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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++round1 /raʊnd/ ●●● S2 W2 especially British English (also around) adverb, preposition 1 AROUND/ROUNDsurrounding or on all sides of something or someone 围绕；在…周围 We sat round the table playing cards. 我们围桌而坐玩纸牌。 Gather round! I have an important announcement to make. 大家围拢来！我有重要事情要宣布。 He put his arm gently round her waist. 他轻轻地搂着她的腰。 I kept the key on a chain round my neck. 我给钥匙穿了根链子挂在脖子上。 The ballroom’s huge, with windows all the way round. 舞厅很大，四周都是窗户。 There was a lovely courtyard with tables all round. 有一个漂亮的庭院，四周都是桌子。2 OPPOSITE/REVERSEused to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction 朝反方向，转过来 When he turned round I recognised him immediately. 他转过身来，我立即认出了他。 Graham glanced round, startled by the voice behind him. 格雷厄姆听到背后的声音一惊，回头扫了一眼。3 in or to many places or parts of an area 到处，四处 Reggie went round making sure all the lights were off. 雷吉走了一圈，确保所有灯都关了。 Leah showed me round on my first day at the office. 我上班第一天，利娅带我在办公室走了一圈。 A guide took us round the palace and gardens. 一名导游带我们参观了宫殿和花园。 He spent a whole year travelling round Europe. 他花了整整一年周游欧洲。 She looked round the room as though leaving it for the last time. 她环顾房间，那样子就像要永远离开这里了。 changes that are affecting the weather all round the world 影响全球气候的一些变化4 TURNmoving in a circle 旋转，绕着…转动 She watched the clock hands go round. 她看着钟的指针转动。 An aeroplane was circling round far overhead. 一架飞机在高空盘旋。 Until the 16th century people believed that the Sun went round the Earth. 直至16世纪人们一直认为太阳围绕地球转。 He stared at the washing machine, just watching the clothes go round and round. 他盯着洗衣机，看着衣服一圈圈地转。 a shoal of tiny fish swimming round in circles 一群转圈游动的小鱼5 informal if you go round to someone’s house, you go to their house, usually to visit them 到，去〔某人家〕 I might go round to Nigel’s this evening. 我今天晚上可能去奈杰尔家。 He’s invited us round for dinner. 他邀请我们去他家吃晚饭。 We’ll be round (=will arrive) at seven. 我们将在7点到。6 AROUND/ROUNDto other people or positions 分给〔其他人〕；移至〔其他地方〕 A big box of chocolates was handed round. 一大盒巧克力分给了大家。 He’d moved his furniture round. 他把家具换了位置。7 on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it 在…另一边；绕过8 in the area near a particular place 在…附近9 round about APPROXIMATELY spoken informal (also round) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc without being exact 大约 SYN approximately10 used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful 闲待着11 if something is organized round a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc 以…为中心，围绕12 DEAL WITHa way round a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it 解决〔问题〕；绕过〔问题〕13 TMAROUND/ROUNDused to show the length of a line surrounding something 周长 → all round, → go round in circles at circle1(5), → (a)round the clock at clock1(2), → (just) around/round the corner at corner1(9), → first/second time round at time1(3), → way round at way1(24)Examples from the Corpus
all round• Bernie ordered drinks all round.• We always strove to get a solution that was acceptable all round.• I was a big disappointment to her all round.• There were smiles all round as he stood up to make his speech.• With handshakes all round everyone left, leaving her and Nathan alone.• The boy was making straight for the stone, holding his stick up and making little darting glances all round him.• He was white all round his mouth.• Above that a heavy mantle is wrapped all round the body and brought over the head.• His Mum made him sit on one of the chairs that were all round the walls and look at the magazines.• They have been in the middle of war and think nothing of hearing shooting all round them.• There were tears all round when the time came for him to leave.all round• I was a big disappointment to her all round.• We always strove to get a solution that was acceptable all round.• With handshakes all round everyone left, leaving her and Nathan alone.• The boy was making straight for the stone, holding his stick up and making little darting glances all round him.• He was white all round his mouth.• Above that a heavy mantle is wrapped all round the body and brought over the head.• His Mum made him sit on one of the chairs that were all round the walls and look at the magazines.• They have been in the middle of war and think nothing of hearing shooting all round them.round in circles• His greater strength over mine would have sent the boat turning round and round in circles.• Why do I keep walking round and round in circles?• Flight rather weak, but buoyant swimmers, like tiny gulls, often spinning round in circles and picking insects off surface.