surround
- v. 包围, 环绕, 围绕
- Definition
- v. to be or move all the way around something
- Example
- Tall green trees surround the little house on the hill.
- 高大的绿树环绕着山上的小屋。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to enclose something on all sides (verb).
比较义项：包围、环绕（v.）。
- ring
Ring is more formal or literary in this sense, often describing natural features or crowds forming a circle around something; less common in everyday speech than surround.
ring在此义项上更正式、书面化，常用来描述自然景物或人群围成一圈包围某物；在日常口语中不如surround常用。
Snow-capped mountains ring the small town, sheltering it from strong winds.
雪山环绕着这座小镇，为它遮挡了强风。
- surround 本词
Surround is the plain, everyday word for being all the way around something; it is neutral in tone and used freely with people, objects, or places.
surround是表示“完全围住某物”最普通、最常用的词，语气中性，可自由用于人、物或场所。
A high fence surrounds the property to keep intruders out.
一道高高的围栏围住了这处房产，以防止闯入者。
Ring and surround both mean to be all the way around something. Ring is more formal here, often describing natural features or crowds forming a circle. Surround is the plain, everyday word, used freely for people, objects, or places. Ring's other senses are not compared.
这两个词在“包围、环绕”这一义项上意思相近，但ring更书面、正式，常用来描述自然景物或人群围成一圈包围某物；surround是日常最常用的说法，可自由用于人、物或场所，语气中性。这里不比较ring的其他义项，如“戒指”（名词）或“打铃、使铃响”（动词）。