be around

短语

在旁边,在附近

发音

AU

词形变化

being around is around 三单 is around was around being around 现在分词 was around 过去式 been around 过去式 been around 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be alive, existent, or present.

    习语 不及物

    I'll be around for another hour or so.

    This restaurant has been around since 1938.

    The article said that dinos were around for about 250 million years.

  2. 2.

    To be near; to socialize with.

    习语 及物

    You're fun to be around.