• At dawn I was still going round in circles in a five mile stack over Edinburgh airspace.• For I appear to be going round in circles in answer to a question which has been worrying me for some time.• As it crawls round and round in circles it keeps revisiting the same pebbles.• Mostly, they go round in circles, reflecting only the idiom of the day.• The station was only round a few corners - I must have walked round in circles the day before.round the corner• But even more of a reprieve was lurking round the corner.• He knew it would be gone before he rounded the corner.• She flew down Puddle Lane, round the corner, and back into Market Square.• I round the corner and start towards the barn behind the kitchen gardens.• Even nails stopped in his stride as they rounded the corner by the cinema queue.• If the Musée Bonn at is plush and metropolitan, the Musée Basque round the corner is local and very homely.• Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.• I rounded the corner, then stopped, waited a moment and peeked back into the lobby.round about• She's round about 26 or 27.get round ... problem• In a running-down case it is quite simple to get round this problem.• The payment of an inflation proof and/or sterling-related salary may be made to get round these problems.• Single-ended slot blades would get round the problem, but aren't on offer;.• There are a number of tortured perspectives on how to get round this problem, but they are themselves fraught with problems.• Consultants can get round this problem by acting as a neutral third party.• London Transport could get round this problem by increasing the power of its transmissions and blotting out foreign broadcasts.• In Amalgamemnon Brooke-Rose gets round this problem by using non-realized tenses and moods.• This also gets round problems of fluctuation, when business is slow, they do not have to maintain a regular workforce.round2 ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1 CFCIRCLEshaped like a circle 圆的，圆形的2 CFROUNDshaped like a ball 球形的3 ROUNDfat and curved 圆鼓鼓的4 HMN[only before noun] a round number or figure is a whole number, often ending in 0 整数的〔常指10的倍数〕 → round up → a square peg in a round hole at square1(12) —roundness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
round• It's sunglasses all round as our richly-coiffed Tory front benchers try to fight eye-strain caused by their chrome-domed pinko opponents.• The round dining table is dark rosewood with a matching set of chairs.• His large round eyes probed Miguel that first time, as if he could look inside with ease.• Violet stared at him with her huge round eyes.• His stomach was big and round from drinking too much beer.• He wore round glasses with wire rims.• His bald round head reminded her of Sam.• a short round man• It probably costs more, but $200 is a nice round number.• Some women ground corn or wheat on huge round stones.• In the kitchen there was a round table with a vase of flowers on it.• European watermelons are much rounder than the American variety.• The moon was perfectly round that night.• The recipe calls for large round tomatoes.• The boatmen who brought trade goods up the Missouri as far as the Yellowstone made $ 220 for the round trip.• She drew a round yellow sun in the center of the picture.in round figures• That's five and a half hours at a bit under two knots - say ten miles in round figures.• The LibDems, in round figures, had 45 percent, Conservatives 25 percent and Labour 17.• Estimates for the delay, given in round figures, ranged from two to eight hours.round3 ●●○ noun [countable] 1 series 系列CONNECTED WITH a round of events is a series of related events, which are part of a longer process 轮，轮次2 competition 比赛DS one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part 〔比赛的〕轮，局，场 → heat, stage3 REGULAR ACTIVITIES 惯常的活动round of something a round of activities is a regular series of activities, especially activities that are not very exciting 一系列常规活动；惯常的活动4 VISITS 探访rounds [plural]MHVISIT the usual visits that someone, especially a doctor, regularly makes as part of their job 巡访；〔尤指医生的〕定期巡诊5 round of applause APwhen people clap for a short time to show that they enjoyed something or approve of something 一阵掌声6 golf 高尔夫球DSG a complete game of golf 一场〔指打完球场里所有的洞〕7. boxing/wrestling 拳击/摔跤DSO one of the periods of fighting in a boxing or wrestling match 〔拳击或摔跤比赛的〕一个回合8 drinks 饮料DLBUY if you buy a round of drinks in a bar, you buy drinks for all the people in your group 〔在酒吧为同伴买的〕一巡〔饮料〕9 do the