a.

1. 圆的，圆形的；球形的
   The earth is round.

   地球是圆的。

2. 丰满的，圆胖的
   She looks round in this dress.

   她穿着这身衣服显得很丰满。

3. （金额）巨大的
   The plan calls for a round sum of money.

   这个计划需要一笔很可观的钱。

4. 整数的；大概的，大约的[B]
5. （声音）圆润的；宏亮的
6. （文体）完美流畅的
7. 直率的；严厉的

ad.

1. 环绕地
   He stood there looking all round.

   他站在那儿环顾四周。

2. 循环地；周而复始地
   The wheels went round and round.

   轮子转个不停。

3. 在周围；在附近；到各处
4. 到指定地点
5. 朝反方向；转过来
6. 逐一，挨次
   There isn't enough cake to go round.

   没有足够的蛋糕分给每个人。

prep.

1. 围绕，环绕
   They sat round the table.

   他们围桌而坐。

2. 在……周围；在……附近
3. 去……的四处；在……的各处
   I'll take you round the town.

   我带你们到城里各处看看。

4. 在……拐弯处
5. 在……附近
6. 大约
   We set out round 7 o'clock.

   我们是七点左右出发的。

n.[C]

1. 一轮，一回合，一场，一局；（酒的）一巡
2. 循环；巡回；巡视
   The doctor is on his round of visits.

   医生在巡回出诊。

3. 齐射；（子弹）一发
4. 一阵，一连串，一系列[（+of）]
   He won a round of applause when he ended his speech.

   演讲结束时他博得一阵掌声。

5. 【英】（面包的）一片
6. 圆形物[（+of）]

vt.

1. 使变圆
   He rounded the corners of the table.

   他把桌角锯圆。

2. 环绕……而行
   The spacecraft rounded the moon.

   宇宙飞船环绕月球飞行。

3. 完成；使圆满结束
4. 驱集，使聚拢；围捕，兜捕[（+up）]

vi.

1. 变圆；发胖
   Her eyes rounded with excitement.

   她的眼睛因兴奋而睁得滚圆。

2. 兜圈子，环行

n.

1. 【体】（足球）比赛轮次

adj.

1. shaped like a circle or cylinder.
2. shaped like a sphere.
   ▸having a curved surface with no sharp projections.
3. (of a person's shoulders) bent forward.
4. (of a voice) rich and mellow.
5. (of a number) expressed in convenient units rather than exactly, for example to the nearest whole number.
   ▸used to show that a figure has been completely and exactly reached:

   the batsman made a round 100.
   ▸archaic (of a sum of money) considerable.
6. frank and truthful:
   she berated him in good round terms.

n.

1. a circular piece or section.
2. an act of visiting a number of people or places in turn, especially in a fixed order as part of one's duties:
   a newspaper round.
   ▸a regularly recurring sequence of activities.
3. each of a sequence of sessions in a process, especially in a sports contest.
   ▸a single division of a game or contest, especially in a boxing or wrestling match.
   ▸an act of playing all the holes in a golf course once.
4. a set of drinks bought for all the members of a group, typically as part of a sequence in which each member in turn buys such a set.
5. Music  a song for three or more unaccompanied voices or parts, each singing the same theme but starting one after another.
6. Brit. a slice of bread.
   ▸the quantity of sandwiches made from two slices of bread.
7. the amount of ammunition needed to fire one shot.
   ▸Archery  a fixed number of arrows shot from a fixed distance.

adv.

1. so as to rotate or cause rotation.
   ▸so as to cover the whole area surrounding a particular centre.
2. so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction.
   ▸used in describing the relative position of something:

   the sections are the wrong way round.
3. so as to surround.
   ▸so as to give support.
4. so as to reach a new place or position.
5. used to suggest idle and purposeless motion or activity.

prep.

1. on every side of (a focal point).
2. so as to encircle.
3. from or on the other side of.
4. so as to cover the whole of.

v.

1. pass and go round.
2. make (a figure) less exact but more convenient for calculations:
   we'll round the weight up to the nearest kilo.
3. become or cause to become round in shape.
4. Phonetics  pronounce (a vowel) with the lips narrowed and protruded.