1 (encircle) rodear a town surrounded by hills una ciudad rodeada de montes; the house was surrounded by a high wall la casa estaba rodeada por un muro muy alto; she was surrounded by children estaba rodeada de niños; the uncertainty surrounding the future of the project la incertidumbre que envuelve or rodea al proyecto
muscles surround blood vessels in the body the whole cake is surrounded by a thick coat of jelly let me explain some of the dangers which surround us I dislike the people who surround her he had made it his business to surround himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers \some people surround themselves with beautiful things\ as an antidote to the ugly world we live in I love being surrounded by familiar possessions
2 (Mil) (Pol) [+troops, police] [+enemy, town, building] rodear; cercar you are surrounded! ¡estáis rodeados!
the village was surrounded by troops shooting broke out after \the guards surrounded a villa in the city\
