surrounding

surrounding — adjective

1. describing the places, buildings, or land that are close to or all around a part

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing the places, buildings, or land that are close to or all around a particular location

例句

Aylin checked the surrounding streets before deciding it was safe to walk home alone.

surrounding + noun (streets/area/buildings)

The earthquake damaged several surrounding buildings, but the main house was unharmed.

同義詞
  • nearby

    more common in everyday speech; implies closeness but not necessarily on all sides

  • neighbouring

    suggests things that are next to each other, often of the same type (e.g. neighbouring countries)

反義詞
  • distant

    far away from a particular place

  • remote

    far from towns or cities; isolated

文法句型

surrounding + noun

用法筆記

Used only before a noun (attributive position). It cannot be used after a linking verb: correct usage is 'the surrounding area', not 'the area is surrounding'.

常見錯誤

❌The houses surrounding are old.
✅The surrounding houses are old.
💡'surrounding' must come directly before the noun it describes; it is not used predicatively.