round

adj.

1. 圆形的；环形的；球形的
   shaped like a circle or a ball
   1. a round plate
      圆盘子
   2. These glasses suit people with round faces.
      这款眼镜适合圆脸的人。
   3. The fruit are small and round.
      这种水果小而圆。
   4. Rugby isn't played with a round ball.
      橄榄球比赛用的不是圆球。
   5. the discovery that the world is round
      地球是圆的这一发现
   6. The child was watching it all with big round eyes (= showing interest) .
      这孩子睁着又大又圆的眼睛看着这一切。
   7. a T-shirt with a round neck
      圆领T恤衫
2. 弧形的；圆弧的
   having a curved shape
   1. the round green hills of Donegal
      多尼戈尔那些圆圆的绿山冈
   2. round brackets (= in writing)
      圆括号
   3. She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks.
      她的嘴小小的，圆脸蛋红红的。
3. 整数的；尾数是0（或5）的
   a round figure or amount is one that is given as a whole number, usually one ending in 0 or 5
   1. Make it a round figure─say forty dollars.
      凑个整数——就四十块钱吧。
   2. Two thousand is a nice round number─put that down.
      两千是个不错的整数——记下吧。
   3. Well, in round figures (= not giving the exact figures) we've spent twenty thousand so far.
      嗯，说个约数吧，我们至今花了有两万了。

adv.

1. 旋转；环绕；兜圈子
   moving in a circle
   1. Everybody joins hands and dances round.
      大家手拉着手，围成一圈跳舞。
   2. How do you make the wheels go round?
      你是怎么让轮子转起来的？
   3. The children were spinning round and round .
      孩子们一个劲地转呀转。
   4. The thought kept going round and round in her head.
      这个想法一直萦绕在她的心头。
2. 周长；周围；绕一整圈
   measuring or marking the edge or outside of sth
   1. a young tree measuring only 18 inches round
      周长只有18英寸的小树
   2. They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out.
      他们在周围竖起了高高的围墙，以防外人进入。
3. 在周围；围绕
   on all sides of sb/sth
   1. A large crowd had gathered round to watch.
      一大群人聚在周围观看。
4. 到处；四处
   at various places in an area
   1. People stood round waiting for something to happen.
      人们在各处站着，等待着发生什么事情。
5. 调转方向；转过来
   in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way
   1. He turned the car round and drove back again.
      他调转车头，又开了回来。
   2. She looked round at the sound of his voice.
      听到他的声音，她扭头看了看。
6. 绕弯；迂回；向另一侧
   to the other side of sth
   1. We walked round to the back of the house.
      我们绕到房子的后面。
   2. The road's blocked─you'll have to drive the long way round .
      这条路被堵了——你们得开车绕着走了。
7. 依次；挨个
   from one place, person, etc. to another
   1. They've moved all the furniture round.
      他们把所有的家具搬动了一遍。
   2. He went round interviewing people about local traditions.
      他到处找人访谈，了解当地的传统。
   3. Pass the biscuits round.
      把饼干传给大家。
   4. Have we enough cups to go round ?
      我们的杯子够大家用吗？
8. 到某地，在某地（尤指居住地）
   to or at a particular place, especially where sb lives
   1. I'll be round in an hour.
      我过一个小时就到。
   2. We've invited the Frasers round this evening.
      我们已经邀请了弗雷泽一家今晚过来。

prep.

1. 环绕；围绕
   in a circle
   1. the first woman to sail round the world
      第一位环球航行的女性
   2. The earth moves round the sun.
      地球围绕太阳旋转。
2. 绕过；在另一侧
   on, to or from the other side of sth
   1. Our house is round the next bend.
      前面一拐弯就是我们家。
   2. There she is, coming round the corner.
      她来了，绕过拐角过来了。
   3. There must be a way round the problem.
      这个问题一定有办法解决。
3. 在…周围；包围
   on all sides of sb/sth; surrounding sb/sth
   1. She put her arms round him.
      她张开双臂搂住他。
   2. He had a scarf round his neck.
      他脖子上围着条围巾。
   3. They were all sitting round the table.
      他们都坐在桌子周围。
4. 在…各处；到…各部分
   in or to many parts of sth
   1. She looked all round the room.
      她将房间四下打量了一下。
5. 适应；围绕（人、思想等）
   to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc.
   1. He has to organize his life round the kids.
      他不得不以孩子们为中心来安排自己的生活。

noun

进程 stage in process

1. 阶段；轮次
   a set of events which form part of a longer process
   1. the next round of peace talks
      下一轮和谈
   2. the final round of voting in the election
      选举的最后一轮投票