rounds British English informal, make the rounds American English (also go the rounds British English)GIVE if a story, idea, or illness does the rounds, it is passed on from one person to another 〔故事、观点或疾病〕传播，流传10 do the rounds of something British English, make the rounds of something American EnglishVISIT to go around from one place to another, especially looking for work or advertising something 去各处做某事〔尤指找工作或作宣传〕11 gun shot 枪弹发射PMWSHOOT a single shot from a gun, or a bullet for one shot 一枪；一发12 circle 圆CFCIRCLE something that has a circular shape 圆形物13 food/newspapers/letters etc 食品/报纸/信件等BBTVISIT British English a regular visit to a number of houses, offices etc to deliver or sell things 〔固定的〕递送路线14. song 歌曲APM a song for three or four singers, in which each one sings the same tune, starting at a different time 轮唱曲15. round of sandwiches British EnglishDF sandwiches made from two whole pieces of bread 〔用两整片面包做成的〕三明治16. round of toast British EnglishDF one whole piece of bread that has been toasted 一整片烤面包17. in the round APTa play that is performed in the round is performed on a central stage surrounded by the people watching it 舞台设在中央的〔观众围绕在舞台四周〕n COLLOCATIONSphrasesa round of talks/negotiations/meetingsA second round of talks got under way this week.a round of votingIn the first round of voting he took 44.5 percent of the vote, a round of cuts (=when a government or a company reduces the size or amount of something)The president is likely to approve a new round of cuts in military forces.a round of layoffs (=when people are told to leave their jobs)The latest round of layoffs could bring its labor force down to 60,000.a round of violenceWhat has prompted the latest round of violence?Examples from the Corpus
round• More than 30 rounds were fired at the guards.• To serve, place sauteed bread rounds on warm plates and arrange birds on top.• The first four rounds are designed to produce 32 prize-winning county champions, who will then go forward to the national rounds.• But it isn't; it's the good rounds that bring you back.• Cut the carrots into half-inch rounds.• The heroes of the last round were perhaps Paul Clarkson and John Simpkins, the goalkeeper.• I'll buy the next round of beers.• The second round of voting is scheduled for May 5.• Hamed won the fight in the seventh round.• Purdue lost to Kansas State in the third round.• Cunningly simple: two contestants, three rounds and a panel of three celebrity judges.• Last week in New York, he stopped respectable light heavyweight Merqui Sosa in only two rounds.round of• A final round of talks is scheduled in Tokyo next year.the first/final/next/qualifying etc round• The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch.• Now we can look forward to a really big crowd at Goodison for Chelsea in the next round.• Voters in these constituencies would choose between whichever two candidates had won the largest numbers of votes in the first round.• In the first round of the Rochester Open in 1941, Hogan burned up the course, shooting a record 64.• In the first round, I hit him with by best shot right on the chin and! ital!• In the first round, I went to the center of the ring.• In the first round, Palmer scored a 12 there, hitting out of bounds four times.• Tiger Woods had started the final round nine behind the leaders. played a round of golf• I played a round of golf in a group which included Prost and Mansell.• I did a few odds and ends in the garden on Saturday, played a round of golf on Sunday morning.it’s my/your etc round• Or is it because it's my round?fired ... rounds• Both the driver and the passenger were armed and fired several rounds before being shot dead by security men.• Each Vickers K fired a thousand rounds a minute. do ... round• And don't turn round when you talk to me.• And take my tip, don't come round again.• And do what? Round up the rats?• He even does rounds at the local hospital, ensuring that the terminally ill remain plugged in.• Without references, letters may do the rounds of various desks before the correct destination is found.• On Saturday morning, Peter went off to do his rounds of parish patients at Woodborough Hospital.• The first offered to do the rounds for five dollars.• Which way do they go round more quickly?round4 ●○○ verb 1 TURN[transitive] to go round something such as a bend or the corner of a building 环绕…而行，绕过，拐过2 CFROUND[transitive] to make something into a round shape 使成圆形3 [intransitive] written if your eyes round, you open them wide because you are shocked, frightened etc 〔由于震惊、害怕等眼睛〕睁圆 → rounded, well-rounded PHRASAL VERBS→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
