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roughly the same time, MlSJiA d—Rdd flj (ft„ 0 Roughly speaking, we receive about fifty letters a week on the subject. XX & ft' |W| M, & d#

f|J ft #} 3l X AtAfs o 2 using force or not being careful and gentle fElijfe; fllt-iE: He pushed her roughly out of the way. ftl || itfe ftl life ft |ij - ₀ O ‘What do you

want?’she demanded roughly. ft#?

ffi^ttl'nlilo 3 in a way that does not leave a smooth surface ff fitli,; Dfl £!i XX1&: roughly plastered walls M

rough-neck /'rAfnek/ noun (informal) 1 (especially NAmE) a man who is noisy, rude and aggressive §#^A 2 a man who works on an oil RiGftift^ft X; iftlA

rough-shod /'rAfJod; NAmE -Ja:d/ adv. IT>m ride, etc. 'roughshod over sb (especially BrE) (US usually run 'roughshod over sb) to treat sb badly and not worry about their feelings ( Atl£A ) ft 'ft ft, $ ft Hit; If

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roul-ette /rui'let/ noun [U] a gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a moving wheel that has holes with numbers on it. Players bet on which hole the ball will be in when the wheel stops, ft- A j$t — see also Russian roulette

round /raund/ adj., adv., prep., noun, verb

madj. (round er, round est) 1 shaped like a circle or a ball 0JI2(ft; a round plate M&T o These

glasses suit people with round faces. 0j&(ft

Ac 0 The fruit are small and round. 0_O

0 Rugby isn’t played with a round ball. I£^fJ(ft

‘X3i03$_o 0 the discovery that the world is round H0(ft;&—O The child was watching it all with big round eyes (= showing interest). &3£XiflrXft3l0#J Hit Wo 0 a T-shirt with a round neck 0§H T

„ — see also round-eyed, round-table 2 having a

curved shape ; 03J!llft: the round green hills of

Donegal £ & X IIP IS 0'0 (ft# ill o round brackets

(= in writing) 0 AS X o She had a small mouth and round pink cheeks. M (ft >91 X X ift, 0 HU jg II ift ₀ 3 [only before noun] a round figure or amount is one that is given as a whole number, usually one ending in 0 or 5 Hficfft; MffcH 0 ( M 5 ) (ft: Make it a round

figure—say forty dollars. f/iEXAft^Bfio

0 Two thousand is a nice round number—put that down.

mXJtXXfalftM iE X ^BE „ O Well, in round

figures (= not giving the exact figures) we’ve spent twenty thousand so far. nf, ij£X^J$c^BE, ftcdMXVc 7 ff W7j T o ► round-ness noun [U]: His face had lost its boyish roundness. llfelft]&BX£XBtl£MiJ00lftMM J®7c

• adv. (especially BrE) (NAmE usually around) For the special uses of round in phrasal verbs, look at the verb entries. For example, the meaning of come round to sth is given in the phrasal verb section of the entry for come. AX round JMA^lis]

isl^o #n come round to sth come (ftfei|f jj]is] nP

ft₀ 1 moving in a circle SulIIX: Every

body joins hands and dances round. ft^XliirX, 0J& — |I| „ o How do you make the wheels go round? ft

IS ft if X ft A $J ? 0 The children were spinning round and round, fDxA 3ft IE ^B7$t o 0 (figurative) The thought kept going round and round in her head. & ft SI A — It % fE tit X A o 2 measuring or marking the edge or outside of sth jW] ft; JW] gj; — a

young tree measuring only 18 inches round 18

3£X(ftXW b They’ve built a high fence all round to keep intruders out.