体育运动 in sport

2. 比赛阶段；轮次；局；场
   a stage in a sports competition
   1. the qualifying rounds of the National Championships
      全国锦标赛的资格赛
   2. Hewitt was knocked out of the tournament in the third round.
      休伊特在锦标赛的第三轮被淘汰出局。
3. （拳击或摔跤比赛的）回合
   a stage in a boxing or wrestling match
   1. The fight only lasted five rounds.
      比赛只持续了五个回合。
4. （高尔夫球、马术场地障碍赛等的）一轮比赛，一局
   a complete game of golf ; a complete way around the course in some other sports, such as showjumping
   1. We played a round of golf.
      我们打了一场高尔夫球。
   2. the first horse to jump a clear round
      干净利落地完成整套跳跃表演的第一匹马

惯常的活动 / 路线 regular activities/route

5. 一系列常规活动；惯常的活动
   a regular series of activities
   1. the daily round of school life
      学校的日常生活
   2. Her life is one long round of parties and fun.
      她的生活就是没完没了的聚会娱乐。
6. （收发信函等的）固定路线；照例要出去做的一系列事情
   a regular route that sb takes when delivering or collecting sth; a regular series of visits that sb makes
   1. Dr Green was on her daily ward rounds .
      格林医生照例在查房。
   2. a postman on his delivery round
      正在投递邮件的邮递员

饮料 drinks

7. （由一人给大家买的）一巡饮料
   a number of drinks bought by one person for all the others in a group
   1. a round of drinks
      一巡饮料
   2. It's my round (= it is my turn to pay for the next set of drinks) .
      这一巡轮到我了。

面包 bread

8. 一整片面包；（两整片面包做的）三明治
   a whole slice of bread; sandwiches made from two whole slices of bread
   1. Who's for another round of toast?
      谁还要烤面包片？
   2. two rounds of beef sandwiches
      两份牛排三明治

圆 circle

9. 圆形物体；圆块
   a round object or piece of sth
   1. Cut the pastry into rounds.
      将油酥饼切成圆块。

掌声；欢呼声 of applause/cheers

10. 一阵
    a short period during which people show their approval of sb/sth by clapping, etc.
    1. There was a great round of applause when the dance ended.
       舞蹈结束的时候，爆发出了一阵热烈的掌声。

射击 shot

11. 一次射击；一发子弹
    a single shot from a gun; a bullet for one shot
    1. They fired several rounds at the crowd.
       他们朝人群开了几枪。
    2. We only have three rounds of ammunition left.
       我们只剩下三发子弹了。

歌曲 song

12. 轮唱曲
    a song for two or more voices in which each sings the same tune but starts at a different time

verb

1. 绕行；绕过
   to go around a corner of a building, a bend in the road, etc.
   1. The boat rounded the tip of the island.
      小船绕过岛的尖角。
   2. We rounded the bend at high speed.
      我们高速驶过这段弯路。
2. （使）成圆形；变圆
   to make sth into a round shape; to form into a round shape
   1. She rounded her lips and whistled.
      她撮起嘴唇吹口哨。
   2. His eyes rounded with horror.
      他吓得两眼圆睁。
3. （将数字调高或调低）使成为整数；把（数字）四舍五入
   to increase or decrease a number to the next highest or lowest whole number

PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES 介词和副词用法

Round is an adverb and preposition that has the same meanings as ‘around’. Round is often used with verbs of movement, such as ‘walk’ and ‘drive’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘get round’ and ‘hand round’. Round is commoner in British English than American English, and it is slightly more informal.
round用作副词和介词时与around同义。round常与表示动作的动词连用，如walk和drive，同时也可以用在get round和hand round之类的动词词组中。round在英国英语中比在美国英语中更常用，且略显不正式。

1. PREP 在…周围;围绕
   To be positioned round a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move round a place means to go along its edge, back to the point where you started.
   1. They were sitting round the kitchen table...
      他们正围坐在餐桌旁。
   2. The nightdress has handmade lace round the armholes and neckline...
      这件女式睡衣的袖孔和领口都镶着一圈手织花边。
   3. All round us was desert...
      我们周围全是沙漠。
   4. I shivered and pulled my scarf more tightly round my neck...
      我打了个寒战，用围巾把脖子围得更紧了。
   5. He tramped hurriedly round the lake towards the garden.
      他匆匆地迈着沉重的步伐绕过湖边向花园走去。
   6. ...cycling round and round the park.
      骑自行车围着公园转了一圈又一圈
   7. Round is also an adverb.
      
   8. Visibility was good all round...
      四周的视野都很好。
   9. The goldfish swam round and round in their tiny bowls.
      金鱼在小小的鱼缸里一圈圈地游来游去。
2. PREP 绕过;到…的另一边
   If you move round a corner or obstacle, you move to the other side of it. If you look round a corner or obstacle, you look to see what is on the other side.
   1. Suddenly a car came round a corner on the opposite side...
      突然，对面的街角处拐过一辆汽车。
   2. Stay on the left-hand pavement to follow a road downhill round a curve...
      继续顺着左边的人行道拐一个弯，然后沿路下山。
   3. One of his men tapped and looked round the door.
      他的一个部下轻轻地敲了下门，然后往门里看了一眼。
3. PREP 在…各处;遍及;在…附近
   You use round to say that something happens in or relates to different parts of a place, or is near a place.
   1. He happens to own half the land round here...
      他恰好拥有这里一半的土地。
   2. I think he has earned the respect of leaders all round the world...
      我想他已经赢得了世界各国领导人的尊重。
   3. She's been on at me for weeks to show her round the stables...
      她已经跟我唠叨了好几个星期，让我带她到马厩转转。
   4. They need some way of getting round the country.
      他们需要一种交通工具来周游全国。
   5. Round is also an adverb.
      
   6. Shirley found someone to show them round...
      雪莉找人带他们到处看了看。
   7. So you're going to have a look round?
      那么你打算到处看看？
4. ADV 环绕地;旋转地
   If a wheel or object spins round, it turns on its axis.
   1. Holes can be worn remarkably quickly by a wheel going round at 60mph...
      以每小时60英里的速度前进的车轮很快就会磨出洞来。
   2. Stars appeared everywhere, spinning round and round, faster and faster.
      满眼金星乱转，而且越转越快。
5. ADV 朝反方向地;转身地
   If you turn round, you turn so that you are facing or going in the opposite direction.
   1. She paused, but did not turn round...
      她停了一下，但是并没有转身。
   2. The end result was that the ship had to turn round, and go back to Djibouti...
      最后的结果是这艘船不得不掉转方向，驶回吉布提。
   3. The wind veered round to the east...
      风转向东边刮去。
   4. Tricia looked round in surprise.
      翠西卡惊讶地回头看了看。
6. ADV 向不同方向地;四处地
   If you move things round, you move them so they are in different places.
   1. He will be glad to refurnish where possible, change things round and redecorate...
      他会很乐意尽可能添置些家具，把东西挪一挪，然后重新装饰。
   2. I've already moved things round a bit to make it easier for him.
      我已经把东西挪了挪，好让他更方便。
7. ADV 逐一，挨个（传递）
   If you hand or pass something round, it is passed from person to person in a group.
   1. John handed round the plate of sandwiches.
      约翰把那盘三明治传给大家。
   2. ...as the whiskey bottle is passed round.
      当大家传递威士忌酒瓶的时候
   3. Round is also a preposition.
      
