プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
しゅうい【周囲】
&fRoman1;
❶〔まわり〕the circumference;〔胴回り〕the girth;〔幾何で〕the periphery [pərífəri]
周囲1メートルの幹
a trunk a meter around [in girth]/a trunk with a circumference of a meter
周囲の森
the surrounding woods
大学の敷き地の周囲には防風林が巡らしてある
The campus is surrounded by a windbreak.
❷〔環境〕the surroundings(▼複数形),the environment;〔近所〕the neighborhood,《英》 the neighbourhood
周囲の町々
neighboring towns
周囲から人々が集まって来た
People gathered from all around.
この周囲は大きな家が多い
There are many large houses in this neighborhood.
❸〔周りの人々〕
彼らを見る周囲の目は冷たかった
Those around them looked coldly on them.
そんなことをしたら周囲がうるさい
The people around me would complain if I did anything like that.
&fRoman2;〔周囲の事情,付帯状況〕circumstances
周囲の状況に応じて
depending on the circumstances
周囲の事情でやむを得ずそうした
Circumstances forced [compelled] me to do so.