roundabout

roundabout

英[ˈraʊndəbaʊt]美[ˈraʊndəbaʊt]

n.交通环岛，旋转木马，旋转圆台；

adj.迂回的；

复数：roundabouts;

例句

We took a roundabout way from Chicago to San Francisco by driving through Texas.我们从芝加哥驱车绕道得克萨斯到达旧金山。

In roundabout conversations, full of traps and detours, one man would probe another's views.在拐弯抹角的交谈中, 互相套对方的想法,又给自己留后路,以防万一.

History moves in zigzags and by roundabout ways.历史的发展是曲折的,迂回的.

What a roundabout way of doing things!这是个多么绕圈子做事的方法!

...using indirect or roundabout language in place of a precise noun.使用间接的、旁敲侧击的语言，而不是准确的名词

We made a bit of a fuss in a roundabout way.我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。

He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.他今天启程绕道去约旦，用不了多久还会去埃及。

Just past the Barlby roundabout there's temporary traffic lights.在刚过巴尔比环岛的地方，有一个临时红绿灯。

The turn is about two kilometres before the roundabout.拐弯就在环岛前面约2公里处。

同义词

adj.

roundabout的同义词之：迂回的,间接的,兜圈子

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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

（交通）环岛;环形交叉路口

A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want.

N-COUNT

旋转木马

A roundabout at a fair is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go round and round.

N-COUNT

（儿童坐的）旋转圆台

A roundabout in a park or school play area is a circular platform that children sit or stand on. People push the platform to make it spin round.

ADJ-GRADED

(路线)迂回的，绕弯的，绕远的

If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route.

例句

He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.他今天启程绕道去约旦，用不了多久还会去埃及。

ADJ-GRADED

(说话或做事)迂回的，转弯抹角的，不直截了当的

If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way.

例句

We made a bit of a fuss in a roundabout way.我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。...using indirect or roundabout language in place of a precise noun.使用间接的、旁敲侧击的语言，而不是准确的名词

英汉词典释义

n.

绕行路线, 绕道, 环状交叉路

adj.

绕道的, 不直截了当的

We took a roundabout way from Chicago to San Francisco by driving through Texas.我们从芝加哥驱车绕道得克萨斯到达旧金山。

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;

"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"

2. large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on

Adjective

1. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;

"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling""a roundabout paragraph""hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"

2. deviating from a straight course;

"a scenic but devious route""a long and circuitous journey by train and boat""a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"

行业词典

公路科技： 环形交叉；又称 :环形交叉(rotary intersection )；

建筑： 环行交叉；

航海科技： 环行道；