   4. They started handing the microphone out round the girls at the front...
      他们开始把麦克风传给前面的女孩们。
   5. The word is passed round the industry if you think there's a troublesome driver.
      如果你认为某个司机总是惹麻烦，这种话会传遍全行业。
8. ADV 去，到，至（某人的家）
   If you go round to someone's house, you visit them.
   1. I think we should go round and tell Kevin to turn his music down...
      我觉得我们应该去凯文家让他把音乐的声音调小一些。
   2. He came round with a bottle of champagne.
      他带着一瓶香槟过来了。
   3. Round is also a preposition in non-standard English.
      
   4. I went round my wife's house.
      我去了我妻子家里。
9. ADV 在某处（无所事事）
   You use round in informal expressions such as sit round or hang round when you are saying that someone is spending time in a place and is not doing anything very important.
   1. As we sat round chatting, I began to think I'd made a mistake...
      当我们坐在那里聊天时，我开始认为自己犯了一个错误。
   2. I was running round all hyped up.
      我兴奋地跑来跑去。
   3. Round is also a preposition.
      
   4. She would spend the day hanging round street corners...
      她会在街角游荡，无所事事地度过这一天。
   5. Leonard pottered round the greenhouse, tying up canes for the tomatoes.
      伦纳德在温室里悠然自得地给西红柿绑上撑杆。

Round, about and around are used in various ways as prepositions and adverbs, often as part of phrasal verbs. In most cases, you can use either word without any difference of meaning. In American English, around is much more common than round. When you are talking about casual or random movement in no particular direction, you can use about as well as around and round. It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane... I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond... Police constables walk about with guns on their hips. When you are talking about something being generally present or available, you can use around or about, but not round, as adverbs. There is a lot of talent around at the moment... There are not that many jobs about.
round，about和around用作介词和副词时有多种用法，常用于构成短语动词。在大多数情况下，这3个词没有意义上的区别。在美国英语中around比round常用得多。about，around和round均可用于表示没有特定方向的随意运动：It's so romantic up there, flying around in a small plane (乘着小飞机四处翱翔，多么浪漫啊)，I spent a couple of hours driving round Richmond (我开车在里士满四处转了几个小时)，Police constables walk about with guns on their hips. (警察们胯上别着枪巡逻)。around，about 用作副词可以表示事物通常就在眼前或近在手边，此时不用round，There is a lot of talent around at the moment (目前有很多现成的人才)，There are not that many jobs about (现在并没有那么多的工作机会)。

10. PREP 以…为基础;基于
    If something is built or based round a particular idea, that idea is the basis for it.
    1. That was for a design built round an existing American engine...
       那是用在以现有的一种美国发动机为基础的设计之上的。
    2. The core of the Festival's programme centres round performances of new and 20th century work.
       这个音乐节最重要的节目以演奏20世纪的作品和新作为主。
11. PREP 克服;解决
    If you get round a problem or difficulty, you find a way of dealing with it.
    1. Don't just immediately give up but think about ways round a problem...
       不要马上放弃，应该想想解决问题的办法。
    2. There are ways of getting round most things!
       有几种可以解决大多数问题的方法。
12. ADV （想法等）转过来，发生改变
    If you win someone round, or if they come round, they change their mind about something and start agreeing with you.
    1. He did his best to talk me round, but I wouldn't speak to him...
       他竭力想要说服我改变主意，但是我不愿意跟他讲话。
    2. The Chandler twins were coming round to the same opinion.
       钱德勒家的这对双胞胎也最终统一了意见。
13. ADV （用于描述以前发生过或定期发生的事情）
    You use round in expressions such as this time round or to come round when you are describing something that has happened before or things that happen regularly.
    1. In the past, the elections have been marked by hundreds of murders, but this time round the violence has been much more limited...
       在过去，这些选举中总是会发生数百起谋杀案，但这一次暴力事件已经非常少了。
    2. Of course, it isn't the same first time round...
       当然，这不同于第一次了。
    3. We were very keen when the 1954 Rally came round.
       1954年的集会开始时，我们都非常热切。
14. PREP 周长;围
    You can use round to give the measurement of the outside of something that is shaped like a circle or a cylinder.
    1. I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
       我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
    2. ...forty-eight inches round the hips.
       臀围48英寸
    3. Round is also an adverb.
       
