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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- abound
[əˈbaʊnd]
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vi.
充足,富于,盛产
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Lakes, rolling hills and valleys abound, and with the south coast only seven miles away.
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到处是湖泊、山峦和峡谷,离南海岸仅有七英里远。
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2.
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大量出现,大量涌现
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Snakes abounded in the palace grounds, as did ants.
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宫殿的地上爬满了蛇和蚂蚁。
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The room abounded with screaming children.
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房间里坐满了哇哇乱叫的孩子。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- abound
[ə'baυnd]
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vi.
[intr]
to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful
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a swamp in which snakes abound
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vi.
[foll by with or in]
to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with)
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the gardens abound with flowers
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the fields abound in corn
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3.
vi.
[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Latin abundare to overflow, from undare to flow, from unda wave
Examples
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woods that abound with game
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多猎物的树林
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Facts and figures about the structure abound in the text.
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关于结构的事实和数据在文本中比比皆是。
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the gardens abound with flowers
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盛产煤铁
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abound in coal and iron
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水产丰富
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abound in aquatic products
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拥有丰富的矿藏
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have rich mineral resources; abound in mineral resources
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