SURROUND Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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surround

[ suh-round ]

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verb (used with object)

to enclose on all sides; encompass:
She was surrounded by reporters.
to form an enclosure around; encircle:
A stone wall surrounds the estate.
to enclose (a body of troops, a fort or town, etc.) so as to cut off communication or retreat.

noun

something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space:
a tile surround for the shower stall.
environment or setting:
The designer created a Persian surround for the new restaurant.
Hunting.
1. a means of hunting in which wild animals are encircled and chased into a special spot that makes their escape impossible.
2. the act of hunting by this means.
3. the location encircled by hunters using this means.

surround

/ 蝉蓹藞谤补蕣苍诲 /

verb

to encircle or enclose or cause to be encircled or enclosed
to deploy forces on all sides of (a place or military formation), so preventing access or retreat
to exist around
I dislike the people who surround her

noun

a border, esp the area of uncovered floor between the walls of a room and the carpet or around an opening or panel
1. a method of capturing wild beasts by encircling the area in which they are believed to be
2. the area so encircled

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Derived Forms

蝉耻谤藞谤辞耻苍诲颈苍驳, adjective

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

辫谤别路蝉耻谤路谤辞耻苍诲 verb (used with object)

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of surround¹

First recorded in 1400鈥�50; late Middle English surounden 鈥渢o inundate, submerge,鈥� from Anglo-French surounder, Middle French s(o)ronder, from Late Latin 蝉耻辫别谤耻苍诲腻谤别 鈥渢o overflow,鈥� equivalent to Latin super- super- + 耻苍诲腻谤别 鈥渢o flood,鈥� derivative of unda 鈥渨ave鈥� ( undulate ); current spelling by analysis as sur- ¹ + round ¹ (verb)

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of surround¹

C15 surrounden to overflow, from Old French suronder, from Late Latin 蝉耻辫别谤耻苍诲腻谤别, from Latin super- + 耻苍诲腻谤别 to abound, from unda a wave

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Designed by Populous - the same firm behind Wembley, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and even Las Vegas' Sphere - it will open the door for greater revenue from surrounding amenities.

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Four of the team鈥檚 first six picks were devoted to skill positions to surround quarterback Justin Herbert with playmakers.

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A day later, fires are still blazing as a thick black cloud of toxic chemicals hangs over the surrounding area.

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Industry journalism's direct and seemingly willful dissent from the larger cultural consensus surrounding 鈥淪inners鈥� only helps to keep power in the hands of those who already have it.

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They said Caliente died in the early hours of Sunday morning, "surrounded by her loving family and close friends".

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