    4. It's six feet high and five feet round.
       它高6英尺，周长5英尺。
15. ADV 大约;大概
    You use round in front of times or amounts to indicate that they are approximate.
    1. I go to bed round 11:00 at night.
       我大约晚上11点上床睡觉。
16. PREP-PHRASE 大约;大概
    In spoken English, round about means approximately.
    1. Round about one and a half million people died.
       大概有150万人死亡。
    2. ...a system that was abolished round about 1902.
       大约在1902年被废除的制度
17. PHRASE 处处;所有;整个
    You say all round to emphasize that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group.
    1. It ought to make life much easier all round...
       它应该会让生活的方方面面都变得更加方便。
    2. Nerves are frayed all round.
       每一根神经都绷紧了。
18. PHRASE (在脑海里)萦绕，挥之不去
    If you say that something is going round and round in your head, you mean that you can't stop thinking about it.
    1. It all keeps going round and round in my head till I don't know where I am.
       这一直在我脑海里萦绕，直到我不知身在何处。
19. PHRASE 全年;一年到头
    If something happens all year round, it happens throughout the year.
    1. Many of these plants are evergreen, so you can enjoy them all year round...
       这些植物中有很多都是四季常青的，所以一年到头都可以观赏。
    2. It's a treat to be enjoyed all the year round.
       这是全年都能享受到的款待。
20. round the corner → see: corner

NOUN USES 名词用法

1. N-COUNT 一连串，一系列，一轮(相关的事件，尤指相继发生的事件)
   A round of events is a series of related events, especially one which comes after or before a similar series of events.
   1. It was agreed that another round of preliminary talks would be held in Peking...
      经协商，新一轮的预备会谈将在北京举行。
   2. This is the latest round of job cuts aimed at making the company more competitive...
      这是旨在增强公司竞争力的新一轮裁员。
   3. There will be more frequent rounds of inspection by our security personnel.
      我们的安全人员会进行几轮更加频繁的检查。
2. N-COUNT (比赛的)轮，局，场
   In sport, a round is a series of games in a competition. The winners of these games go on to play in the next round, and so on, until only one player or team is left.
   1. ...in the third round of the Pilkington Cup...
      在皮尔金顿杯的第3轮比赛中
   2. After round three, two Americans share the lead.
      第3轮比赛结束后，两名美国选手领先。
3. N-COUNT (拳击、摔跤比赛的)回合
   In a boxing or wrestling match, a round is one of the periods during which the boxers or wrestlers fight.
   1. He was declared the victor in the 11th round...
      在第11回合中，他被宣布获胜。
   2. Gibson's left eye is completely closed before the end of round one.
      在第一回合结束前，吉布森的左眼完全闭上了。
4. N-COUNT (高尔夫球赛的)一场
   A round of golf is one game, usually including 18 holes.
   1. ...two rounds of golf...
      两场高尔夫球赛
   2. Ronan Rafferty shot six birdies in a round of 67.
      罗南·拉弗蒂在成绩为67杆的一场比赛中打出了6次小鸟球。
5. N-COUNT 圆形物
   A round is a circular shape.
   1. ...small fresh rounds of goats' cheese...
      新鲜的小块圆形山羊奶酪
   2. A cucumber was sliced into rounds.
      黄瓜被切成了圆片。
6. N-COUNT 一片(面包)；一个（三明治）
   A round of bread is a slice of bread. A round of sandwiches is a sandwich made from two slices of bread.
   1. ...four rounds of toast.
      4片吐司
7. N-COUNT 四处拜访;到处走访
   If you do your rounds or your round, you make a series of visits to different places or people, for example as part of your job.
   1. The consultants still did their morning rounds...
      这些顾问们上午仍然四处走访。
   2. He got out of the car, and carried on with his paper round.
      他下了汽车，继续带着文件四处拜访。
8. N-COUNT (为在场同伴买的)一巡（饮料）
   If you buy a round of drinks, you buy a drink for each member of the group of people that you are with.
   1. They sat on the clubhouse terrace, downing a round of drinks...
      他们坐在俱乐部会所的露台上，大口喝着别人请的饮料。
   2. I think it's my round.
      我想这轮该我请了。
9. N-COUNT 一发(子弹);一次（射击）
   A round of ammunition is the bullet or bullets released when a gun is fired.
   1. ...firing 1650 rounds of ammunition during a period of ten minutes.
      在10分钟之内打出了1,650发子弹
   2. ...the use of live rounds of ammunition.
      使用未引爆的弹药
10. N-COUNT 一阵（掌声）
    If there is a round of applause, everyone claps their hands to welcome someone or to show that they have enjoyed something.
    1. Sue got a sympathetic round of applause.
       休得到了一片赞成的掌声。
11. 轮唱曲
    In music, a round is a simple song sung by several people in which each person sings a different part of the song at the same time.
12. PHRASE (故事、想法或玩笑)传播，流传，传开
    If a story, idea, or joke is going the rounds or doing the rounds, a lot of people have heard it and are telling it to other people.
    1. This story was going the rounds 20 years ago.
       20年前，这个故事广为流传。
13. PHRASE 到各处去;巡回参观
    If you make the rounds or do the rounds, you visit a series of different places.
    1. After school, I had picked up Nick and Ted and made the rounds of the dry cleaner and the grocery store...
       放学以后，我接了尼克和特德，然后又去了干洗店和杂货店。
    2. We could do the rounds of the galleries.
       我们可以逐一参观各个画廊。

ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法

1. ADJ-GRADED 圆的;圆形的;球形的
   Something that is round is shaped like a circle or ball.
   1. She had small feet and hands and a flat, round face.
      她的手脚都很小，脸又扁又圆。
   2. ...the round church known as The New Temple.
      被称为“新教堂”的球形教堂
   3. ...large round loaves dusted with flour.
      撒着面粉的巨大圆面包
2. ADJ-GRADED (眼睛)瞪圆的，圆睁的
   If someone has round eyes, their eyes are open wide, for example because they are surprised, excited, or afraid.
   1. The boy sucked his thumb and stared at Hebburn with huge, round eyes.
      男孩吮吸着拇指，瞪圆了大眼睛盯着赫本。
3. ADJ 整数的，不计尾数的(以10的倍数表示)
   A round number is a multiple of 10, 100, 1000, and so on. Round numbers are used instead of precise ones to give the general idea of a quantity or proportion.
   1. A million pounds seemed a suitably round number.
      100万英镑看起来是一个比较合适的整数。
   2. The money goes into the team pool, which this summer, in round figures, has now reached £18,000.
      钱都存入小组的集体基金，到今年夏天基金的整数已经达到了18,000英镑。

VERB USES 动词用法

1. VERB 绕过;绕行;绕道
   If you round a place or obstacle, you move in a curve past the edge or corner of it.
   1. The house disappeared from sight as we rounded a corner...
      我们绕过街角就看不到那座房子了。
   2. After rounding Cape Finisterre the boats ride the north-easterly trades.
      绕过菲尼斯特雷角之后，这些船开始在东北信风的吹送下破浪前行。
2. VERB 取整;四舍五入
   If you round an amount up or down, or if you round it off, you change it to the nearest whole number or nearest multiple of 10, 100, 1000 and so on.
   1. We needed to do decimals to round up and round down numbers...
      我们得把小数四舍五入成整数。
   2. The fraction was then multiplied by 100 and rounded to the nearest half or whole number...
      然后，分数被乘以100，取整为最接近的半数或整数。
   3. I'll round it off to about £30.
      我将它取整，大约是30英镑。
3. See also: rounded

