词组 | round off |
释义 | round off 1. round off sth • round sth off to be a pleasant and suitable way of ending an event, or to do something as a pleasant and suitable way of ending it: ▪ Fresh strawberries will round the meal off nicely. + with ▪ We rounded off the evening with carols around the Christmas tree. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑finish off, ↑top off 2. round off sth • round sth off • round off to change an exact number to the nearest whole number: ▪ Peter's net income after taxes was $3,159 (rounding off to the nearest dollar). ▪ You can work the sum out mentally by rounding off the $1.19 to $1.20, and taking away 1p. ► compare ↑round down, ↑round up 3. round off sth • round sth off if you round off the sharp edges or corners of an object, you make them smooth and round by rubbing them with a special tool: ▪ Use an electric sander to round off the corners. |
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