| 词组 | come around |
| 释义 | come around ! In British English, people usually use come round. In American English, people use come around. 1. come around/round to come to someone's house in order to see them: ▪ Valerie and John said they might come around this evening. + for ▪ Why don't you come round for a drink after work? + to do ▪ Could I come around and have a chat with you sometime? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come over 2. come around/round to move around a group of people or houses in order to give them something or to collect something from them: ▪ The mailman usually comes around at about 8 o'clock. + with ▪ A waiter came around with glasses of champagne. 3. come around/round to start to agree with an idea that you did not agree with before, or to like someone that you did not like, because someone has persuaded you to change your opinion or you have thought about it for a long time: ▪ My mother stopped speaking to me when I first married Tom, but she's slowly coming around now. come around to the idea/view etc that ▪ A lot of companies are coming around to the view that older employees tend to be more reliable. come around to doing sth ▪ We're hoping that they will eventually come round to accepting our offer. 4. come around/round if a particular time or event comes around, it arrives or happens as usual or as expected: ▪ By the time spring comes around, I always feel ready for a holiday somewhere hot. ▪ The World Cup will be coming round again soon. ▪ The big day for my talk soon came around. 5. come around/round to become conscious again, for example after an accident or operation: ▪ She was in hospital for two weeks before she finally came round. ▪ "It'll take a couple of hours for him to come around," the doctor said. 6. come around/round if a letter or message comes around, it is sent to a group of people: ▪ An e-mail came around, telling us that the meeting had been cancelled. |
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