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around, about, surrounding ☊
xung quanh ☊
围绕 → ☊
wei2rao4
to revolve around; to center on (an issue) ☊
Xung quanh ☊
周边 → ☊
zhou1bian1
periphery; rim; surroundings; all around; perimeter; peripheral (computing) ☊
Xung quanh ☊
周围 → ☊
zhou1wei2
surroundings; environment; to encompass ☊
Xung quanh ☊
绕 → ☊
rao4
to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex ☊
Xung quanh ☊
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OXF3000:
xung quanh
around
OXF3000:
xung quanh
surrounding
OXF3000N
(adv prep.)xung quanh vòng quanh
around
OXF3000N
môi trường hoàn cảnh xung quanh
environment
OXF3000N
(n)tròn vòng quanh xung quanh
round
OXF3000N
vùng xung quanh môi trường xung quanh
surroundings
OXF3000D:
xung quanh
around
ringsherum
OXF3000D:
xung quanh
around
rund um
OXF3000D:
xung quanh
around
um ... herum
OXF3000D:
xung quanh
around
ungefähr
→ → →
around ☊
xung quanh ☊ Adverbs
like: xung quanh → →
to sit around a table ☊
ngồi xung quanh bàn ☊
Zwischen den Ställen und Gehegen haben Gärtner überall Beete mit Rosen und Nelken bepflanzt. ☊
Giữa chuồng cũi và vườn thú những người làm vườn trồng xung quanh với những luống hoa hồng và hoa đinh hương. ☊ (Lektion 65, Nr. 921)
adapt yourself to sth: It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings. ☊ adapt ☊
The farm and surrounding area were flooded. ☊ area ☊
I could hear laughter all around. ☊ around ☊
a yard with a fence all around ☊ around ☊
How do you make the wheels go around? ☊ around ☊
We were all running around trying to get ready in time. ☊ around ☊
I knocked but there was no one around. ☊ around ☊
There was a lot of background noise (= that you could hear, but were not listening to). ☊ background ☊
a white plate with a blue band around the edge ☊ band ☊
The heart pumps blood around the body. ☊ body ☊
Shells were bursting (= exploding) all around us. ☊ burst ☊
Troops are stationed in and around the capital. ☊ capital ☊
Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages. ☊ centre ☊
You've changed all the furniture around. ☊ change sth around/round ☊
The kids chased each other around the kitchen table. ☊ chase ☊
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death. ☊ circumstance ☊
The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky. ☊ countryside ☊
She looked desperately around for a weapon. ☊ desperately ☊
electrical labour-saving devices around the home ☊ device ☊
I've had enough of driving the kids around. ☊ have had enough (of sth/sb) ☊
I'll get round to mending it eventually. ☊ eventually ☊
I've been on my feet (= standing or walking around) all day. ☊ foot ☊
Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine. ☊ free ☊
get doing sth: I hope to get around to answering your letter next week. ☊ get round/around to sth ☊
There aren't enough chairs to go around. ☊ go around/round ☊
Students stood around in groups waiting for their results. ☊ group ☊
The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. ☊ imaginary ☊
The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside. ☊ implication ☊
The village itself is pretty, but the surrounding countryside is rather dull. ☊ itself ☊
kick sb/sth + adv./prep./adj.: The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard. ☊ kick ☊
The boys were knocking (= kicking) a ball around in the back yard. ☊ knock ☊
let sb/sth do sth: Let them splash around in the pool for a while. ☊ let ☊
Don't leave toys lying around—someone might trip over them. ☊ lie around ☊
It's an interesting place. Do you want to take a look around? ☊ look ☊
They often wandered around the house stark naked (= completely naked). ☊ naked ☊
We searched the surrounding neighbourhood for the missing boy. ☊ neighbourhood ☊
There was no one else around. ☊ no one ☊
She has outstanding powers of observation (= the ability to notice things around her). ☊ observation ☊
He found me, not the other way round/around. ☊ other ☊
Flashbulbs were popping all around them. ☊ pop ☊
There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. ☊ publicity ☊
People alter their voices in relationship to background noise. ☊ relationship ☊
The ground rose steeply all around. ☊ rise ☊
They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out. ☊ round ☊
They went abroad for a change of scene (= to see and experience new surroundings). ☊ scene ☊
The nurse put a screen around the bed. ☊ screen ☊
The mixture of sights, smells and sounds around her made her senses reel. ☊ sense ☊
Ghostly shapes moved around in the dark. ☊ shape ☊
Life's too short to sit around moping. ☊ short ☊
We were shown around the school by one of the students. ☊ show sb around/round (sth) ☊
sick of doing sth: We're sick of waiting around like this. ☊ sick ☊
He was dancing around and singing at the top of his voice (= very loudly). ☊ sing ☊
Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation. ☊ slice ☊
My head is spinning (= I feel as if my head is going around and I can't balance). ☊ spin ☊
There's not much community spirit around here. ☊ spirit ☊
the spread of a city into the surrounding areas ☊ spread ☊
We all stood around in the corridor waiting. ☊ stand ☊
surround sth/sb with sth: The lake is surrounded with/by trees. ☊ surround ☊
Oxford and the surrounding area ☊ surrounding ☊
From the top of the hill you can see all the surrounding countryside. ☊ surrounding ☊
The buildings have been designed to blend in with their surroundings. ☊ surroundings ☊
She opened her eyes and surveyed her surroundings. ☊ survey ☊
Ducks were swimming around on the river. ☊ swim ☊
She took no interest in the people and things around her. ☊ thing ☊
The telephone cable has got twisted (= wound around itself). ☊ twist ☊
There were magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. ☊ view ☊
Watch your bag—there are thieves around. ☊ watch ☊
This species is found in coastal waters around the Indian Ocean. ☊ water ☊
wrap B round/around A: I wrapped a blanket around the baby. ☊ wrap ☊
shrink wrapping (= plastic designed to shrink around objects so that it fits them tightly) ☊ wrapping ☊