| 释义 | phrasecall round1.   call around/round to go to someone's house for a short time to visit them: Is it all right if I call round again some time next week?call around to do sth Her 20-year-old son, Neil, calls around to visit her regularly.2.   call around especially AmE to telephone different people or businesses in order to get information: Kurt had to call around for a while, but he finally found someone who can fix our washer today.+ to I started calling around to different farmers to see what kind of prices I could get for fresh produce.■ SIMILAR TO: ring round/around  BrE, phone round/aroundPhr V call round calls, calling, called call roundBritish & Australian to visit someone who lives near to you for a short timesometimes + for You should call round for a drink some time.sometimes +  to do sth She called round this afternoon to collect the plates for the party. 
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