| 词组 | round |
| 释义 | round 1. noun an ejaculation TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 2003 2. verb to make the rounds US, 1961 round down round down sth • round sth down to reduce an exact number to the nearest whole number, or the nearest 10, 100 etc, in order to make it simpler+ to Please do not include pence. Round down your calculations to the nearest pound. Example: $17,582.45 becomes $17,582. ► compare round up, round off 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 off2. 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 up3. 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. round on/upon ! Round upon is more formal than round on, and is used mostly in writing. round on/upon sb BrE to suddenly attack someone when they do not expect it, either physically or by speaking angrily to them: Harry got up out of his seat in a flash and rounded on the man: "Don't dare to speak to me that way. If you insult me again I'll punch your fat head." Sibyl rounded on him, knife in hand, and he moved back out of her reach.■ SIMILAR TO: turn on/upon round out round out sth • round sth out to make something more complete: A side dish of garlicky potato salad rounded out the meal nicely. Paul Jenkins on bass guitar, and Mark Hays on drums, round out the rhythm section on this pleasing set of 10 original tunes. round up 1. round sb/sth up • round up sb/sth to find and gather a group of people or animals together: See if you can round up a few friends to help you. Shane and two other cowboys rounded up the ponies and drove them into the corral.round-up n C an occasion when animals are collected together: the annual cattle round-up2. round up sb • round sb up to search for and find a particular group of people and force them to go to prison: Police quickly rounded up dozens of suspected terrorists and threw them in jail. 74,000 French Jews were rounded up by the Nazis and shipped to concentration camps.round-up n C when a particular group of people are taken away and forced to go to prison: a round-up of suspected drug dealers3. round up sth • round sth up to increase an exact number to the nearest higher whole number, or the nearest 10, 100 etc above it: The total came to $299.50, so I rounded it up to $300. ► compare round down, round off round upon ► see round on/upon
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