vt (1)包圍，圍住(go or extend all around on every side;encircle)[T+n，T+n+prep (with)]：～a house/city 包圍一座房子/城市;be～ed by the police/the enemy 被警察/敵人包圍;～a building/a town with troops 動(dòng)用部隊(duì)包圍一座大樓/城鎮(zhèn);like to～oneself with amusing people/beautiful things 喜歡自己的周圍都是有趣的人/漂亮的東西;〖同〗encircle，circle，enclose;
(2)包圍(環(huán)繞)著(be all around on every side)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep (with)]：the hills that～the town 環(huán)城的群山;the trees that～the house 環(huán)繞在房子周圍的樹;Mystery～s his death.(fig)他的死籠罩在神秘的氣氛中。The yard (garden) was～ed by/with high walls/a fence. 院子(花園)四周是高墻/籬笆。They are～ed with/by dangers.(fig)他們危機(jī)四伏?！纪絜ncircle，circle;
n 緣飾，飾邊((usu decorative) edge or border around sth)[C]：I don't like the～of the painting. 我不喜歡這幅畫的邊飾。have a very attractive～有非常吸引人的緣飾;
→sur′rounding adj 周圍的，環(huán)繞的;sur′roundings n (pl) 環(huán)境