round about   (TTS發音)

1. along the circumference of； all around在（…的）四週

    He lives somewhere round about. 他就住在這附近。

    The white building contrasts pleasantly with the green pines round about. 那幢潔白的樓房同四週蔥翠的鬆樹相互輝映，賞心悅目。

2. backward；in the opposite direction 向相反方向

    They turned round about and left. 他們轉身朝相反的方向走了。

3. at approximately about大約Please come round about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. 請于下午 2點左右來。

4. indirectly；in a circuitous manner間接的；委婉的

    He came round about and slowly to 526these conclusions. 他委婉地而且慢慢地得出了這些結論。