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arse about,
arse around vi phrasal | vulgar, informal, UK (behave in a frivolous way) (粗俗语) | SCSimplified Chinese 鬼混 guǐ hùn |
| ask around vi phrasal | (consult many people) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处打听 sì chù dǎ tīng
TCTraditional Chinese 四處打聽 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 四处询问 |
| | Sam asked around to see if anyone in the village could dog-sit for him. |
bandy [sth] about,
bandy about [sth],
bandy [sth] around,
bandy around [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (spread ideas about [sth/sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处散播 |
| bandy [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (word, term: use carelessly) | SCSimplified Chinese 将…丢来丢去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 来回投掷 lái huí tóu zhì |
bang around,
also UK: bang about vi phrasal | (move about clumsily) | SCSimplified Chinese 乒乒乓乓地搬动东西 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 笨手笨脚地发出声响 |
| | The baby woke up in the middle of the night, crying, because Joe was banging around in the kitchen. |
bat [sth] around,
also UK: bat [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (discuss casually) | SCSimplified Chinese 随便谈论
TCTraditional Chinese 隨便談論 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非正式地讨论 |
| bat around vi phrasal | US, informal (travel) | SCSimplified Chinese 漫游 màn yóu |
blunder about,
blunder around vi phrasal | (move clumsily) | SCSimplified Chinese 踉踉跄跄地走 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 跌跌撞撞地走 diē diē zhuàng zhuàng de zǒu |
boss [sb] around,
boss around [sb],
also UK: boss [sb] about,
boss about [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (order about) | SCSimplified Chinese 使唤…
TCTraditional Chinese 使喚... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 差遣… |
| | My manager likes to boss people around. |
| build [sth] around [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (base on) | SCSimplified Chinese 以…为基础建立 |
| bum around vi phrasal | US, slang (be idle) | SCSimplified Chinese 游荡，闲混，无所事事 yóu dàng，xián hùn，wú suǒ shì shì
TCTraditional Chinese 無所事事 |
| | Over the holidays, I just bummed around and watched TV. |
| | 整个假期，我都是无所事事，看看电视。 |
| bum around vi phrasal | US, slang (live as vagrant) | SCSimplified Chinese 流浪, 四处游荡 |
| buzz around vi phrasal | (bee: fly with humming sound) (蜜蜂) | SCSimplified Chinese 嗡嗡地飞来飞去 |
| buzz around vi phrasal | informal, figurative ([sb]: move busily) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 匆忙地行动 |
| | He's always buzzing around doing chores. |
carry [sth] around,
carry around [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (take with you) | SCSimplified Chinese 随身携带 suí shēn xié dài
TCTraditional Chinese 隨身攜帶 |
| | My two-year-old carries his teddy bear around wherever he goes. |
| cat around vi phrasal | slang (look for sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻欢问柳
TCTraditional Chinese 尋歡問柳 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拈花惹草 |
| | Wives don't want their husbands to cat around with other women. |
center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (be based on, concerned with) | SCSimplified Chinese 围绕 wéi rào
TCTraditional Chinese 圍繞 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以...为中心 |
clown around,
also UK: clown about vi phrasal | informal (play the fool, behave in a silly way) | SCSimplified Chinese 扮小丑 bàn xiǎo chǒu |
| | One can never take him seriously; he's always clowning around. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) | SCSimplified Chinese 苏醒 sū xǐng |
| | The patient came around soon after his operation. |
| | 手术过后没多久，病人就苏醒了。 |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) | SCSimplified Chinese 改变观点，改变看法 gǎi biàn kàn fǎ
TCTraditional Chinese 改變觀點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 被说服 |
| | My parents aren't keen on my new boyfriend, but they'll come round when they get to know him. |
| | 我的父母不喜欢我的新男友，但当他们了解了他之后，他们就会改变看法的。 |
come around,
also UK: come round to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (revise your opinion) | SCSimplified Chinese 改变观点
TCTraditional Chinese 改變觀點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 改而接受…的观点 |
| | Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
| | 最终，史蒂夫改而接受我的观点了。 |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) | SCSimplified Chinese 再次到来 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 再次发生 zài cì fā shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 再次發生 |
| | Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes around. |
| | 每到丈夫的忌日，吉尔就会陷入悲痛之中。 |
| diddle around vi phrasal | informal, US (waste time) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 xián dàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 游荡 xián dàng，yóu dàng |
| diddle around with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, US (waste time on [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…上浪费时间 |
| | The teenager spent the afternoon diddling around with his phone. |
| | 这位少年花费了一个下午的时间在摆弄手机。 |
| drag around vi phrasal | (move, act slowly) | SCSimplified Chinese 慢腾腾地走动 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 缓慢地行动 |
| | She didn't feel like doing anything, so she just dragged around all day. |
drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) | SCSimplified Chinese 串门 chuàn mén |
| | Steve dropped round earlier, while you were out; I said you'd phone him when you got back. |
| | 你早先出门的时候，史蒂夫来串门了；我告诉他你回来就会给他打电话。 |
drop around,
also UK: drop [sth] round vtr phrasal sep | informal (bring [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 把...带来
TCTraditional Chinese 把…帶來 |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
| | 反正你要经过我家，能不能顺便把那份文件带来？ |
| faff around vi phrasal | UK, informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎忙活 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 浪费时间 làng fèi shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 浪費時間 |
fart around,
also UK: fart about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (spend time foolishly) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 yóu shǒu hào xián，xián dàng |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 xián dàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 虚度时光 xián dàng，xū dù shí guāng |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | SCSimplified Chinese 心不在焉地拨弄 |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | SCSimplified Chinese 摆弄..., 捣鼓... |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
flail around,
also UK: flail about vi phrasal | (thrash about) (四肢) | SCSimplified Chinese 剧烈扭动，猛烈摆动，拼命乱挥 |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (be somewhere unknown) | SCSimplified Chinese 四处飘散，自由漂浮 |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (idea: widely discussed) (消息) | SCSimplified Chinese 广为流传 |
| follow [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | (trail [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟踪，追踪 gēn zōng，zhuī zōng
TCTraditional Chinese 跟蹤 / 跟踪 |
| | He followed me around all day. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) | SCSimplified Chinese 吊儿郎当
TCTraditional Chinese 吊兒郎當 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 傻了吧唧，胡闹 hú nào |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
| | 老师叫博比不要在课堂上吊儿郎当。 |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲荡 yóu shǒu hào xián，xián dàng |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
| | 当应该工作的时候，老板不喜欢员工游手好闲。 |
| fool around vi phrasal | slang (have casual sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 胡搞 hú gǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乱来 hú gǎo，luàn lái |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乱搞男女关系 hú gǎo，luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì |
| | Helen suspects that her husband has been fooling around. |
| | 海伦怀疑自己的丈夫一直在外乱搞男女关系。 |
| fool around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (have casual sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…胡搞 yǔ … hú gǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 與…瞎搞 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…乱搞男女关系 |
| | He had fooled around with every girl in town before he met Helen. |
| fool around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) | SCSimplified Chinese 拿…玩乐，拿…自娱 |
| | Ben spent the afternoon fooling around with his new camera. |
f*** around,
also UK: f*** about vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (waste time) (粗俗用语，具有强烈冒犯性！！) | SCSimplified Chinese 混日子，瞎混 hùn rì zi ，xiā hùn |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your work! |
| f*** around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (have casual sex) (指随意发生性行为) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻花问柳，乱搞 |
| | Stan was devastated when he discovered his girlfriend had been f***ing around behind his back. |
fumble around,
