•We sat around the table.我们围着桌子坐着。

•He put his arm around her.他用胳膊搂着她。

•A crowd had gathered around the scene of the accident.意外现场围了一群人。

•She had a woollen scarf around her neck.她脖子上围了一条羊毛围巾。

•The moon goes around the Earth.月亮围绕地球运行。

•I walked around the side of the building.我从楼的一侧绕了过去。

•As the bus left, she turned around (= so that she was facing in the opposite direction) and waved goodbye to us.公车开动时，她转过身来向我们挥手告别。

•He put the wheel on the right/wrong way around (= facing the right/wrong way).他把轮子装对了／装反了。

•The children were dancing around the room.孩子在房间里来回跳舞。

•I spent a year travelling around Africa and the Middle East.我用了一年时间周游了非洲和中东各国。

•The museum's collection includes works of art from all around the world.这个博物馆的馆藏包括来自世界各地的艺术品。

•She passed a plate of biscuits around (= from one person to another).她端出一盘饼干让大家传着分享。

•This virus has been going around (= from one person to another).这种病毒已经传播开来。

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•He always leaves his clothes lying around (on the floor).他总是随手把衣服（往地板上）一扔。

•She went into town and spent two hours just walking around.她进了城后，花了两个小时四处闲逛。

•Let's take the children to the park so they can run around for a bit.我们带孩子到公园去让他们到处跑跑吧。

•I used to live around (= near) here.过去我就住在这一带。

•She's never around (= near here) when you need her.你需要她的时候，她就不见踪影了。

•Will you be around next week?你下周到这附近来吗？

•There's a lot of flu around (= a lot of people have it) at the moment.现在这个地方流感肆虐。

•Mobile phones have been around (= existed) for quite a while.手机问世已经有一段时间了。

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•around six feet tall大约六英尺高

•around two months ago大约两个月前

•around four o'clock四点左右

•She earns around forty thousand a year.她一年大约赚四万。