round• The race for the nomination has rounded a corner.• Their huts were short tepees protected by tree branches or rounded huts covered with animal skins.• Again do not round over the sharp edges when sanding.• Drop by rounded teaspoons on to a greased non-stick cookie sheet.• As I rounded the corner, I could see that the house was on fire.• The edges of the counter have been rounded to make them safer.• The result was the Yosemite that tourists see today, jammed with awe-inspiring plutons with rounded tops and steep, vertical sides.• All that slim, rounded, unclothed flesh I'd seen - from the back - had not been girl flesh.• He was rounded up about a week later, having stolen four more vehicles.• Dear Jamie, Please remember to round your letters and curl your tails.rounded ... bend• Then they rounded the bend by the Bahan shrine and dropped down into the darkness of the valley.• He rounded the bend nearest the building, and nearly dropped the branch for throwing up his hands in frustration.• As they rounded the bend towards Westminster, Ranulf nudged Corbett and pointed to the near bank.From Longman Business Dictionaryroundround1 /raʊnd/ adjective1a round number or sum is a whole number, often ending in 0Let’s make it a round £50 I owe you.2in round figures when an amount is not expressed as an exact number, but as the nearest 10,100,1, 000 etcIn round figures, the expected profit is about £600 million.roundround2 noun [countable] a number or set of things that are connected such as a series of meetings or discussionsround ofThe current round of bargaining began on Oct. 23.Canadian retailers are facing a round of bankruptcies after being hit by one of the worst holiday sales seasons ever. → see also buying round, milk roundroundround3 verbACCOUNTING → round something → down → round something → up→ See Verb tableOrigin round2 (1200-1300) Old French roont, from Latin rotundusround1 adverb, prepositionround2 adjectiveround3 noun →10-17
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Business or sides on Corpus of all surrounding something
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round1 S2 W2 /raʊnd/ 
especially British English (also around) adverb, preposition
We sat round the table playing cards.
Gather round! I have an important announcement to make.
He put his arm gently round her waist.
I kept the key on a chain round my neck.
The ballroom’s huge, with windows all the way round.
There was a lovely courtyard with tables all round.
2. used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction:
When he turned round I recognised him immediately.
Graham glanced round, startled by the voice behind him.
3. in or to many places or parts of an area:
Reggie went round making sure all the lights were off.
Leah showed me round on my first day at the office.
A guide took us round the palace and gardens.
He spent a whole year travelling round Europe.
She looked round the room as though leaving it for the last time.
changes that are affecting the weather all round the world
4. moving in a circle:
She watched the clock hands go round.
An aeroplane was circling round far overhead.
Until the 16th century people believed that the sun went round the earth.
He stared at the washing machine, just watching the clothes go round and round.
a shoal of tiny fish swimming round in circles
5. informal if you go round to someone’s house, you go to their house, usually to visit them:
I might go round to Nigel’s this evening.
He’s invited us round for dinner.
We’ll be round (=will arrive) at seven.
6. to other people or positions:
A big box of chocolates was handed round.
He’d moved his furniture round.
7. on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it:
He ran round to open Kate’s door for her.
There must be another entrance round the back.
I watched the two boys disappear round the corner.
round to
She came round to his side of the desk.
8. in the area near a particular place:
Much of the countryside round Hinkley Point is given over to agriculture.
Do you live round here?
He owned all the land round about (=in the surrounding area).
9. round about spoken informal (also round) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc without being exact
SYN approximately:
We got there round about half past nine.
He’s round about the same age as my son.
It must have been round midnight when I saw him.
10. used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful:
People were just standing round and not doing anything to help.