UK: fumble about vi phrasal | (do things clumsily) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎摸 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 乱动 luàn dòng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 胡乱摸索 |
| | He's fumbling around in the kitchen; can't you hear the noise? |
gad around [sth],
gad about [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (wander or travel around a place) | SCSimplified Chinese 游荡 yóu dàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲逛 yóu dàng，xián guàng |
| | We decided to gad around town for a while. |
| | 我们决定在城里闲逛一阵。 |
gather round,
US: gather around vi phrasal | (congregate) | SCSimplified Chinese 聚拢 jù lǒng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 围聚 jù lǒng，wéi jù |
| | Gather round everybody! Richard has something to say! |
| get around vi phrasal | informal (travel) | SCSimplified Chinese 到处旅游, 四处游览 |
| | I certainly get around in my job. This year, I've travelled to Korea, Australia and South Africa. |
| | 我的工作需要四处奔波。今年，我去了韩国、澳大利亚和南非。 |
| get around vi phrasal | (move about) | SCSimplified Chinese 走动 zǒu dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 走動 |
| | His arthritis makes it difficult for him to get around. |
| | 关节炎使他行动不便。 |
get around [sth],
also UK: get round [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (circumvent) | SCSimplified Chinese 绕道而行 rào dào ér xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 繞道而行 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 绕开 rào dào ér xíng，rào kāi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 规避 rào dào ér xíng，guī bì
TCTraditional Chinese 規避 |
| | You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist. |
| | 你不能假装没有问题来回避。 |
get around,
also UK: get round,
get about vi phrasal | informal (circulate) | SCSimplified Chinese 散布，传播 sàn bù，chuán bō
TCTraditional Chinese 散布 / 散佈，傳播 |
| | When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door. |
| | 她在烘焙饼干的消息传开后，所有孩子都出现在她门口。 |
get around to [sth],
also UK: get round to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | SCSimplified Chinese 抽出时间
TCTraditional Chinese 抽出時間 |
| | Bill eventually got round to the washing-up. |
get around to doing [sth],
also UK: get round to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | SCSimplified Chinese 抽出时间做某事 |
| | One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (rotate, revolve) | SCSimplified Chinese 旋转 xuán zhuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 旋轉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 转圈 xuán zhuǎn ，zhuàn quān |
| | The baby watched the top go round and laughed. |
| | Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around. |
| | 宝宝看着陀螺旋转，呵呵地笑。 // 随着木马开始旋转，一匹匹精致绘制的木马都变得清晰可见。 |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | SCSimplified Chinese 够分 gòu fēn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分给所有人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 每个人都能分到 gòu fēn，měi gè rén dōu néng fēn dào |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| | 你认为有足够的面包和鱼给大家分么？ |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) (疾病) | SCSimplified Chinese 传染，传播 chuán rǎn，chuán bō
TCTraditional Chinese 傳染，傳播 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 流行，肆虐 liú xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 流行 |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
| | 有一种恶性流感正在肆虐。 |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | SCSimplified Chinese 经常处于（某个状态） |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | 他一直都邋里邋遢的。// 她举止大摇大摆，神气活现，好像这里是她家似得。 |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | SCSimplified Chinese 传播，流传，四起 chuán bō，liú chuán
TCTraditional Chinese 傳播，流傳 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 散布 sàn bù
TCTraditional Chinese 散布 / 散佈 |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | 有谣言说你背着提姆在外面寻花问柳。 |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 顺便拜访 shùn biàn bài fǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 順便拜訪 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顺便走访 |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
| | 我完工后会去你那儿的。 |
| goof around vi phrasal | US, slang (behave in a silly way) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎闹，犯傻 |
| | If you're done goofing around, maybe we could get some work done? |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (loiter) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲逛 xián guàng |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around at the bus stop intimidating customers. |
