
  • bowed
  • buckle
  • contort
  • convoluted
  • crook
  • flexure
  • fluted
  • intertwine
  • interweave
  • matted
  • meander
  • meandering
  • sinuous
  • twiddly
  • twine
  • twisted
  • twisty
  • warp
  • wring

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round preposition, adverb (IN ALL PARTS)

B1 in every part of a place, or in various parts of a place:

The landlord showed me round (the house).
I had to go all round town to find a hotel that was open.
This virus has been going round (the school) (= many people have had it) .

More examples

  • I walked round the town.
  • I'll take you round the grounds.
  • We went round the shops.
  • There's a rumour going round the office to that effect.
  • There's a stomach bug going round the school.

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Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere

  • across
  • all over somewhere idiom
  • all over the place idiom
  • anyplace
  • anywhere
  • every
  • from pillar to post idiom
  • from top to bottom idiom
  • from top to toe idiom
  • high
  • hunt/search high and low idiom
  • length
  • nook
  • place
  • someplace
  • somewhere
  • the length and breadth of somewhere idiom
  • throughout
  • turn
  • ubiquitous

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round preposition, adverb (SURROUNDING)

A2 on all or some sides of something:

We sat round the fire.
The house has trees all round.
The pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres round (the base).
Everyone for a mile round (= in the area) heard the explosion.

More examples

  • They live in an idyllic country cottage, with roses round the door.
  • As soon as he appeared, reporters crowded round.
  • If we put the chairs a bit closer together , we should be able to get another one round the table.
  • There was a black line round the edge of the page.
  • The spectators had gathered round the green to watch the winning putt.

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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing

  • beleaguer
  • beleaguered
  • beset
  • border
  • box sb/sth in
  • dunk
  • fence sth in
  • fence sth off
  • flooding
  • gather
  • gift-wrap
  • gift-wrapped
  • steep
  • surround
  • swallow
  • wall sth off
  • wound 1
  • wrap
  • wrap (sb) up
  • wrap sth around sb/sth

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round preposition, adverb (DIRECTION)

A2 in a particular direction:

The garden is round the back (of the house).
I used to live round (= near) here when I was a child.
You must come round (to my house) sometime soon.
UK not standard We're going round (= to) the pub for a quick drink.

More examples

  • There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.
  • Come round tonight and we'll watch a video.
  • There are two entrances - one at the front and one round the back.
  • He said he wouldn't pay up so I sent my brother round to put the frighteners on him.
  • Who's the head honcho round here?

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Describing movement towards

  • -ways
  • at
  • convergent
  • earthward
  • facing
  • for
  • forward
  • forwards
  • hither
  • inwards
  • on
  • oncoming
  • onward
  • onwards
  • thither
  • unto
  • up
  • ward
  • way
  • wise

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Idiom(s)

right/wrong way round
round about
round and round
round the corner
way round

roundadjective

uk/raʊnd/us/raʊnd/

round adjective (CIRCULAR)

A2 shaped like a ball or circle, or curved:

Tennis balls and oranges are round.
a round hole/stone/table/window
a round face
round eyes

More examples

  • The sculpture consists of two round sections connected by a series of wires.
  • They had a large round table in the dining room.
  • The bullet left a small round hole in the glass.
  • Use the cutter to cut the pastry into round shapes.
  • I'd like one of the round loaves, please.

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Geometry: properties of circles & curves

  • arc
  • arched
  • belly
  • circumference
  • circumferential
  • concave
  • concentric
  • convex
  • curve
  • curvy
  • eccentric
  • gauge
  • geodesic
  • globular
  • helix
  • incisura
  • parabola
  • rounded
  • sinuous
  • spiral

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round adjective (COMPLETE)

(of a number) whole or complete; given to the nearest 1, 10, 100, etc. and not as exact amounts:

2.8 to the nearest round number is 3.
"I've got 95 bottles here for you." "Could you make it a round hundred, please?"

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Terms for numbers

  • additive inverse
  • aliquot
  • common denominator
  • common factor
  • common multiple
  • cos
  • exponent
  • fivefold
  • fold
  • fortyfold
  • fourfold
  • GCF
  • hundredfold
  • odd
  • recurring number
  • remainder
  • resultant
  • sevenfold
  • seventyfold
  • weighting

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roundnoun [ C ]

uk/raʊnd/us/raʊnd/

round noun [ C ] (GROUP)

C2 a number of things or group of events:

Russia and America will hold another round of talks next month.
When we were young life was just one long round of parties/pleasure.

