αround的意思：作为副词时，αround的中文意思为“围绕”、“大约”、“环绕”、“闲散地”、“转弯”、“出现”；作为介词，αround的中文意思为“在那边”、“从那边”、“绕着”、“到处”。

around可作副词和介词，意为围绕;周围;大约;四周;环绕;到处;闲散地;出现;转弯；环绕;在那边;到那边;从那边;绕着;同…一致;到处。例句有：

1、He arrived around five o'clock.

他大约是五点钟到的。

2、I could hear laughter all around.

我可以听见周围的笑声。

3、How do you make the wheels go around?

你怎样使这些轮子转动起来？

4、We were all running around trying to get ready in time.

我们东奔西跑，望能按时准备就绪。

5、There were several young people sitting around looking bored.

有几个年青人闲坐着，一副无聊的样子。

6、There was more money around in those days.

那年头比现在富裕。

7、She's been around as a film director since the 1980s.

自20世纪80年代以来她一直是活跃在影坛的著名导演。

8、She turned the car around and drove off.

她把轿车掉头开走了。

9、The house is built around a central courtyard.

这房子是围绕着中央的庭院而建的。

10、Our house is just around the corner.

过了拐角就是我们的房子。

11、They walked around the lake.

他们绕着湖边行走。

12、They walked around the town looking for a place to eat.

他们在城里到处寻找吃饭的地方。