| | 年轻人在公车站晃悠恐吓顾客，令人厌烦。 |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (wait, be kept waiting) | SCSimplified Chinese 徘徊，等待 pái huái ，děng dài
TCTraditional Chinese 等待 |
| | I hung around for 30 minutes but Steve didn't show up. |
| | 我在那里等了30分钟，但史蒂夫却没有出现。 |
| bang on about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (talk insistently about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 啰嗦…
TCTraditional Chinese 囉唆... |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 唠叨… |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 喋喋不休地说… |
| | Tanya is always banging on about how awful her boss is. |
| be on about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, slang (talk incessantly) | SCSimplified Chinese 不停地说 |
| | What on earth are you on about? |
| beat about vi phrasal | (search thoroughly, scour) | SCSimplified Chinese 搜索 sōu suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 搜索 |
| beat about vi phrasal | (nautical: tack into the wind) | SCSimplified Chinese 迎斜风行驶 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迎风斜驶 |
bring [sth] about,
bring about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cause) | SCSimplified Chinese 引起 yǐn qǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 引起 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 造成 yǐn qǐ，zào chéng
TCTraditional Chinese 造成 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 导致 yǐn qǐ，dǎo zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 導致 |
| | He promised that he would bring about change. |
| | 他承诺说，自己会有所作为，带来改变。 |
bring [sth] about,
bring about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (change direction of ship) | SCSimplified Chinese 改变航向 gǎi biàn háng xiàng |
| button up about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, slang (keep silent) | SCSimplified Chinese 不做声 bú zuò shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 不作聲 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对某事保持沉默 bú zuò shēng，duì mǒu shì bǎo chí chén mò |
| | You'd better button up about the missing cookies. |
| | 你最好对饼干失踪这件事默不作声。 |
| cast about vi phrasal | (search) | SCSimplified Chinese 搜索 sōu suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 搜索 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 寻觅 sōu suǒ，xún mì |
| | As time wore on and Audrey still hadn't found her glasses, she began to cast about desperately. |
| | 时间已过去不少，奥德丽却依旧没有找到自己的眼镜，她开始绝望地搜索起来。 |
| cast about for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (seek) | SCSimplified Chinese 寻找 xún zhǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 尋找 |
| | I'm casting about for some really good example sentences. |
| come about vi phrasal | (happen) | SCSimplified Chinese 发生，产生 fā shēng，chǎn shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 發生，產生 |
| | Dave's idea to start his own business came about after he lost his job. |
| | 戴夫想要创业的念头是在他丢了工作后产生的。 |
| come about vi phrasal | (nautical: tack) (船) | SCSimplified Chinese 掉抢 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 抢风航行 qiāng fēng háng xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 搶風航行 |
| 备注: 指船只遇逆风，调整船帆，利用风力前进 |
| | The yacht came about. |
| | 游艇抢风航行。 |
| cut up about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | US, figurative, slang (make jokes about) | SCSimplified Chinese 拿…开玩笑 ná … kāi wán xiào |
| | The girls were cutting up about their embarrassing parents. |
| drone on about [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (talk boringly about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 喋喋不休地说 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 唠叨 láo dao |
| | Clive was droning on about his problems at work. |
复合形式：
around | about |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) expr | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) | SCSimplified Chinese 如同套在脖子上的磨盘 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成为沉重负担 |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (everywhere) | SCSimplified Chinese 各个方面 gè gè fāng miàn
TCTraditional Chinese 各個方面 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 各个地方 |
| | Prices have increased all around. |
| | 各个地方物价都上涨了。 |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | informal (for everyone) | SCSimplified Chinese 所有人 suǒ yǒu rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 每个人 suǒ yǒu rén，měi gè rén
TCTraditional Chinese 每個人 |
| | Joe called for drinks all around to celebrate his good news. |
| | 乔打电话给所有人来庆祝他的好消息。 |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (in all aspects) | SCSimplified Chinese 在各方面 |
