surround

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Bao vây, bao quanh

BrE /səˈraʊnd/ AmE /səˈraʊnd/

verb / noun en → vi

past surrounded pp surrounded ing surrounding

1 ENVELOP/ENCLOSE [transitive] A2

Bao vây, bao quanh

to be all around something, so that it is completely enclosed or surrounded by people or things

  • surround somebody/something

Collocations surround a city with troops · surround yourself with friends

  • The castle was surrounded by enemy soldiers.

    Pháo đài bị bao vây bởi binh sĩ địch.

2 FRAME/EDGE [transitive] A2

Bao quanh, bao bọc

to be on all sides of something, forming a border around it

  • surround somebody/something

Collocations surround a picture with flowers · surround the garden with trees

  • The house is surrounded by a beautiful garden.

    Nhà được bao quanh bởi một khu vườn đẹp.

3 STRATEGIC [transitive] B1

Bao vây chiến lược

to attack or defend an area from all sides, so that the enemy cannot escape

  • surround somebody/something

Collocations surround a town with troops · surround an area with barbed wire

  • The army decided to surround the city.

    Quân đội quyết định bao vây thành phố.

1 AREA [noun] B2

Khu vực được bao quanh

a place or area that is completely enclosed by something else

  • the surround of something

Collocations the surround of a garden · the surround of a building

  • The park is the perfect surround for the museum.

    Vườn công viên là khung cảnh hoàn hảo cho bảo tàng.