go around

[phrasal verb] or chiefly British go round

a always followed by an adverb or preposition : to go to different places到处走动

She and her friends go around (together) to lots of clubs. = She goes around with her friends to lots of clubs.她和朋友们四处闲逛，去了好多家夜总会。

b chiefly British : to travel to a place that is nearby去往附近某处

I went round [=went over] to his flat.我前往他的公寓看他。

c — used to describe the way a person often dresses or behaves穿着；举止

She goes around (dressed) in a miniskirt.她穿着迷你裙。
You can't go around treating people so rudely.你不能对他人如此无礼。

go around or go around (a place) : to go or pass from one person to another person流传

There's a rumor going around (the office) that the boss is about to get fired.（办公室）盛传老板要被解雇。
An amusing story is going around.一个趣闻正流传开来。
There's a nasty cold going around: I hope you don't catch it.现在重感冒流行，我希望你别染上。

go around or go around (something or someone) : to be long enough to pass all the way around (something or someone)绕，围（一圈）

This belt isn't long enough to go around (my waist).这条腰带太短，围不住我的腰。

◊ If people want something and there is enough/plenty to go around, there is enough for all of the people who want it or need it.足够分配

There aren't enough jobs to go around.没有足够的工作岗位可供分配。

what goes around comes around informal — used to say that if you treat other people badly you will eventually be treated badly by someone else恶有恶报；你对他人不好，也会受到他人不好的对待

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