| | This is a better solution all round. |
| | 从各个方面看，这都是一个更好的解决方案。 |
all around [sth/sb] (US),
all round [sth/sb] (UK) prep | (surrounding) | SCSimplified Chinese 周围 zhōu wéi
TCTraditional Chinese 周圍 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 四周 zhōu wéi，sì zhōu
TCTraditional Chinese 四周 |
| | David looked all around him, but Eleanor was nowhere to be seen. |
| | 大卫环顾四周都未看到埃莉诺。 |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (versatile, multi-skilled) | SCSimplified Chinese 多才多艺的 duō cái duō yì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 全能的 duō cái duō yì de，quán néng de |
| | Joe has developed into an all-around player for the basketball team. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (comprehensive, overall) | SCSimplified Chinese 全面的 quán miàn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 各个方面的 quán miàn de ，gè gè fāng miàn de |
| | The school aims to provide an all-around education for its students. |
| around fifty adj | (about 50 in number) | SCSimplified Chinese 大约50个 dà yuē gè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 50个左右 |
| | There were around fifty different tables at the job fair. |
| around the clock adv | (all the time) | SCSimplified Chinese 不分日夜 bù fēn rì yè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 日以继夜 bù fēn rì yè，rì yǐ jì yè |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The engineers are working around the clock to get the project finished on time. |
| around-the-clock adj | (constant) | SCSimplified Chinese 连续不停地 lián xù bù tíng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 日夜不断地 lián xù bù tíng de，rì yè bú duàn de |
| | His mother is very sick and needs around-the-clock care. |
| around the corner adv | figurative (in the near future) | SCSimplified Chinese 在不久的将来 zài bù jiǔ de jiāng lái |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在近期 |
| | It's best to be prepared because you never know what's around the corner. |
| around the corner adv | (nearby) | SCSimplified Chinese 在附近 zài fù jìn |
| | A new bakery opened recently around the corner. |
| around the world adv | (in many countries) | SCSimplified Chinese 在全球 zài quán qiú |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在全世界 zài quán qiú，zài quán shì jiè |
| | The Internet allows people around the world to share information. |
| | 互联网让全球的人们共享信息。 |
| around the world adv | (circumnavigating the world) | SCSimplified Chinese 环绕全球 huán rào quán qiú
TCTraditional Chinese 環繞全球 |
| | Ferdinand Magellan's ship sailed around the world in the 1500s. |
| | 费迪南德·麦哲伦的船在十六世纪完成了环球航行。 |
| be lugged around vi | informal ([sth] heavy: be carried) | SCSimplified Chinese 被到处拖着走 |
| | The heavy suitcase was lugged around the airport by my mother. |
beat around the bush,
also UK: beat about the bush v expr | figurative (avoid getting to the point) | SCSimplified Chinese 旁敲侧击 páng qiāo cè jī
TCTraditional Chinese 旁敲側擊 |
| | Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason! |
beating around the bush,
beating about the bush n | (not getting to the point) | SCSimplified Chinese 旁敲侧击，拐弯抹角，绕圈子 páng qiāo cè jī，rào quān zi
TCTraditional Chinese 旁敲側擊 |
| | All this beating around the bush is starting to annoy me; just say yes or no! |
| buzz around [sth] vi + prep | (bee: fly with humming sound) (蜜蜂) | SCSimplified Chinese 嗡嗡地在...周围飞来飞去 |
| | I don't like it when bees buzz around my head. |
| buzz around [sth] vi + prep | informal, figurative ([sb]: move busily) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 匆忙地做 |
| | She buzzed around the office, completing task after task. |
| cart [sth] around vtr + adv | (move by cart) | SCSimplified Chinese 用推车载送 |
center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (cluster around) | SCSimplified Chinese 围绕 wéi rào
TCTraditional Chinese 圍繞 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以...为中心 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 包围 wéi rào ，bāo wéi
TCTraditional Chinese 包圍 |
center on [sth] (US),
center around [sth],
centre on [sth],
centre around [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (focus on) | SCSimplified Chinese 聚焦 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 集中精力于 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 注重 zhù zhòng
TCTraditional Chinese 注重 |
| | The film's plot centres on a falling-out between two friends. |
change [sth] around,
change around [sth] (US),
change [sth] round,
