surroundings

美 [səˈraʊndɪŋz]英 [səˈraʊndɪŋz]
  • n.周围的环境;环境
  • surrounding的复数

surrounding adj.周围的 + -s suffix构成名词复数

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noun

环境
everything that is around or near sb/sth

to work in pleasant surroundings

在愉快的环境中工作

The buildings have been designed to blend in with their surroundings.

这些建筑物设计巧妙,与周围环境浑然一体。

environment
environment

These are all words for the type of place in which sb/sth exists or is situated.以上各词均指人或事物生存或所处的环境。

the conditions in a place that affect the behaviour and development of sb/sth指影响人或事物的行为或发展的环境:

An unhappy home environment can affect children's behaviour.

不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。

a pleasant working environment

令人愉快的工作环境

a place or situation of a particular type, in which sth happens or exists指事情发生或所处的环境、背景:

The island provided an idyllic setting for the concert.

这岛为音乐会提供了优美的田园布景。

everything that is around or near sb/sth指周围的环境:

The huts blend in perfectly with their surroundings.

这些棚屋与周围的环境浑然一体,非常和谐。

the things or area that are/is behind or around the main objects or people that are in a place or picture指对主体事物起衬托作用的景物、背景:

The mountains in the background were capped with snow.

远处的山峦白雪覆盖。

( formal ) the scenery surrounding an event; the things or area behind the main objects in a place指事情发生的环境或对主体事物起衬托作用的背景:

The events took place against the dramatic backdrop of the Atlas mountains.

活动在雄伟的阿特拉斯山脉举行。

( rather formal ) the type of area or surroundings that a town or building has指城镇或建筑物的地理位置、环境特点:

The town is in a beautiful situation in a wide green valley.

小城坐落在宽阔而草木苍翠的山谷中,环境优美。

surroundings

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  • 1
    N-PLURAL 环境
    When you are describing the place where you are at the moment, or the place where you live, you can refer to it as your surroundings .

    Schumacher adapted effortlessly to his new surroundings.

    舒马赫非常轻松地适应了新环境。

noun

1
the area in which something exists or lives
the country--the flat agricultural surround
Synonym: environment environs surround
2
the environmental condition
Synonym: milieu

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  1. The huts blend in perfectly with their surroundings .

    这些棚屋与周围的环境浑然一体,非常和谐。

  2. She is not very well tuned into her surroundings .

    她不太适应周围的环境。

  3. The surrounding small towns have been absorbed into the city .

    四周的小城镇已并入这座城市。

  4. The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside .

    这个地点的开发将会影响周围的乡村。

  5. The new building does not harmonize with its surroundings .

    那栋新楼与周围环境不协调。

  6. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy 's death .

    警方说关于男孩死亡一事没有发现可疑的情况。

  7. There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance .

    他的失踪已为传媒广泛报道。

  8. Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation .

    她一席话把整个事态的一切纷扰剖析得清清楚楚。

  9. The buildings have been designed to blend in with their surroundings .

    这些建筑物设计巧妙,与周围环境浑然一体。

  10. She furnished him with the facts surrounding the case .

    她向他提供了与案件有关的事实。

  11. The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside .

    这个不断扩大的城市不久便将周围的农村变成了市区。

  12. The farm and surrounding area was flooded .

    农场和周围地区遭洪水淹没。

  13. Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages .

    印度南部的小城镇是周围村庄的经济文化中心。

  14. The village itself is pretty , but the surrounding countryside is rather dull .

    村子本身很美,但周围的田野相当单调。

  15. We searched the surrounding neighbourhood for the missing boy .

    我们在附近寻找失踪的男孩儿。

  16. The mystique surrounding the monarchy has gone for ever .

    王室的神秘性已经一去不复返。

  17. She felt uneasy in the unfamiliar surroundings .

    她在陌生的环境中感到局促不安。

  18. The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky .

    这周围的乡村风多石头多。

  19. We dined in sumptuous surroundings .

    我们在富丽堂皇的环境中用餐。

  20. The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions .

    蛋壳有许多重要的功能。

  21. It must have reinforced my determination to blend into my surroundings

    这势必让我更加下定决心融入周围环境。

  22. Eventually , the water will permeate through the surrounding concrete .

    最终,水会渗透进周围的混凝土中。

  23. He was an expert at finding his way , even in strange surroundings

    他是认路的行家,即使在陌生的环境中也是如此。

  24. Many of the single men found lodgings in the surrounding villages .

    许多单身汉在周围的村子里租房居住。

  25. Many of the papers focus their attention on the controversy surrounding the Foreign Secretary .

    许多报纸都把关注的焦点放到围绕外交部长出现的争议上。

  26. She was faced with a new job , in unfamiliar surroundings with strange people .

    她面对着一份全新工作,周围是陌生的环境和陌生的人。

  27. The surrounding land was enclosed by an eight foot wire fence .

    周围的土地围有8英尺高的铁丝栅栏。

  28. Make sure the tile is flush with the surrounding tiles .

    要保证每块瓷砖都和它周围的瓷砖在同一平面上。

  29. The polluted waste is often dumped , making the surrounding land infertile .

    被污染的废物经常被随意倒掉,周边土地因此而变得很贫瘠。

  30. I think the development is a stalking horse for exploitation of the surrounding countryside .

    我认为开发只是一个借口,目的其实是想开采周围农村地区的资源。

后缀
e-suffix构成名词复数

outwards adv. 向外

outward adj.外面的 + -s suffix构成名词复数

headquarters n. 总部

headquarter v.将…的总部设在某地 + -s suffix构成名词复数

indoors adv. 在室内,在屋里

indoor adj.室内的 + -s suffix构成名词复数

upwards adv. 向上

upward adv.向上地 + -s suffix构成名词复数

neighbourhood environs surroundings 【导航词义:周围环境】
neighbourhood v. 邻近地区
〔辨析〕

指社区、住宅小区,也指街坊、四邻。

〔例证〕

He grew up in a quiet neighborhood of Moscow.

他是在莫斯科一个清静的街区里长大的。

She lives in a tough neighborhood.

她住的地区治安不好。

They live in a friendly neighbourhood.

他们生活在一个和睦的街区。

Yesterday, the whole neighbourhood came to the school fete.

昨天,所有的街坊邻居都来参加学校的游乐会了。

environs v. 〈正式〉周围地区
〔辨析〕

只用复数,指环绕某处的附近区域。

〔例证〕

They used to live in the environs of Paris.

他们过去住在巴黎城郊。

If you walk around the environs of Jermyn Street, you will find more diversity.

如果在杰明街附近走走,你会发现更多多样化的东西。

surroundings v. 环境
〔辨析〕

只用复数,指某人、某物在某一时间所处的周围环境。

〔例证〕

She switched on the light and examined her surroundings.

她打开灯,查看了周围的情况。

This insect can take on the colour of its surroundings.

这种昆虫能随环境而变化其颜色。