Ac 3 on all sides of sb/sth ft jW] ffl ; 0 ^ : A large crowd had gathered round to watch. —ftfft Al^ft 0 %% ₀ 4 at various places in an area f ij ft ; d ft :

People stood round waiting for something to happen. A Clft#&tt*, 5 in a circle or

curve to face another way or the opposite way HI ft ft ft ; ft: He turned the car round and drove back again. ftHftftft, XAFTft^o 0 She looked round at the sound of his voice, aft3\ft$J^

6 to the other side of sth ^ ^; if ft ; ft R - f'J: We

walked round to the back of the house. f- f ] £& 3\ A X Eft Is ffi ₀ o The road’s blocked—you’ll have to drive the long way round. iftAi&MitX ft d

7 c 7 from one place, person, etc. to another ;

$£ft: They’ve moved all the furniture round. ftfllfEH/r ft (ft MR $£zft 7 *iio 0 He went round interviewing people about local traditions. Aiftifc, 7 ft? ^ ftk

frdtAjL o Pass the biscuits round. lEftX'ftAn'ftix o Have we enough cups to go round? fsfll

? 8 (informal) to or at a particular place, especially where sb lives ft^itfe ( ) : I’ll be

round in an hour. — ₀ 0 We’ve invited

the Frasers round this evening. 7#1f# —

^'X^EilAc O note at around IT7T77I .round a bout 1 in the area near a place ft |5ft if: in Oxford and the villages round about 2 approxi

mately ftft: We’re leaving round about ten. fed ft ft ^ft i±j %. c O A new roof will cost round about £3 000.

3 000 — more at time n.

h prep. (especially BrE) (NAmE usually around) 1 in a circle 0^;: the first woman to sail round the world H 0 The earth moves round the sun. fife ^SifeAroilftc 2 on, to or from the other side of sth ft —ftij: Our house is round the next bend, flil o There she is, coming round the comer. M5)t7, ^Mf5^ilA7c 0 There must be a way round the problem, ft X |ft @ — ^ ft ft ffl & _B 3 on all sides of sb/sth; surrounding sb/sth ft • • • jW] 0; ^0: She put her arms round him. ^eftftc

o He had a scarf round his neck. ftH#7X 0 # ^ 0 (fJ ₀ O They were all sitting round the table. ftfl l tPXft^7i«] 0_O 4 in or to many parts of sth ft 5iJ---#bP

jf: She looked all round the room. M# ft ft 7 fJM 7 — X ₀ 5 to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc. ft

M; 0 ( A, ) : He has to organize his life

round the kids. ftXf#XW^7dg B$JX |g₀ o note at around ffiliffl .round ‘here near where you are now or where you live ft [5ft if: There are no decent schools round here. Pftif'&ft ft A

nnoun

► STAGE IN PROCESS ftfr. 1 a set of events which form part of a longer process ffelA: the next round of peace talks X-'fkft ft 0 the final round of voting in the election

► IN SPORT ft ft'ft Afj 2 a stage in a sports competition tt

$ Rft¹ Wl ; &; A ; : the qualifying rounds of the

National Championships ^ 0 d M ^ o Hewitt

was knocked out of the tournament in the third round, ft

ZftMc 3 a stage in a boxing or wrestling match ( # ) 0

ft_: The fight only lasted five rounds, tt SS R t# ^ 7 X XHIftc 4 a complete game of golf; a complete way around the course in some other sports, such as show- jumping (i ) —

—M: We played a round of golf, ffcfj.fr 7 — ^ X A ft _Q o the first horse to jump a clear round

► REGULAR ACTIVITIES/ROUTE 5 a regular

series of activities — ^J. Sf Sb; 'ft # W ?S : the

daily round of school life ^ ^ (ft 0 # ft tg o Her life is one long round of parties and fun.

7WIs^^c 6a regular route that sb takes when delivering or collecting sth; a regular series of visits that sb makes (

A — %. M ^'tf : Dr Green was on her daily ward rounds, f&ft M ft M dft ft j£? ₀ o (Srf) a postman on his delivery round IE ft W fiPii M —see also milk

round(I), paper round

► DRINKS ft Al- 7 a number of drinks bought by one person for all the others in a group ( &^A£b

(ft ) -^i^ftAf: a round of drinks — i&ftAI- 0 It’s my round (= it is my turn to pay for the next set of drinks).

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► BREAD 1H3J8 (BrE) a whole slice of bread; sandwiches

made from two whole slices of bread — H JtMfe; ( M H: it ffi & # ) Xi : Who’s for another round of

toast? io two rounds of beef sandwiches