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around
prep. surrounding; approximately
 
adv. encircling; nearby


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around
Adverb
1. in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
(synonym) about
2. by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
3. to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"
(synonym) about
4. in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
5. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
(synonym) approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, or so
6. in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
(synonym) about
7. to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
8. all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
(synonym) about
9. in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
10. from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
(synonym) round



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Around
(prep.)
On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
  
 
(prep.)
From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner.
  
 
(adv.)
Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place.
  
 
(adv.)
In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.
  
 
(adv.)
In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

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旁若无人
pang2 ruo4 wu2 ren2
As if there was nobody around.
Acting as if there was nobody present in the vicinity. Self-assured or supercilious.


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around
prep. adv
گرد , چوگرد , چاروں طرف , سب طرف

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