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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   round

   • IPA[round]

   美式

   • adj.
     shaped like or approximately like a circle or cylinder；having a curved shape like part of the circumference of a circle
   • n.
     a circular piece of a particular substance；a thick disk of beef cut from the haunch as a joint.
   • adv.
     variant of around
   • prep.
     variant of around
   • v.
     pass and go around (something) so as to move on in a changed direction；alter (a number) to one less exact but more convenient for calculations

   • verb: round, 3rd person present: rounds, gerund or present participle: rounding, past tense: rounded, past participle: rounded

   • noun: round, plural noun: rounds

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. shaped like or approximately like a circle or cylinder she was seated at a small, round table 同義詞 circular, disk-shaped, disk-like, ring-shaped, hoop-shaped, ... 更多hooplike, annular, spherical, globular, ball-shaped, globe-shaped, orb-shaped, orblike, cylindrical, bulbous, bulb-shaped, balloon-like, convex, curved, curvilinear, rounded, rotund, technicalcycloidal, discoid, discoidal, spheroid, spheroidal, rareglobate, globose, orbicular, orbiculate
   • ▪ having a curved shape like part of the circumference of a circle round arches
   • 2. shaped like or approximately like a sphere a round glass ball the grapes are small and round
   • ▪ (of a person's body) plump he could move quickly despite his round physique 同義詞 plump, chubby, fat, stout, rotund, ... 更多roly-poly, fattish, portly, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, overweight, heavy, pot-bellied, beer-bellied, paunchy, Falstaffian, buxom, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, rounded, well rounded, full, flabby, fleshy, bulky, corpulent, obese, informaltubby, pudgy, beefy, porky, blubbery, poddy, podgy, fubsy, lard-arsed, zaftig, corn-fed, archaicpursy, rareabdominous反義詞 thin, slender, skinny
   • ▪ having a curved surface with no sharp or jagged projections the boulders look round and smooth
   • 3. (of a voice) rich and mellow; not harsh his rich, round voice went down well with the listeners 同義詞 sonorous, resonant, rich, full, full-toned, ... 更多full-bodied, mellow, mellifluous, rounded, reverberant, orotund, rarepear-shaped, canorous反義詞 harsh, thin, reedy
   • 4. (of a number) altered for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five the size of the fleet is given in round numbers
   • ▪ used to show that a figure has been completely and exactly reached a round dozen 同義詞 complete, entire, whole, full, undivided, ... 更多unbroken
   • ▪ archaic (of a sum of money) considerable his business is worth a round sum to me
   • 5. (of a person or their manner of speaking) not omitting or disguising anything; frank and truthful she berated him in good round terms 同義詞 candid, frank, direct, honest, truthful, ... 更多straightforward, plain, plain-spoken, blunt, outspoken, forthright, downright, unvarnished, bald, straight from the shoulder, explicit, unequivocal, informalupfront, not pulling any punches, not beating around the bush, archaicfree-spoken反義詞 evasive

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a circular piece of a particular substance cut the pastry into rounds 同義詞 circle, disk, circlet, ring, hoop, ... 更多band, ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead, technicalannulus
   • ▪ a thick disk of beef cut from the haunch as a joint.
   • 2. an act of visiting each of a number of people or places she did the rounds of her family to say goodbye he made the rounds of the city's churches
   • ▪ a tour of inspection, typically repeated regularly, in which the safety or well-being of those visited is checked the doctor is just making his rounds in the wards 同義詞 circuit, beat, course, route, tour, ... 更多turn
   • 3. one of a sequence of sessions or groups of related actions or events, typically such that development or progress can be seen between one group and another the two sides held three rounds of talks
   • ▪ a division of a contest such as a boxing or wrestling match.
   • ▪ one of a succession of stages in a sporting contest or other competition, in each of which more candidates are eliminated the playoffs in the second round 同義詞 stage, level, heat, game, lap, ... 更多bout, contest
   • ▪ an act of playing all the holes in a golf course once Eileen enjoys the occasional round of golf
   • 4. a regularly recurring sequence of activities or functions their lives were a daily round of housework and laundry 同義詞 succession, sequence, series, cycle
   • ▪ 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 it's my round
   • 5. a song for three or more unaccompanied voices or parts, each singing the same theme but starting one after another, at the same pitch or in octaves; a simple canon.
   • 6. the amount of ammunition needed to fire one shot the gun can fire 30 rounds a second 同義詞 bullet, cartridge, shell, shot
   • ▪ a fixed number of arrows shot from a fixed distance.

   adv.

   副詞

   • 1. British variant of around

   prep.

   介系詞

   • 1. British variant of around

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. pass and go around (something) so as to move on in a changed direction the ship rounded the cape and sailed north
   • 2. alter (a number) to one less exact but more convenient for calculations we'll round the weight up to the nearest pound the committee rounded down the figure
   • 3. give a round shape to a lathe that rounded chair legs
   • ▪ become circular in shape her eyes rounded in dismay
   • ▪ pronounce (a vowel) with the lips narrowed and protruded the actor's uneven attempt to round the vowels of his midwestern twang

   片語

   • make the rounds
   • in the round
   • round about
   • round off
   • round on
   • round out
   • round up