プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
まわり【周り】
❶〔周囲〕circumference
この湖の周りはどれだけありますか
What is the circumference of this lake?
この木は周りが２メートルある
This tree is two meters around [in circumference/in girth].
地球の周りを回る
go [move] around [《英》 round] the earth／circle the earth
口の周りをふく
wipe around one's mouth
彼の周りに皆集まった
They all gathered around [《英》 round] him.
❷〔付近〕the neighborhood，《英》 the neighbourhood；〔環境〕surroundings
周りがうるさくては仕事の能率が上がらない
One cannot work well in noisy surroundings.
彼の出しゃばりに周りの人が迷惑をしている
His interference is a nuisance to those around him.
周りを気にするな
Don't worry about what other people think [say].
周り中火の海だった
I was surroundedly a sea of fire.