11. if something is organized round a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc:
Working from home, she could arrange her hours round her children.
He had built his whole existence round her.
12. a way round a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it:
She’s going to have to buy a car. I can’t see any other way round it.
strategies to get round (=solve) the problem
13. used to show the length of a line surrounding something:
The park was about five miles round.
⇨ ALL ROUND, ⇨ go round in circles at circle1(5), ⇨ (a)round the clock at clock1(2), ⇨ (just) around/round the corner at corner1(9), ⇨ first/second time round at time1(3), ⇨ way round at way1(24)
round2 S1 W2 adjective
a big round table
Jamie’s eyes grew round with delight.
2. shaped like a ball:
small round berries
3. fat and curved:
round chubby cheeks
4. [only before noun] a round number or figure is a whole number, often ending in 0 ⇨ round up:
Let’s make it a round figure: say £50?
in round figures (=expressed as the nearest 10, 100, 1,000 etc)
Altogether, in round figures, there are about three thousand students here.
a round hundred/dozen etc (=a complete hundred etc)
⇨ a square peg in a round hole at square1(12)
—roundness noun [uncountable]
round3 noun [countable]
round of
a third round of peace talks
the Government’s latest round of expenditure cuts
2. COMPETITION one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part ⇨ heat, stage
the first/final/next/qualifying etc round
I got beaten in the first round.
Two of their candidates made it through to the next round.
round of
the final round of the championship
3. REGULAR ACTIVITIES round of something a round of activities is a regular series of activities, especially activities that are not very exciting:
an endless round of meetings and interviews
He continued with his usual round of private and business engagements.
the daily round of commuting and shopping
4. VISITS rounds [plural] the usual visits that someone, especially a doctor, regularly makes as part of their job
be (out) on your rounds
I’m sorry. The doctor is out on her rounds.
5. round of applause when people clap for a short time to show that they enjoyed something or approve of something:
She got a big round of applause.
The passengers gave the pilot a round of applause.
6. GOLF a complete game of golf:
I played a round of golf on Sunday morning.
7. BOXING/WRESTLING one of the periods of fighting in a boxing or wrestling match
8. DRINKS if you buy a round of drinks in a bar, you buy drinks for all the people in your group
it’s my/your etc round (=used to say whose turn it is to buy drinks for all the people in your group)
What are you having? It’s my round.
9. do the rounds British English informal, make the rounds American English (also go the rounds British English) if a story, idea, or illness does the rounds, it is passed on from one person to another:
a joke doing the rounds
10. do the rounds of something British English, make the rounds of something American English to go around from one place to another, especially looking for work or advertising something:
Ryan is making the rounds of talk shows to promote her new movie.
11. GUN SHOT a single shot from a gun, or a bullet for one shot:
I’ve only got ten rounds of ammunition left.
Richards fired a few rounds.
12. CIRCLE something that has a circular shape:
Slice the potatoes into rounds.
13. FOOD/NEWSPAPERS/LETTERS ETC British English a regular visit to a number of houses, offices etc to deliver or sell things
paper/milk round (=a job in which you deliver newspapers, milk etc to people’s houses)
I used to do a paper round.
14. SONG a song for three or four singers, in which each one sings the same tune, starting at a different time
15. round of sandwiches British English sandwiches made from two whole pieces of bread
16. round of toast British English one whole piece of bread that has been toasted
17. in the round a play that is performed in the round is performed on a central stage surrounded by the people watching it
■ phrases
▪a round of talks/negotiations/meetings A second round of talks got under way this week.
▪a round of voting In the first round of voting he took 44.5 percent of the vote,
▪a round of cuts (=when a government or a company reduces the size or amount of something) The President is likely to approve a new round of cuts in military forces.
▪a round of layoffs (=when people are told to leave their jobs) The latest round of layoffs could bring its labor force down to 60,000.
▪a round of violence What has prompted the latest round of violence?
round4 verb
As they rounded the bend and came in sight of the river, Philip took her hand.
The tide was coming in as he rounded the rocks.
2. [transitive] to make something into a round shape:
The stones were then rounded, polished and engraved.
