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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

abound [əˈbaʊnd]
  1. 1. vi. 充足富于盛产
    Lakes, rolling hills and valleys abound, and with the south coast only seven miles away.
    到处湖泊山峦峡谷,离南海岸仅有七英里远。
  2. 2. vi. 大量出现大量涌现
    Snakes abounded in the palace grounds, as did ants.
    宫殿地上爬满了蛇和蚂蚁
    The room abounded with screaming children.
    房间里坐满了哇哇乱叫的孩子

Collins English-English Dictionary

abound [ə'baυnd]
  1. 1. vi. [intr] to exist or occur in abundance; be plentiful
    a swamp in which snakes abound
  2. 2. vi. [foll by with or in] to be plentifully supplied (with); teem (with)
    the gardens abound with flowers
    the fields abound in corn
  3. 3. vi. [Etymology] C14: via Old French from Latin abundare to overflow, from undare to flow, from unda wave

Examples

woods that abound with game
多猎物的树林
Facts and figures about the structure abound in the text.
关于结构的事实和数据在文本中比比皆是。
the gardens abound with flowers
盛产煤铁
abound in coal and iron
水产丰富
abound in aquatic products
拥有丰富的矿藏
have rich mineral resources; abound in mineral resources

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