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●ˌgo aˈround 🔑●ˌgo aˈround sth 🔑 (BrE also ˌgo ˈround, ˌgo ˈround sth) 1. to visit a group of people or places, one by one 逐一见某人(或到某处);走遍◆I’ll go around and check all the doors are locked. 我挨处走走,看看所有的门都锁上了没有。◆We spent all afternoon going round the shops. 我们整整一下午都在四处逛商店。◆She went round the table and said goodbye to everyone. 她和一桌人一一道别。2. (of a note, etc. 字条等) to be sent round a group of people so that everyone can read it 被传阅◆A card’s going around for people to sign. 传给大家的一张贺卡是供签名用的。◆A memo went around the department. 部门内传阅了一份通知。3. (BrE also ˌgo aˈbout, ˌgo aˈbout sth) if a piece of news, an illness, etc. goes around, it spreads from one person to another (在…)流传,传播◆There’s a rumour going around that Sam and Kate are having an affair. 谣传萨姆和凯特之间关系暧昧。◆There’s a nasty virus going round the school. 一种恶性病毒正在这所学校传播。SYN float around, float around sth4. to move or be placed in a circle 旋转;转动◆The cyclist was going round the roundabout the wrong way. 那个骑自行车的人在环形交叉路口拐错了弯。◆The earth goes round the sun. 地球围绕太阳转。◆ (figurative) We’re going round in circles in this argument. 我们一直在这个论点上兜圈子。 ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析go around circle (sth) ◇ go round/around (sth) ◇ revolve (round/around sth) ◇ rotate ◇ spin (round/around sth) ◇ turn These verbs all mean to move around a central point. 这些动词都表示旋转、转动、绕转。 circle (sth) to move in a circle, especially in the air (尤指在空中)旋转,盘旋,环绕Birds were circling overhead. 鸟儿在头顶上盘桓。The plane had to circle the airport for another 30 minutes before landing. 着陆前,飞机不得不在机场上空又盘旋了 30 分钟。 go round / around (sth) to spin or move around in a circle (绕…)旋转,转动The wheel was going round and round. 轮子在转个不停。The earth goes around the sun. 地球围绕太阳转。 revolve (round / around sth) to move in a circle around a central point 旋转;转动;绕转People used to think that the sun revolved around the earth. 过去人们认为太阳绕着地球转。The ceiling fan revolved slowly overhead. 吊扇在头顶上慢慢转动。 rotate to move in a circle around a fixed central point 旋转;转动;绕转Make sure that the propeller can rotate freely. 要确保螺旋桨能不受阻碍地旋转。 spin (round / around sth) to turn round and round quickly (绕…)快速旋转The dancers spun round and round. 跳舞的人不停地旋转。The Earth spins around a central axis. 地球绕中心轴旋转。 turn to move around a central point 旋转;转动The wheels of the car began to turn. 车轮开始转起来。 WHICH WORD? When sth rotates or spins, it usually moves around its own centre; when sth revolves, it usually moves around a point outside itself. Rotate, spin and turn can be used with a direct object with the meaning of ‘make sth go round’ * rotate 或 spin 通常指围绕自身的中心转动; revolve 通常指围绕自身以外的中心点转动。rotate、spin 和 turn 可与直接宾语连用,表示“使转动”Rotate the wheel through 180 degrees. 将轮子旋转 180 度。Spin the coin. 转动硬币。Turn the wheel slowly. 慢慢转动轮子。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto spin / circle / rotate / revolve about sthto spin / turn / rotate faster (and faster) / rapidly / quickly to spin / turn / circle / rotate / revolve slowly 5. to be enough for everyone to have a share 足够分给每个人;足够每人一份◆There aren’t enough chairs to go round. 椅子不够坐。◆Is there enough food to go around all the guests? 食物够分给所有客人吗?6. to move around the outside of sth in order to get past sth or get to the other side 绕道;绕过◆We didn’t go into the city. We went around it. 我们没有进城。我们绕了过去。◆Because of the flood, we had to go round by the minor roads to get to school. 由于洪水,我们只好走小道绕行去学校。7. to travel in a country or place and visit lots of different things 周游;遍览◆We travel around by bus. 我们乘公共汽车到各处旅行。◆They’re saving up to go around the world. 他们正在攒钱准备周游世界。◆We’re planning to go round visiting all the temples. 我们打算游遍所有庙宇。8. to visit every part of a room or building (在房间或建筑物内)到处走动,看遍各处◆How long does it take to go around the museum? 把这座博物馆转遍需要多长时间?◆A guide will go round with you. 导游将带你去各处参观。[v + adv] [v + prep] ●what ˌgoes around ˈcomes aroundwhatever happens now will have an effect in the future 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆;善有善报,恶有恶报 |