3. [intransitive] written if your eyes round, you open them wide because you are shocked, frightened etc:
Barbara’s eyes rounded in surprise.
⇨ rounded, well-rounded
round something ↔ down phrasal verb
to reduce an exact figure to the nearest whole number ⇨ round up:
For the 1841 census it was decided to round down ages over fifteen to the nearest five.
round something ↔ off phrasal verb
1. to do something as a way of ending an event, performance etc in a suitable or satisfactory way
SYN finish
round something ↔ off with
You can round off the evening with a visit to the nightclub.
She rounded off the meal with some cheese.
It was the perfect way to round off the season.
2. to take the sharp or rough edges off something:
Round off the corners with a pair of scissors.
3. to change an exact figure to the nearest whole number
round something ↔ off to
Prices are rounded off to the nearest dollar.
round on somebody phrasal verb British English
to suddenly turn and attack someone when they do not expect it, either with words or physically:
When the door closed, Crabb rounded on Edwards. ‘You stupid idiot__’
round something ↔ out phrasal verb
to make an experience more thorough or complete:
African percussion and Native American flute round out the show.
round somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. if police or soldiers round up a particular group of people, they find them and force them to go to prison:
Thousands of men were rounded up and jailed.
2. to find and gather together a group of people, animals, or things:
See if you can round up a few friends to help you__
His dog Nell started to round up the sheep.
3. to increase an exact figure to the next highest whole number ⇨ round down
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especially British English (also around) adverb, preposition Word Family: noun: round, rounders, roundness; adverb: round, roundly; adjective: round, rounded; verb: round
1. surrounding or on all sides of something or someone: 2. used to say that someone or something turns so that they face in the opposite direction:
3. in or to many places or parts of an area:
4. moving in a circle:
5. informal if you go round to someone’s house, you go to their house, usually to visit them:
6. to other people or positions:
7. on the other side of something, or to the other side of it without going through it or over it:
round to
8. in the area near a particular place:
9. round about spoken informal (also round) used when guessing a number, amount, time etc without being exact
SYN approximately:
10. used to show that someone spends time in a place without doing anything useful:
11. if something is organized round a particular person or thing, it is organized according to their needs, wishes, ideas etc:
12. a way round a difficult situation or problem is a way to solve it or avoid it:
13. used to show the length of a line surrounding something:
⇨ ALL ROUND, ⇨ go round in circles at circle1(5), ⇨ (a)round the clock at clock1(2), ⇨ (just) around/round the corner at corner1(9), ⇨ first/second time round at time1(3), ⇨ way round at way1(24)
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adjective Word Family: noun: round, rounders, roundness; adverb: round, roundly; adjective: round, rounded; verb: round
Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: roont, from Latin rotundus
1. shaped like a circle:Language: Old French
Origin: roont, from Latin rotundus
2. shaped like a ball:
3. fat and curved:
4. [only before noun] a round number or figure is a whole number, often ending in 0 ⇨ round up:
in round figures (=expressed as the nearest 10, 100, 1,000 etc)
a round hundred/dozen etc (=a complete hundred etc)
⇨ a square peg in a round hole at square1(12)
—roundness noun [uncountable]
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noun [countable] Word Family: noun: round, rounders, roundness; adverb: round, roundly; adjective: round, rounded; verb: round
1. SERIES a round of events is a series of related events, which are part of a longer processround of
2. COMPETITION one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part ⇨ heat, stage
the first/final/next/qualifying etc round
round of
3. REGULAR ACTIVITIES round of something a round of activities is a regular series of activities, especially activities that are not very exciting:
4. VISITS rounds [plural] the usual visits that someone, especially a doctor, regularly makes as part of their job
be (out) on your rounds
5. round of applause when people clap for a short time to show that they enjoyed something or approve of something:
6. GOLF a complete game of golf:
