encircle

IPA/ɪnˈsɜːkl/
KK[ɛnsˈɚkəl]IPA/ɪnˈsɜːrkl/

encircle — 動詞

  • encirclepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • encircleshe / she / it
  • encircledpast simple
  • encircling-ing form

1. to go or stand all around a person, place, or thing so it is inside a full ring

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

圍住；環繞

圍成一圈把某物包在中間

to go or stand all around a person, place, or thing so it is inside a full ring of people or objects.

例句

Fans encircled Rafael outside the stadium after the final whistle.

終場哨聲響起後，球迷在體育場外圍住了 Rafael。

encircle + person outside a place

A low stone wall encircles the garden behind Haruto's house.

一道矮石牆環繞著 Haruto 家後方的花園。

encircle + place with a physical boundary

常見搭配
  • encircle the town
  • encircle the camp
  • encircle the square
  • encircle the garden
  • be encircled by water
同義詞
  • surround

    the most general choice and does not always suggest a circular shape

  • ring

    more visual and often used for a line of people or objects around something

  • hem in

    stresses trapping or restricting movement rather than making a neat circle

文法句型

encircle + person

encircle + place

be encircled by + thing

用法筆記

Often used when people, vehicles, walls, water, or trees make a visible ring around something. The object is usually a person, place, or area rather than an abstract idea.

常見錯誤

Fans encircled around the singer.
Fans encircled the singer.
'Encircle' normally takes the person or thing directly as its object.
Trees encircled around the lake.
Trees encircled the lake.
Do not add 'around' after the verb because the circular meaning is already included.

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常用片語

  • encircle the area
  • encircle the town
  • be encircled by water
  • encircle the square

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