"around" 是一个常用的介词,表示“在附近”、“大约”、“左右”的意思。
在初中英语中,"around" 可以作为空间方位词,表示在某个区域内,例如:
1. The park is around the corner.(公园在拐角处附近。)
2. There are many shops around the school.(学校周围有许多商店。)
3. I saw a cat around the garden yesterday.(昨天我在花园周围看到了一只猫。)此外,"around" 还可以表示某事物的大致范围或数量,相当于“大约”或“左右”,例如:
1. There were around thirty students in the classroom.(教室里大约有30位学生。)
2. The concert will start around 7:30 pm.(音乐会将在晚上7:30左右开始。)
3. The computer game costs around 50 dollars.(这个电脑游戏价格大约在50美元左右。)