1. They were sitting round the kitchen table
   他们正围坐在餐桌旁。
2. Suddenly a car came round a corner on the opposite side
   突然，对面的街角处拐过一辆汽车。
3. He happens to own half the land round here
   他恰好拥有这里一半的土地。
4. Holes can be worn remarkably quickly by a wheel going round at 60mph
   以每小时60英里的速度前进的车轮很快就会磨出洞来。
5. She paused, but did not turn round
   她停了一下，但是并没有转身。
6. He will be glad to refurnish where possible, change things round and redecorate
   他会很乐意尽可能添置些家具，把东西挪一挪，然后重新装饰。
7. I think we should go round and tell Kevin to turn his music down
   我觉得我们应该去凯文家让他把音乐的声音调小一些。
8. As we sat round chatting, I began to think I'd made a mistake
   当我们坐在那里聊天时，我开始认为自己犯了一个错误。
9. That was for a design built round an existing American engine
   那是用在以现有的一种美国发动机为基础的设计之上的。
10. Don't just immediately give up but think about ways round a problem
    不要马上放弃，应该想想解决问题的办法。
11. He did his best to talk me round, but I wouldn't speak to him
    他竭力想要说服我改变主意，但是我不愿意跟他讲话。
12. In the past, the elections have been marked by hundreds of murders, but this time round the violence has been much more limited
    在过去，这些选举中总是会发生数百起谋杀案，但这一次暴力事件已经非常少了。
13. I'm about two inches larger round the waist.
    我的腰围大概粗了两英寸。
14. I go to bed round 11:00 at night.
    我大约晚上11点上床睡觉。
15. It ought to make life much easier all round
    它应该会让生活的方方面面都变得更加方便。
16. It all keeps going round and round in my head till I don't know where I am.
    这一直在我脑海里萦绕，直到我不知身在何处。
17. Many of these plants are evergreen, so you can enjoy them all year round
    这些植物中有很多都是四季常青的，所以一年到头都可以观赏。
18. It was agreed that another round of preliminary talks would be held in Peking
    经协商，新一轮的预备会谈将在北京举行。
19. After round three, two Americans share the lead.
    第3轮比赛结束后，两名美国选手领先。
20. He was declared the victor in the 11th round
    在第11回合中，他被宣布获胜。
21. Ronan Rafferty shot six birdies in a round of 67.
    罗南·拉弗蒂在成绩为67杆的一场比赛中打出了6次小鸟球。
22. A cucumber was sliced into rounds.
    黄瓜被切成了圆片。
23. The consultants still did their morning rounds
    这些顾问们上午仍然四处走访。
24. They sat on the clubhouse terrace, downing a round of drinks
    他们坐在俱乐部会所的露台上，大口喝着别人请的饮料。
25. Sue got a sympathetic round of applause.
    休得到了一片赞成的掌声。
26. This story was going the rounds 20 years ago.
    20年前，这个故事广为流传。
27. After school, I had picked up Nick and Ted and made the rounds of the dry cleaner and the grocery store
    放学以后，我接了尼克和特德，然后又去了干洗店和杂货店。
28. She had small feet and hands and a flat, round face.
    她的手脚都很小，脸又扁又圆。
29. The boy sucked his thumb and stared at Hebburn with huge, round eyes.
    男孩吮吸着拇指，瞪圆了大眼睛盯着赫本。

round sth↔off (with sth)

1. 圆满结束；圆满完成
   to finish an activity or complete sth in a good or suitable way
   1. a round plate
      圆盘子
   2. These glasses suit people with round faces.
      这款眼镜适合圆脸的人。
   3. The fruit are small and round.
      这种水果小而圆。
   4. Rugby isn't played with a round ball.
      橄榄球比赛用的不是圆球。
   5. the discovery that the world is round
      地球是圆的这一发现
   6. The child was watching it all with big round eyes (= showing interest) .
      这孩子睁着又大又圆的眼睛看着这一切。
   7. a T-shirt with a round neck
      圆领T恤衫
2. 去除…的棱角；使…的边缘光滑
   to take the sharp or rough edges off sth
   1. the round green hills of Donegal
      多尼戈尔那些圆圆的绿山冈
   2. round brackets (= in writing)
      圆括号
   3. She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks.
      她的嘴小小的，圆脸蛋红红的。