change [sth] round (UK) vtr + adv | (rearrange [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 重新排列… |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 重排… |
| | You can change around the icons on your computer to make them more convenient. |
| | The coach changed the players around to balance out the teams. |
change around,
changearound,
change round n | (rearrangement, shift) | SCSimplified Chinese 重整 chóng zhěng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 变动 chóng zhěng，biàn dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 變動 |
| | The change around in the team's coaching has helped them win many more games this year. |
| chauffeur [sb] around⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (transport: [sb] by car) | SCSimplified Chinese 开车四处逛 |
| | Mike's mom chauffeured him around to all of his activities.. |
| cluster around [sb/sth] vi + prep | (gather) | SCSimplified Chinese 紧紧环绕着，聚集在…周围 |
| | During story time, the students clustered around their teacher and listened intently. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi + adv | (visit [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 短暂访问 duǎn zàn fǎng wèn
TCTraditional Chinese 短暫訪問 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顺便拜访 duǎn zàn fǎng wèn，shùn biàn bài fǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 順便拜訪 |
| | If you come round later, we can do our homework together. |
| | 如果你晚点来我家，我们可以一起做作业。 |
| dab [sth] around [sth] vtr + prep | (apply by dabbing) | SCSimplified Chinese 轻轻涂抹 qīng qīng tú mǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 輕輕塗抹 |
| | Dab the pieces of butter around the top of the pie. |
| d*cking around n | slang (frivolous or time wasting activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 游手好闲 yóu shǒu hào xián
TCTraditional Chinese 遊手好閒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 瞎玩 |
| | He got fired because d*cking around was his only real skill. |
| dodge around [sth/sb] vi + prep | (move quickly around) | SCSimplified Chinese 躲让, 躲开 |
| | The runner dodged around the people in his path. |
| ferret around vi + adv | informal (search) | SCSimplified Chinese 搜查 sōu chá
TCTraditional Chinese 搜查 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 搜索 sōu chá ，sōu suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 搜索 |
| | Jim ferreted around in the records. |
| ferret around for [sth] v expr | informal (search) | SCSimplified Chinese 搜查 sōu chá
TCTraditional Chinese 搜查 |
| | The lawyer ferreted around for any evidence that the police might have missed. |
futz,
futz around vi | US, slang (waste time) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 混日子，闲散，到处晃荡 hùn rì zi ，xián sǎn ，dào chù huàng dàng |
get around doing [sth],
also UK: get round doing [sth] v expr | (avoid doing) | SCSimplified Chinese 规避 guī bì
TCTraditional Chinese 規避 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 逃避 guī bì，táo bì
TCTraditional Chinese 逃避 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 避开 guī bì，bì kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 避開 |
| | The politician got around answering the question by changing the subject. |
| | The businessman got around paying his taxes by using a loophole in the law. |
| | 那个政客换了话题来回避回答这个问题。//这个商人钻法律的空子以规避税务。 |
get round to [sth],
get around to [sth] v expr | (find time for) | SCSimplified Chinese 为…抽出时间 |
| | I didn't get round to any of the tasks on my to-do list today. |
| | 我今天无法抽出时间来做我待办事项清单上的任何事情。 |
get round to doing [sth],
get around to doing [sth] v expr | (find time to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 抽时间做
TCTraditional Chinese 抽時間做 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 抽空做 |
| | This wall is so grubby; I must get round to repainting it. |
| | 这面墙真脏。我必须抽时间将它重新粉刷一下。 |
get your head around [sth],
get your head round [sth] v expr | informal (understand) | SCSimplified Chinese 搞不懂 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 搞不明白 |
| 备注: Often used in the negative |
| | I'm trying to get my head around the subjunctive, but I'm still not sure when to use it. |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (encircle, surround) | SCSimplified Chinese 环绕，围绕 huán rào ，wéi rào
TCTraditional Chinese 環繞，圍繞 |
| | I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist. |
| | 我长得太胖了，所有的皮带都小了，系不上腰。 |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 绕开 rào kāi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 避开 rào kāi，bì kāi
TCTraditional Chinese 避開 |
| | The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| | 广播提示说市中心交通拥堵，所以我们转而绕开了城镇。 |