surroundings
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sur·round·ings /səˈraʊndɪŋz/ ●●○ noun [plural] AREAthe objects, buildings, natural things etc that are around a person or thing at a particular time 环境；周围的事物somebody’s surroundings He switched on the light and examined his surroundings. 他打开灯，查看了周围的情况。 I need to work in pleasant surroundings. 我需要在舒适的环境下工作。Examples from the Corpus
surroundings• The house is set in beautiful surroundings near Lake Coniston.• Long enough that he stopped looking around, stopped measuring his relationship to his surroundings.• Gandhi always craved harmony with his surroundings.• Everyone involved in the filming has enjoyed working in such idyllic surroundings.• Therefore puppies housed after weaning in insanitary surroundings are at greatest risk from this vice.• The mountaintop provides a spectacular view of Innsbruck and its surroundings.• It took me a few weeks to get used to my new surroundings.• I suppose they're dumbfounded by their surroundings.• They feel that the more control they can exercise over their surroundings, the safer life will be for them.• Unlike mechanical clocks, which are completely blind to their surroundings, a biological clock gets reset every day by the sun.sur·round·ings nounChineseSyllable
etc Corpus the buildings, person natural that a objects, things around are
surroundings
sur‧round‧ings /səˈraʊndɪŋz/
noun [plural]the objects, buildings, natural things etc that are around a person or thing at a particular time
sb’s surroundings
He switched on the light and examined his surroundings.
I need to work in pleasant surroundings.
sur‧round‧ings /səˈraʊndɪŋz/
noun [plural]the objects, buildings, natural things etc that are around a person or thing at a particular timesb’s surroundings
environment the conditions in a place that affect the behaviour and development of sb/sth 指影响人或事物的行为或发展的环境 ：◆ An unhappy home environment can affect children's behaviour.不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。 ◆ a pleasant working environment 令人愉快的工作环境 setting a place or situation of a particular type, in which sth happens or exists 指事物所处的环境或发生的背景 ：◆ The island provided an idyllic setting for the concert. 这岛为音乐会提供了优美的田园布景。 surroundings everything that is around or near sb/sth 指周围的环境 ：◆ The huts blend in perfectly with their surroundings. 这些棚屋与周围的环境浑然一体，非常和谐。 background the things or area behind or around the main objects or people that are in a place or picture 指对主要人物、事物起衬托作用的事物、背景 ：◆ The mountains in the background were capped with snow. 远处的山峦白雪覆盖。
Patterns
in (a/an) environment/setting/surroundings(a/an) new/unfamiliar environment/setting/surroundingssb/sth's immediate environment/surroundings(a) dramatic setting/background
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