surround
n[Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sb/sth (with sb/sth) (cause sb/sth to) move into position all round sb/sth; encircle sb/sth, esp so as to prevent escape (使某人[某物])包围某人[某物]; 围住某人[某物](尤指使之无法脱逃)
Troops have surrounded the town. 部队已将该城包围.
They have surrounded the town with troops. 他们出动军队包围了该城.
(fig 比喻) He likes to surround himself with beautiful things. 他喜欢生活在美的环境中.
(b) ~ sth/sb (by/with sth) (esp passive 尤用於被动语态) be all round sth/sb 包围或环绕某物[某人]
Trees surround the pond. 树木围绕著池塘.
The house was surrounded by high walls. 房子的四周有高墙.
(fig 比喻) The new plan is surrounded by much speculation, ie Everyone is wondering about it. 新计画备受猜疑.
She has always been surrounded with fashionable friends. 她周围总有许多爱赶时髦的朋友. surround, n (usu decorative) border around an object (通常指装饰性的)物体的边缘
a fireplace with a tiled surround 周围镶有瓷砖的壁炉.
The twin towers are 110 storeys high, but high-speed lifts controlled by computer take only a minute to reach the top.
这座双塔式大楼有110层高,而由电脑控制的高速电梯只需一分钟就可以到达塔顶。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
Next Von Frisch thought that bees needed to know more than just the distance to a faraway place.