rounder的意思和读音

rounder

: ['raʊndə] : ['raʊndə]

n.

adv.

prep.

v.使

adj.

rounders  

rounderadj.

1.shaped like a circle or a ball

a round plate

These glasses suit people with round faces.

The fruit are small and round.

Rugby isn't played with a round ball.

the discovery that the world is round

The child was watching it all with big round eyes(= showing interest) .

a T-shirt with a round neck T

2.having a curved shape

the round green hills of Donegal绿

round brackets(= in writing)

She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks.

3.[obn] 0 ( 5)around figure or amount is one that is given as a whole number, usually one ending in 0 or 5

Make it a round figure─say forty dollars./ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

Two thousand is a nice round number─put that down./ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

Well, in round figures(= not giving the exact figures) we've spent twenty thousand so far.嗯,/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

adv.

1.moving in a circle

Everybody joins hands and dances round.

How do you make the wheels go round?

The children were spinning round and round .

The thought kept going round and round in her head.

2.measuring or marking the edge or outside of sth

a young tree measuring only 18 inches round 18

They've built a high fence all round to keep intruders out.

3.on all sides of sb/sth

A large crowd had gathered round to watch.

4.at various places in an area

People stood round waiting for something to happen.

5.in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way

He turned the car round and drove back again.

She looked round at the sound of his voice.

6.to the other side of sth

We walked round to the back of the house.

The road's blocked─you'll have to drive the long way round .

7.from one place, person, etc. to another

They've moved all the furniture round.

He went round interviewing people about local traditions.访

Pass the biscuits round.

Have we enough cups to go round ?

8.(informal)to or at a particular place, especially where sb lives

I'll be round in an hour.

We've invited the Frasers round this evening.

IDM

We're leaving round about ten.

A new roof will cost round about £3 000. 3 000

in Oxford and the villages round about

round aboutapproximately

We're leaving round about ten.

A new roof will cost round about £3 000. 3 000

in the area near a place

in Oxford and the villages round about

prep.

1.in a circle

the first woman to sail round the world

The earth moves round the sun.

2.on, to or from the other side of sth

Our house is round the next bend.

There she is, coming round the corner.

There must be a way round the problem.

3.on all sides of sb/sth; surrounding sb/sth

She put her arms round him.

He had a scarf round his neck.

They were all sitting round the table.

4.in or to many parts of sth

She looked all round the room.

5.to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc.

He has to organize his life round the kids.

IDM

There are no decent schools round here.

round herenear where you are now or where you live

There are no decent schools round here.

n.stage in process

1.a set of events which form part of a longer process

the next round of peace talks

the final round of voting in the election

in sport

2.a stage in a sports competition

the qualifying rounds of the National Championships

Hewitt was knocked out of the tournament in the third round.

3.a stage in a boxing or wrestling match

The fight only lasted five rounds.

4.a complete game of golf ; a complete way around the course in some other sports, such as showjumping

We played a round of golf.

the first horse to jump a clear round

线regular activities/route

5.a regular series of activities

the daily round of school life

Her life is one long round of parties and fun.

6.线a regular route that sb takes when delivering or collecting sth; a regular series of visits that sb makes

Dr Green was on her daily ward rounds .

a postman on his delivery round

drinks

7.a number of drinks bought by one person for all the others in a group

a round of drinks

It's my round(= it is my turn to pay for the next set of drinks) .

bread

8.;(a whole slice of bread; sandwiches made from two whole slices of bread

Who's for another round of toast?

two rounds of beef sandwiches

circle

9.a round object or piece of sth

Cut the pastry into rounds.

of applause/cheers

10.~ of applause/cheersa short period during which people show their approval of sb/sth by clapping, etc.

There was a great round of applause when the dance ended.

shot

11.a single shot from a gun; a bullet for one shot

They fired several rounds at the crowd.

We only have three rounds of ammunition left.

song

12.a song for two or more voices in which each sings the same tune but starts at a different time

IDMdo/go the rounds (of sth)if news or a jokedoes the rounds , it is passed on quickly from one person to anotherto go around from place to place, especially when looking for work or support for a political campaign , etc.

an opportunity to see Canova's work in the round

in the roundmade so that it can be seen from all sides

an opportunity to see Canova's work in the round

with the people watching all around a central stagev.

1.[t]~ sthto go around a corner of a building, a bend in the road, etc.

The boat rounded the tip of the island.

We rounded the bend at high speed.

2.[t][i]~ (sth)使to make sth into a round shape; to form into a round shape

She rounded her lips and whistled.

His eyes rounded with horror.

3.[t]~ sth (up/down) (to sth)使to increase or decrease a number to the next highest or lowest whole number

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n.1.a tool that makes edges or surfaces round2.a boxing match that lasts for a particular number of rounds3.a score in the game of rounders made when the batter runs around all four bases after a single hit of the ball

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1.Until she discovered a secret weapon: if she applied a strip of glue to her eyelids, her eyes became wider, rounder, prettier.

2.It's what I call an "all-rounder. " Sort of thing one can wear with anything to any occasion.

3.His batting at times has been a little erratic, he likes to think of himself as an all-rounder .

4.This slow oxygenation helps to smooth out any rough textures that may exist in a young wine, giving it a rounder, fuller mouth feel.使

5.5 - If Mrs B's slender face gets a bit more like an English rose, i. e. rounder and rosier, it's a girl. Or maybe a boy.

6.He is one of a few all-rounder master in progressive literatus leaded by Lu Xun after the May Fourth Movement.

7.Lynch was one Lakers first-round pick from North Carolina who didn't do much in L. A. , but second-rounder Van Exel had an impact.LynchVanExel

8.Chinese have smaller eyes and single eyelids. They also have rounder, flatter, and fatter faces.

9.Most vintners let the wine age a bit so bacteria can turn malic acid into the "softer, " "rounder" lactic acid.”、

10.But whereas modern humans' brains become rounder as they mature, Neandertals retained the elongated shape throughout their lives.