a.

1. 圓的，圓形的；球形的
   The earth is round.

   地球是圓的。

2. 豐滿的，圓胖的
   She looks round in this dress.

   她穿著這身衣服顯得很豐滿。

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

   這個計畫需要一筆很可觀的錢。

4. 整數的；大概的，大約的[B]
5. （聲音）圓潤的；宏亮的
6. （文體）完美流暢的
7. 直率的；嚴厲的

ad.

1. 環繞地
   He stood there looking all round.

   他站在那兒環顧四周。

2. 循環地；周而復始地
   The wheels went round and round.

   輪盤旋轉個不停。

3. 在周圍；在附近；到各處
4. 到指定地點
5. 朝反方向；轉過來
6. 逐一，挨次
   There isn't enough cake to go round.

   沒有足夠的蛋糕分給每人吃。

prep.

1. 圍繞，環繞
   They sat round the table.

   他們圍桌而坐。

2. 在……周圍；在……附近
3. 去……的四處；在……的各處
   I'll take you round the town.

   我帶你們到城裡各處看看。

4. 在……拐彎處
5. 在……附近
6. 大約
   We set out round 7 o'clock.

   我們是七點左右出發的。

n.[C]

1. 一輪，一回合，一場，一局；（酒的）一巡
2. 循環；巡迴；巡視
   The doctor is on his round of visits.

   醫生在巡迴出診。

3. 齊射；（子彈）一發
4. 一陣，一連串，一系列[（+of）]
   He won a round of applause when he ended his speech.

   演講結束時他博得一陣掌聲。

5. 【英】（麵包的）一片
6. 圓形物[（+of）]

vt.

1. 使變圓
   He rounded the corners of the table.

   他把桌角鋸圓。

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

   太空船環繞月球飛行。

3. 完成；使圓滿結束
4. 驅集，使聚攏；圍捕，兜捕[（+up）]

vi.

1. 變圓；發胖
   Her eyes rounded with excitement.

   她的眼睛因興奮而睜得滾圓。

2. 兜圈子，環行

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.

[名]

1. ①（拳擊）一個回合。
   10라운드 경기.

   10回合比賽。

2. ②循環。