ROUND1 shaped like a ball2 shaped like a circle3 an object shaped like a ball4 with curved or slightly round sides5 shaped like a tubeRELATED WORDSaround something or moving around something 围绕某物或绕某物运动AROUND/ROUNDsee alsoCIRCLESHAPE1 shaped like a ball 球形的round /raʊnd/ [adjective] The recipe calls for large round tomatoes. 做这种菜需要用又大又圆的番茄。 His bald round head reminded her of Sam. 他圆圆的秃头使她想起了萨姆。 European watermelons are much rounder than the American variety. 欧洲的西瓜比美洲品种要圆得多。 His stomach was big and round from drinking too much beer. 他的肚子因喝啤酒过多而又大又圆。spherical /ˈsferɪkəl/ [adjective]shaped like a ball - use this in technical contexts 球形的，球状的〔用于技术方面〕 Edam cheeses are small and spherical in shape. 荷兰埃丹干酪的形状又小又圆。 The earth is not quite spherical, because it is slightly flat at the poles. 地球不完全是球形的，因为两极稍稍扁平。 La Geode, in Paris, is a unique spherical building with a cinema inside. 巴黎的“晶球馆”是一座别具一格的球形建筑物，里面有一个电影院。2 shaped like a circle 圆形的round /raʊnd/ [adjective] Violet stared at him with huge round eyes. 维奥莉特瞪大着圆眼睛盯着他看。 In the kitchen there was a round table with a vase of flowers on it. 厨房内有一张圆桌子，桌上有一瓶花。 She drew a round yellow sun in the center of the picture. 她在画中央画了一轮圆圆的金色太阳。circular /ˈsɜːʳkɑləʳ/ [adjective]shaped exactly like a circle 圆〔形〕的 The cattle are kept in a large circular enclosure. 牛群被关在圆形大围栏内。 The planets follow almost circular orbits around the sun. 行星围绕太阳运行的轨道近乎圆形。 The Villa Madama has a circular courtyard with rooms leading off it in all directions. 夫人别墅内有一个圆形庭院，与它周围的房间相连接。oval /ˈəʊvəl/ [adjective]shaped like a circle with slightly flat sides 椭圆形的 The portrait hung in an oval frame on the wall. 这幅画像挂在墙上一个椭圆形的画框内。 Some of the tables are oval in shape and some are round. 有些桌子是椭圆形的，有些是圆形的。3 an object shaped like a ball 球形的物体ball /bɔːl/ [countable noun] Shape the cookie dough into balls and put them in the refrigerator. 把甜饼生面团做成球形，然后放在冰箱里面。 When hedgehogs are in danger, they curl their bodies into tight balls. 刺猬遇到危险时，就把身体紧紧蜷成一团。ball of The kitten was playing with a ball of yarn. 小猫正在玩一团线。 Comets are balls of ice and dirt that circle the sun. 彗星是冰和尘埃组成的球体，围绕太阳而行。sphere /sfɪəʳ/ [countable noun]shaped like a ball - use this in technical contexts 球形，球体〔用于技术方面〕 At the top of each column is a perfect sphere of white marble. 每根柱子的顶端是一个白色的大理石浑圆球体。 The volume of a sphere is equal to twice the square of its radius, multiplied by pi.globe /gləʊb/ [countable noun]a ball-shaped object, especially one that is used for decoration 球形物体〔尤用于装饰〕 For the occasion the town square was lit up by coloured globes strung together. 为了这一次盛会，市镇广场上点起了一串串彩色灯泡。 The stuffed birds had been encased in glass globes. 制成标本的鸟被装进玻璃球体内。4 with curved or slightly round sides 带弯曲或有点圆形的边的curved /kɜːʳvd/ [adjective]neither straight nor completely round 弯曲的 The entrance is formed by two curved rows of large stones. 入口处由两排摆成弯形的大石头构成。 The bird uses its long curved bill to dig out worms and small insects. 这种鸟用长而弯曲的喙啄出蠕虫和其他小昆虫。 Shaving mirrors are slightly curved in order to magnify the image. 修面镜表面稍稍弯曲，这样可以放大映像。rounded /ˈraʊndɪd, ˈraʊndəd/ [adjective]arounded surface does not have any sharp edges or points 呈圆形的，圆圆的 The knife had a rounded wooden handle. 小刀有一个圆的木制手柄。 Her nails were perfectly rounded and painted with delicate pink nail-polish. 她的指甲形状非常圆，涂着嫩粉红色的指甲油。 The blocks have rounded edges that are safer for small children. 积木的边是圆的，给幼儿玩起来较为安全。5 shaped like a tube 管状的tubular /ˈtjuːbjɑləʳǁˈtuː-/ [adjective]formalatubular object is hollow and shaped like a tube 【正式】管状的 Inside a bicycle tire is a long tubular piece of rubber. 自行车轮胎内是一条长长的橡皮管。 It was a shaky little card table with legs of tubular metal. 那是一张摇摇晃晃的扑克牌小桌，桌腿是金属管做的。 The Renaissance Center is a huge tubular steel and glass shopping mall. “文艺复兴中心”是一个用管状钢和玻璃建造的大型购物中心。cylindrical /sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl, səˈlɪndrɪkəl/ [adjective]acylindrical object has straight sides and flat round ends 圆柱形的 The cylindrical glass jars are used for keeping spaghetti in. 这些圆柱形玻璃瓶是用来放意大利面条的。 Roll the bread dough into a cylindrical shape. 把做面包用的生面团擀成圆柱形。 a cylindrical marble column 圆柱形大理石柱