around

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

（指数量）不准确但相当接近于正确的

lasted approximately an hour

持续了大约一个小时

in just about a minute

再过一分钟

he's about 30 years old

他大约30岁

I've had about all I can stand

我已经受够了

we meet about once a month

我们大约每月见面一次

some forty people came

大约四十个人来了

weighs around a dred pounds

大约有一百磅重

roughly $3,000

大约3000美元

holds 3 gallons, more or less

差不多能装3加仑

20 or so people were at the party

大约有20人参加了聚会

approximately

about

close to

just about

some

roughly

more or less

or so

in circumference

周长

the trunk is ten feet around

后备箱在十英尺左右

the pond is two miles around

池塘在两英里左右

in the area or vicinity

在该地区或附近

a few spectators standing about

几个围观的人

hanging around

闲逛

waited around for the next flight

在附近等下一班飞机

about

from beginning to end

从头到尾

throughout

自始至终

It rains all year round on Skye

斯凯常年下雨

frigid weather the year around

一年四季寒冷的天气

round

by a circular or circuitous route

通过环形或迂回的路线

He came all the way around the base

他一路绕着基地跑来

the road goes around the pond

这条路绕过池塘

in a circle or circular motion

以圆周或圆周运动

The wheels are spinning around

轮子在转

all around or on all sides

四面八方

dirty clothes lying around (or about)

脏衣服乱放

let's look about for

我们四处寻求帮助

There were trees growing all around

周围长满了树

she looked around her

她环顾四周

about

to a particular destination either specified or understood

到指定或理解的特定目的地

she came around to see me

她来找我

I invited them around for supper

我邀请他们来吃晚饭

in or to a rrsed position or direction

在相反的位置或方向上

about face

关于脸

suddenly she turned around

突然她转过身来

about

used of movement to or amonany different places or in no particular direction

用于移动到许多不同的地方，或在许多不同的地方之间，或在没有特定方向上

wandering about with no place to go

无处可去

people were rushing about

人们到处乱跑

news gets around (or about)

消息传来（或传来）

traveled around in Asia

周游

he needs advice from someone who's been around

他需要有人的建议

she sleeps around

她在附近过夜

about