round up
round up — 名詞
1. An event in which people, animals, or items are brought together from many diffe
集合；聚集
將人或物從各處集中起來的活動
An event in which people, animals, or items are brought together from many different places and gathered into one area.
Camila helped organize the round up of stray dogs in her neighbourhood.
Camila 協助在社區裡集合流浪狗。
collocation: round up of [animals]
The annual round up of cattle on the ranch took place before the first snow.
牧場每年的牛隻集合都在初雪前進行。
A charity round up of old clothes and books raised money for the local library.
一場舊衣和舊書的慈善募集為在地圖書館籌到了經費。
The village hall held a round up of volunteers to clean the park after the storm.
村辦公處召集了志工，在暴風雨後清理公園。
- gathering
more general; can be voluntary — a round up implies active bringing-together
- collection
focuses on the items themselves rather than the act of bringing them in
- assembly
more formal; usually of people who come together on their own
- dispersal
sending people or things away in different directions
文法句型
round up of + noun
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' + the kind of thing being gathered, e.g. 'a round up of suspects', 'a round up of old furniture'.
2. A short television or radio segment that sums up recent news or provides highlig
新聞摘要
電臺或電視的重點新聞播報
A short television or radio segment that sums up recent news or provides highlights on a specific subject.
Tune in at ten o'clock for a round up of today's top stories.
請在十點鐘收聽今天頭條新聞的摘要報導。
collocation: round up of top stories
Brandon listened to the sports round up on the radio during his morning run.
Brandon 晨跑時在收音機上聽了體育新聞摘要。
The evening news round up covered the election results from across the country.
晚間新聞摘要報導了全國各地的選舉結果。
Padma checked the weather round up online before planning her weekend trip.
Padma 在規劃週末旅遊前上網查看了天氣重點報導。
文法句型
[topic] round up
用法筆記
Commonly used with a topic word before it (news round up, sports round up, weather round up, business round up). More frequent in British English than American English.
round up — 片語動詞
- round upbase form
- rounds up3rd person singular
- rounding up-ing form
- rounded uppast simple
1. To locate and assemble scattered individuals, animals, or belongings into one pl
召集；集中
把分散的人事物找出來並集中
To locate and assemble scattered individuals, animals, or belongings into one place, typically involving some searching or persuasion.
Erik rounded up a group of neighbours to help clean the community garden.
Erik 召集了一群鄰居幫忙打掃社區花園。
separable: rounded [noun] up
Ryo rounded up all the receipts and tax forms before meeting the accountant.
Ryo 在和會計師見面前把所有收據和稅務單據集中起來。
The farmer rounds up the sheep every evening and leads them back to the barn.
農夫每天傍晚把羊群集中起來，帶回羊舍。
Zuri rounded her friends up and told them it was time to go home.
Zuri 把朋友們集合起來，告訴他們該回家了。
The teacher rounded up the children after the fire drill and counted heads.
老師在消防演習後把小朋友集合起來點名。
- scatter
to send in different directions
文法句型
round + noun + up
round up + noun
round + pronoun + up
用法筆記
This is a separable phrasal verb. When the object is a pronoun (them, us, me), it must go between 'round' and 'up': round them up (NOT round up them). With a noun object, both positions are possible: round the children up OR round up the children.
常見錯誤
2. An operation by police, soldiers, or officials who search for individuals and ta
圍捕；逮捕
警方或軍方搜索並逮捕一群人
An operation by police, soldiers, or officials who search for individuals and take them into custody.
The police rounded up the suspects after a three-day search across the city.
警方經過三天的全市搜索，圍捕了嫌犯。
typical: police round up suspects
Soldiers rounded up the rebels and took them to a base outside the capital.
士兵圍捕了叛軍，把他們帶到首都外的一座基地。
Anjali was rounded up with three other journalists and held overnight.
Anjali 和其他三位記者一起被逮捕，拘留了一夜。
Federal agents rounded up members of the smuggling ring in early-morning raids.
聯邦探員在清晨的突襲中圍捕了走私集團的成員。
- release
to let someone go free
文法句型
round + noun + up
round up + noun
be rounded up + by + noun
用法筆記
Very commonly used in the passive voice (suspects were rounded up). The subject is almost always an authority figure — police, military, immigration officers. Not used for everyday gathering of friends or objects.