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Run around 是什么意思?忙得团团转,不能用 turn around

Run around 表示为各种事情奔忙。可后面接 with 和一群人时,就不只是说忙碌了:父母提到你的朋友圈,语气里为什么可能带着不赞同?

Run around 表示不停忙碌,在一件件事情之间来回奔波。Run around with someone 则表示与某群人来往、待在一起,往往略带不赞同,例如 the crowd he's running around with。

想在对话中用 run around 吗?

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开始学习

run around (+ doing sth) (be very busy); run around with + people (spend time with, informal)

  • I've been running around all morning trying to get everything ready for the trip.
  • She spent the whole afternoon running around the office, printing forms and answering calls.
  • My parents didn't like the crowd I was running around with in my last year of school.

修改原因

修改前Sorry I didn't call back — I was turning around all day sorting out the move.

修改后Sorry I didn't call back — I was running around all day sorting out the move.

描述忙得团团转的一天时,容易想到 turn around,但它本身是转身、转向,并没有忙碌的意思。为一项项任务奔忙,用 run around。

Cambridge Dictionary

Run errands 侧重具体差事,例如买菜、寄包裹:I need to run a few errands after work。Run around 则侧重忙碌奔波的整体状态,不必逐项列出任务:I've been running around all day。

动手练习

I've been ___ all day trying to sort out the visa problems, and I still haven't finished.

(running around / running off)

查看答案

running around — 句子描述一整天都在忙着处理签证问题,所以选 running around。Running off 是跑掉、逃走,不表示忙着办事的一天。

描述一天为各种事情四处奔忙的经历。至少说出两件要做的事,并说明是否全部完成了。

Yesterday I was running around the whole afternoon, picking up the dry cleaning and queuing at the post office, but I still didn't have time to buy a birthday present.

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