round on sb

1. 突然责骂（或指责）
   to suddenly speak angrily to sb and criticize or attack them

round sb/sth↔up

1. 将…聚拢起来；使聚集
   to find and gather together people, animals or things
   1. a young tree measuring only 18 inches round
      周长只有18英寸的小树
   2. They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out.
      他们在周围竖起了高高的围墙，以防外人进入。
2. 围捕；围剿
   if police or soldiers round up a group of people, they find them and arrest or capture them
   1. A large crowd had gathered round to watch.
      一大群人聚在周围观看。

adv.

round about

• 在附近
  in the area near a place
  1. in Oxford and the villages round about
     在牛津及其附近的村庄
• 大约
  approximately
  1. We're leaving round about ten.
     我们十点钟左右出发。
  2. A new roof will cost round about £3 000.
     换个房顶大约要花3 000英镑。

(the) next, first, second, etc. time round

• 同样的事情下次（或第一次等）发生时
  on the next, first, etc. occasion that the same thing happens
  1. He repeated none of the errors he'd made first time round.
     他没有重复过首次所犯下的任何错误。
  2. This time round it was not so easy.
     这一次这事可就不那么容易了。

prep.

round here

• 在附近
  near where you are now or where you live
  1. There are no decent schools round here.
     附近没有什么像样的学校。

n.

do/go the rounds (of sth)

• 迅速传开；迅速流传
  if news or a joke does the rounds , it is passed on quickly from one person to another
• 到各处去，巡回（找工作或寻求对政治运动的支持等）
  to go around from place to place, especially when looking for work or support for a political campaign , etc.

in the round

• 圆雕的；可全方位观看的；立体的
  made so that it can be seen from all sides
  1. an opportunity to see Canova's work in the round
     观看卡诺瓦的圆雕艺术作品的机会
• 舞台设在中央的
  with the people watching all around a central stage

noun

1. the usual activities in your day
   1. the doctor made his rounds

   Synonym:    daily round

2. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
   1. a round of golf takes about 4 hours

   Synonym:    round of golf

3. (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
   1. the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning
   2. the postman's rounds
   3. we enjoyed our round of the local bars

4. any circular or rotating mechanism
   1. the machine punched out metal circles

   Synonym:    circle

5. a charge of ammunition for a single shot

   Synonym:    unit of ammunitionone shot

6. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

   Synonym:    rungstave

7. an outburst of applause
   1. there was a round of applause

8. a partsong in which voices follow each other
   1. they enjoyed singing rounds

   Synonym:    troll

9. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

10. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
    1. he ordered a second round

    Synonym:    round of drinks

11. a regular route for a sentry or policeman
    1. in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name

    Synonym:    beat

12. the course along which communications spread
    1. the story is going the rounds in Washington

13. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

    Synonym:    turnbout

14. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
    1. the never-ending cycle of the seasons

    Synonym:    cyclerhythm

verb

1. become round, plump, or shapely
   1. The young woman is fleshing out

   Synonym:    flesh outfill out

2. make round
   1. round the edges

   Synonym:    round outround off

3. express as a round number
   1. round off the amount

   Synonym:    round offround downround out

4. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
   1. polish your social manners

   Synonym:    polishround offpolish upbrush up

5. attack in speech or writing
   1. The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker

   Synonym:    attackassaillash outsnipeassault

6. pronounce with rounded lips

   Synonym:    labializelabialise

7. wind around
   1. round the bend

adj

1. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
   1. in round numbers

2. (of sounds) full and rich
   1. orotund tones
   2. the rotund and reverberating phrase
   3. pear-shaped vowels

   Synonym:    orotundrotundpear-shaped

3. having a circular shape

   Synonym:    circular

adv

1. from beginning to end
   1. It rains all year round on Skye
   2. frigid weather the year around

   Synonym:    around