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BNC: 1987 COCA: 1599

surround

Word family 
sur·round1 /səˈraʊnd/ ●●● W2 verb [transitiveT]
1  AROUND/ROUNDto be all around someone or something on every side 環繞，圍繞
be surrounded by something
The field was surrounded by trees.
田邊樹木環繞。
He glared at the people who surrounded the tent.
他怒視着圍住帳篷的那些人。
n Grammar
Surround is often passive in this meaning.
2  be surrounded by somebody/something AROUND/ROUNDto have a lot of a particular type of people or things near you 被某類人/某事物圍住
He’s always been surrounded by people who adore him.
他時時刻刻被崇拜者包圍。
Examples from the Corpus
be surrounded by somebody/something• At work, I'm surrounded by people who don't know what they're doing.• He is surrounded by an electronic keyboard, a rack of music equipment, a recording microphone and a personal computer.• Groups of Federals are surrounded by ConfederatesConfederates surrounded by Federals.• For at school, the young man would be surrounded by men much like him-self.• The Volvo, whose windows wind down to reveal plush red curtains, is surrounded by stepladders.• The burial place was surrounded by the crypt and above it, in the church, was the high altar.• They claimed that when they were surrounded by the gang they acted in self defence.• But the brain is surrounded by the skull, and all that escaped blood takes up space, squeezing the brain.• Le Sport is surrounded by tropical gardens on a secluded bay of golden sand.
3  AROUND/ROUNDif police or soldiers surround a place, they arrange themselves in positions all the way around it 包圍，圍困 〔某處〕
Armed police surrounded a house in the High Street.
武裝警察包圍了大街上的一棟房子。
4  CONNECTED WITHto be closely related to a situation or event 與〔某情況或事件〕密切相關
Some of the issues surrounding alcohol abuse are very complex.
有關酗酒的一些問題十分複雜。
Silence and secrecy surround the murder.
沉默和神秘圍繞着這樁謀殺案。
5  surround yourself with somebody/something AROUND/ROUNDto choose to have certain people or things near you all the time 和某人/某事物在一起，與某人/某事物爲伍
The designer surrounded himself with exquisite objects.
這位設計師在自己身邊擺滿了精美的物品。
Examples from the Corpus
surround yourself with somebody/something• In many species the basic unit is the harem, with one dominant male surrounding himself with a number of breeding females.• It has surrounded itself with a region from which nothing - absolutely nothing - can escape.• The president managed, as always, to surround himself with beautiful women at dinner.• Territorials surround themselves with briefcases, calendars, and large bushy plants.• Surrounding himself with capable men, Romero worked hard to achieve his goals.• Along the way, Gosman has surrounded himself with former Mediplex executives at PhyMatrix.• Special treat: surrounding themselves with plastic ship models and watching Tora!• Dole surrounded himself with young people, a major contrast to his usual entourage of dark-suited politicians.
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surround• Hopis perform their Snake Dance surrounded by Anglos armed with tripods, in 1897.• She sat in an armchair, surrounded by her 12 cats.• This is a city which lives for today while surrounded by its past.• Le Sport is surrounded by tropical gardens on a secluded bay of golden sand.• We've got the place surrounded. Come out with your hands up.• Police officers moved to surround Evans as he came out of the courtroom.• This new instrument found the first direct evidence of solid matter surrounding stars other than our Sun.• The controversy surrounding the film was doubtless a contributory factor to Hollywood's subsequent avoidance of the subject.• A great deal of controversy has surrounded the new drug.• Football fans ran onto the field and surrounded the referee.• Mountains surround the village on three sides.
be surrounded by something• He is surrounded by an electronic keyboard, a rack of music equipment, a recording microphone and a personal computer.• Groups of Federals are surrounded by ConfederatesConfederates surrounded by Federals.• For at school, the young man would be surrounded by men much like him-self.• The Volvo, whose windows wind down to reveal plush red curtains, is surrounded by stepladders.• The burial place was surrounded by the crypt and above it, in the church, was the high altar.• They claimed that when they were surrounded by the gang they acted in self defence.• But the brain is surrounded by the skull, and all that escaped blood takes up space, squeezing the brain.• Le Sport is surrounded by tropical gardens on a secluded bay of golden sand.
surround2 noun [countableC]
AVEDGEan area around the edge of something, especially one that is decorated or made of a different material 圍飾，緣飾
a solid mahogany fire surround
結實的紅木壁爐邊飾
Examples from the Corpus
surround• We think the inhibition is part of an inhibitory surround that helps focus neural activity in the dominant hemisphere.• The graceful brass plated trimmings and finials are complemented here by the solid pine Osborne surround.• Like the skin comparison neurons in the spinal cord, the center may be excitatory and the surround inhibitory.
Origin surround1
(1400-1500) Old French suronder “to overflow, flood”, from Late Latin superundare, from Latin unda “wave”

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