to surround

Определение to surround в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: ring; circle; enround; To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape; To encircle or simultaneously extend on all sides of something
and this way they get rid of those grand and stubborn opinions that surround them.; : Anything, such as a fence or border that surrounds something; to encircle; {v} to environ, encompass, inclose, beset; If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you. When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself surrounded = encircle; Decorative trim framing an opening, often around a front door; To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city; extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village; An encasement of an opening; If a person or thing is surrounded by something, that thing is situated all around them. The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions. the snipers and artillerymen in the surrounding hills; To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world; {i} edging, border, fringe; something that surrounds; environs, surroundings, area where something exists; A frame of wood that encloses the perimeter of a removable grille unit, providing greater stability, ease of removal and a professional, finished appearance (View illustration ); envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"; The ornamental frame of a door or window; A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc; The noncombustible material surrounding the fire box opening Usually tile, marble, brick or metal; Channels or speakers in a multichannel audio system whose purpose is to create a sense of sonic environment or all-around directionality; Aluminum trim that is secured to an energy panel by an adhesive or vinyl barb to give the glass panel a finished edge Also used to describe the aluminum framework for most standard screen; The surround is the flexible ring around the edge of the woofer cone A highly flexible suspension system in the woofer usually indicates greater efficiency For most units, it is desirable to have suspensions that are pliable enough to let the woofer cone travel freely in and out (excursion) A technical specification for this characteristic in more expensive speakers, is XMS The further the cone can travel, the more compliant it is, the stronger the bass Surrounds are usually made of cloth, foam or rubber Rubber provides excellant excusion and has higher longevity; extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"; - The round part that attaches the cone to the basket to help keep the cone and voice coil in the gap Common materials are rubber and foam; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"; To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city; {f} encompass, enclose; encircle; be around; besiege; If you surround yourself with certain people or things, you make sure that you have a lot of them near you all the time. He had made it his business to surround himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers They love being surrounded by familiar possessions. an area around the edge of something, especially one that is decorated or made of a different material; The molding which outlines an object or opening; be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"; The circumstances, feelings, or ideas which surround something are those that are closely associated with it. The decision had been agreed in principle before today's meeting, but some controversy surrounded it; surround with a wall in order to fortify; be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village; the outer suspension of a speaker cone; holds the diaphragm in place but allows it to move when activated Usually made of foam or rubber; To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