/səˈraʊndɪŋz ||; səˈraυndɪŋz/noun [pl] everything that is near or around you; the place where you live 四周；生活环境: to live in pleasant surroundings 生活在舒适的环境中animals living in their natural surroundings (= not in zoos) 生活在自然环境中的动物 ☞Look at environment. 参看environment。