surrounds
surrounds — 動詞
- surroundspresent simple I / you / we / they
- surroundses3rd person singular
- surroundsing-ing form
- surroundsedpast simple
1. to be placed in a complete circle around a person, thing, or place, so that it l
圍繞；環繞
在四周形成一圈
to be placed in a complete circle around a person, thing, or place, so that it lies on every side of what is in the middle.
A row of tall apartment blocks surrounds the playground behind our school.
一排高大的公寓大樓環繞著我們學校後方的遊樂場。
surround + noun phrase for physical position
A ring of candles surrounds the cake on Adina's dining table.
一圈蠟燭圍繞著 Adina 餐桌上的蛋糕。
Dense fog surrounds the bridge each morning before the buses arrive.
每天早上在公車抵達前，濃霧都環繞著這座橋。
The museum is surrounded by small cafes and narrow side streets.
這座博物館四周環繞著小咖啡館和狹窄的小街。
- expose
to leave something open instead of having things around it
文法句型
surround + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often appears in the passive form be surrounded by. The subject is usually something physical such as walls, buildings, trees, water, or fog.
常見錯誤
2. to place people, vehicles, or weapons all around someone or somewhere so that no
包圍；圍困
圍住使人無法逃走
to place people, vehicles, or weapons all around someone or somewhere so that nobody inside can get away and must give up.
The police team surrounds the cabin before dawn and orders the suspect outside.
警隊在天亮前包圍小木屋，命令嫌犯走到外面。
surround + place in an arrest situation
A ring of officers with riot shields surrounds the van at the prison gate.
一圈拿著防暴盾牌的員警包圍著監獄大門旁的那輛廂型車。
The rebels were surrounded on the hillside and soon ran out of food.
叛軍在山坡上遭到圍困，很快就糧食用盡。
An armed unit surrounds the flat and waits for the gunman to come out.
一支武裝小隊包圍那間公寓，等著槍手走出來。
- besiege
more formal and often suggests a longer military action
- cordon off
focuses on sealing an area rather than forcing surrender inside it
- hem in
more informal and often used for limiting movement
- release
to let someone leave instead of keeping them trapped
文法句型
surround + noun phrase to stop escape
用法筆記
Usually used in police or military situations. Distinguish from sense 1, where something is simply on every side and there is no idea of trapping anyone.
常見錯誤
surrounds — 名詞
1. the land, scenery, and general setting that lie close around a place on every si
周圍環境
某地附近的景物與環境
the land, scenery, and general setting that lie close around a place on every side.
The guesthouse stands in quiet surrounds of pine trees and streams.
那間民宿坐落在寧靜的周圍環境中，四周有松樹和溪流。
plural noun: in quiet surrounds of + place
From the castle tower, visitors can admire the green surrounds for miles.
從城堡塔樓上，遊客可以欣賞周圍綿延數英里的翠綠景致。
Felipe loved the snowy surrounds of the ski village in winter.
Felipe 很喜歡那座滑雪村冬天雪白的周圍環境。
New roads changed the rural surrounds of the temple too quickly.
新道路太快改變了那座寺廟周邊的鄉間環境。
- surroundings
the ordinary everyday word and much more common than surrounds
- setting
can include the visual background and atmosphere of a place
- environs
more formal and less common in everyday speech
文法句型
in ... surrounds
the surrounds of + place
用法筆記
This noun is usually plural and appears most often in travel, landscape, or property descriptions. In everyday speech, surroundings is much more common.