7. BOXING/WRESTLING one of the periods of fighting in a boxing or wrestling match
8. DRINKS if you buy a round of drinks in a bar, you buy drinks for all the people in your group
it’s my/your etc round (=used to say whose turn it is to buy drinks for all the people in your group)
9. do the rounds British English informal, make the rounds American English (also go the rounds British English) if a story, idea, or illness does the rounds, it is passed on from one person to another:
10. do the rounds of something British English, make the rounds of something American English to go around from one place to another, especially looking for work or advertising something:
11. GUN SHOT a single shot from a gun, or a bullet for one shot:
12. CIRCLE something that has a circular shape:
13. FOOD/NEWSPAPERS/LETTERS ETC British English a regular visit to a number of houses, offices etc to deliver or sell things
paper/milk round (=a job in which you deliver newspapers, milk etc to people’s houses)
14. SONG a song for three or four singers, in which each one sings the same tune, starting at a different time
15. round of sandwiches British English sandwiches made from two whole pieces of bread
16. round of toast British English one whole piece of bread that has been toasted
17. in the round a play that is performed in the round is performed on a central stage surrounded by the people watching it
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verb Word Family: noun: round, rounders, roundness; adverb: round, roundly; adjective: round, rounded; verb: round
1. [transitive] to go round something such as a bend or the corner of a building: 2. [transitive] to make something into a round shape:
3. [intransitive] written if your eyes round, you open them wide because you are shocked, frightened etc:
⇨ rounded, well-rounded
round something ↔ down phrasal verb
to reduce an exact figure to the nearest whole number ⇨ round up:
round something ↔ off phrasal verb
1. to do something as a way of ending an event, performance etc in a suitable or satisfactory way
SYN finish
round something ↔ off with
2. to take the sharp or rough edges off something:
3. to change an exact figure to the nearest whole number
round something ↔ off to
round on somebody phrasal verb British English
to suddenly turn and attack someone when they do not expect it, either with words or physically:
round something ↔ out phrasal verb
to make an experience more thorough or complete:
round somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
1. if police or soldiers round up a particular group of people, they find them and force them to go to prison:
2. to find and gather together a group of people, animals, or things:
3. to increase an exact figure to the next highest whole number ⇨ round down
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Around andround can often be used with the same meaning inBrE around is more formal.在英式英语中，around 和 round 近义，不过 around 较正式 ：◆ The earth goes round/around the sun. 地球绕着太阳转。 ◆ They live round/around the corner. 他们住在附近。 ◆ We travelled round/around India. 我们在印度各地旅行。 ◆ She turned round/around when I came in. 我进来时她转过身来。 In NAmE around can be used in these meanings.在美式英语中，表示上述意思只能用 around。 Around ,round andabout can also sometimes be used with the same meaning inBrE 在英式英语中，有时 around、round 和 about 的含义相同 ：◆ The kids were running around/round/about outside. 孩子们在外面跑来跑去。 ◆ I've been waiting around/round/about to see her all day. 为了要见到她，我等了一整天。 In NAmE around can be used in these meanings.About oraround can be used in bothBrE NAmE 在美式英语中，表示上述意思只能用 around。在英式英语和美式英语中，about 或 around 均可表示大约 ：◆ We left around/about 8 o'clock. 我们在 8 点钟左右离开了。
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Around andround can often be used with the same meaning inBrE around is more formal.在英式英语中，around 和 round 近义，不过 around 较正式 ：◆ The earth goes round/around the sun. 地球绕着太阳转。 ◆ They live round/around the corner. 他们住在附近。 ◆ We travelled round/around India. 我们在印度各地旅行。 ◆ She turned round/around when I came in. 我进来时她转过身来。 In NAmE around can be used in these meanings.在美式英语中，表示上述意思只能用 around。 Around ,round andabout can also sometimes be used with the same meaning inBrE 在英式英语中，有时 around、round 和 about 的含义相同 ：◆ The kids were running around/round/about outside. 孩子们在外面跑来跑去。 ◆ I've been waiting around/round/about to see her all day. 为了要见到她，我等了一整天。 In NAmE around can be used in these meanings.About oraround can be used in bothBrE NAmE 在美式英语中，表示上述意思只能用 around。在英式英语和美式英语中，about 或 around 均可表示大约 ：◆ We left around/about 8 o'clock. 我们在 8 点钟左右离开了。
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