| 词组 | go around |
| 释义 | go around ! In British English, people usually use go round. In American English, people only use go around. 1. go around/round to go to see someone for a short time, especially at the place where they live: ▪ I think I'll go round and see Jim on my way home tonight. + to ▪ Marie went around to Bella's place, to try and persuade her to come to the party. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go over 2. go around/round sth to move or travel around a place going from one part of it to another: ▪ A detective came in and went around the house to make notes. ▪ I spent the morning going around the city taking photographs. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go about BrE 3. go around/round sth • go around/round to go to a number of different places of the same type, one after the other: ▪ Mr and Mrs Taylor went around the shops, ordering what they thought was necessary. ▪ An inspector came, and went round all the classrooms. + to ▪ We went round to all the clubs, but Des wasn't in any of them. 4. go around/round doing sth to say or do something frequently or regularly, especially when it is annoying or unpleasant for other people: ▪ You can't go around accusing people of things like that. ▪ Paul's been going round telling everyone about my relationship with Danny. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go about 5. go around/about to dress or behave in a particular way, especially regularly or over a period of time: ▪ When you're the boss, you have to dress properly - you can't go round in jeans. ▪ I can't see anything without my glasses - I might as well go around with my eyes shut. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go about 6. go around/round • go around/round sth usually progressive if a story or piece of information is going around, a lot of people are talking about it and telling other people, especially when it is not certain to be true: ▪ I don't usually pay any attention to the gossip going around at work. + that ▪ There's been a rumour going round that they're planning to close the factory. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go about BrE, circulate informal 7. enough/plenty etc to go around if there is enough food, drink, work etc to go around, there is enough for everyone to have some: ▪ Do you think we've got enough pizza to go round? ▪ Builders are really having a hard time these days - there just isn't enough work to go around. 8. go around/round • go around/round sth usually progressive if an illness is going around, a lot of people are getting it: ▪ There's so much flu going around - I hope you don't get it. ▪ A particularly unpleasant virus was going around the school. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑go about BrE |
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