C2 drinks that you buy for a group of people:

It's your turn to buy a round.
He bought a round of drinks to say thank you.

UK a single slice of toast, or a sandwich

UK US route a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to take products as part of your job:

He has a milk/paper round.

specialized music a song for several singers, who begin singing one after the other at various points in the song

More examples

  • Cooper was counted out in the final round.
  • He crashed out of the French Open in the second round.
  • We often play a round of golf at the weekend.
  • Persuading Chris to buy a round of drinks is like getting blood out of a stone.
  • She's through to the next round of interviews.

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Groups and collections of things

  • agglomeration
  • Aladdin's cave
  • anthology
  • assemblage
  • bank
  • basket
  • empty set
  • ensemble
  • feast
  • generation
  • glory box
  • grab bag
  • package
  • pool
  • portfolio
  • selection
  • sheaf
  • sheaves
  • subgroup
  • vintage

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Drinking alcohol
Sandwiches & snacks
Transferring and transporting objects
Singing

round noun [ C ] (COMPETITION PART)

B2 a part of a competition:

She was knocked out of the championship in the third round.

one of the periods of time during a boxing or wrestling match when the competitors are fighting

a complete game in golf

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Parts & stages of competitions

  • a game in hand idiom
  • added time
  • cup tie
  • decider
  • elimination
  • extra time
  • final
  • full time
  • game
  • hand
  • kick
  • kick off
  • lap
  • penalty shootout
  • playoff
  • quarter
  • the home straight
  • timeout
  • victory
  • walkover

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Fighting sports
Golf

round noun [ C ] (BULLET)

a bullet or other single piece of ammunition:

The soldiers had only 20 rounds left.

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Bullets & cartridges

  • blank
  • buckshot
  • bullet
  • cartridge
  • dumdum bullet
  • fusillade
  • grapeshot
  • pellet
  • plastic bullet
  • shot
  • slug
  • tracer
  • volley

Idiom(s)

the daily round
go/do the rounds
make/do the rounds
on your rounds
round of applause

roundverb [ T ]

uk/raʊnd/us/raʊnd/

to go around something:

Colin rounded the corner at high speed.

to move around and past another player while keeping the ball:

He rounded the keeper and scored.

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Revolving, rotating and spinning

  • centrifugal
  • Foucault pendulum
  • go round
  • gyrate
  • in rotation idiom
  • rev
  • rotate
  • rotation
  • round and round idiom
  • rpm
  • sidespin
  • span
  • spin
  • spin (sb) around
  • swim
  • swing
  • tailspin
  • twiddle
  • twirly
  • wheel round

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Phrasal verb(s)

round sth down
round sth off
round on sb/sth
round sth out
round sth/sb up
round sth up

roundadjective

us/rɑʊnd/

round adjective (CIRCULAR)

[ -er/-est only ] shaped like a circle or having a surface like part of a ball:

They sat at a round table.
She held up a round mirror.
Carlos was a round-cheeked boy.

round adjective (APPROXIMATE)

[ not gradable ] (of a number) not exact but approximate, and ending in zero:

In round numbers, about three million tourists visit each year.

Idiom(s)

round and round
round the clock

roundverb [ T ]

us/rɑʊnd/

round verb [ T ] (MOVE AROUND)

to go around something and arrive on the other side:

The car rounded the corner and stopped in front of the house.

Phrasal verb(s)

round out something
round up something/someone

roundnoun [ C ]

us/rɑʊnd/

round noun [ C ] (SINGLE EVENT)

a single event or a small group of similar events that are part of a larger series of events:

The first round of negotiations got nowhere.

In many sports, a round is a stage in a competition:

They lost in the first round of the tournament.

In golf, a round is a complete game.

In boxing, a round is one of the periods during which the competitors fight.

round of applause

A round of applause is a period of clapping to show approval:

Let’s give the band a nice round of applause.
round (of drinks)

A round (of drinks) is a drink for each person in a group.

round noun [ C ] (BULLET)

a bullet or other piece of ammunition (= something that can be shot from a weapon or exploded):

They fired several rounds, then fled.

roundadverb

us/rɑʊnd/

round adverb (MOVE AROUND)

around

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