roundabout

roundabout读音音标

英 [ˈraʊndəbaʊt]

美 [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt]

roundabout意思解释

n.

绕道；

环形交通枢纽；

旋转木马；

adj.

绕圈子的；

不直截了当的；

间接的，迂回的；

变形

复数：roundabouts

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C]绕行路线，绕道，环状交叉路 a place where three or more roads meet,which has a usually circular area in the middle round which the traffic must go,rather than straight across

adj.(形容词)

绕道的，不直截了当的 indirect,taking a long time to say sth or way to go somewhere

英英释义

roundabout

[ \'raundə,baut ]

n.

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

同义词：traffic circlecirclerotary

large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on

同义词：carouselcarrouselmerry-go-roundwhirligig

adj.

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

\"a roundabout paragraph\"; \"hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend\"

同义词：circuitous

deviating from a straight course

\"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic\"

同义词：deviouscircuitous

词组短语

in a roundabout way

以一种转弯抹角的方式

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)We drove home by a roundabout route.我们绕远道驾车回家。The taxi didn\'t go by the direct route, but in a roundabout way.出租车没有走直路，而是绕道行驶。She suggested it in a very roundabout way.她很婉转地提出了这个建议。I entered the village by the little roundabout lane.我由一条迂回曲折的小径进了村。用作名词(n.)Turn left at the next roundabout.在下一个环形交叉路口向左转。The car stalled at the roundabout.那辆汽车在环形交叉处抛锚了。用作名词(n.)The kids were pushing the roundabout at a giddy speed.孩子们推动着旋转平台快得令人眩晕。用作名词(n.)There was a slight noise behind her and she turned just in time to seize a small boy by the slack of his roundabout and arrest his flight.这时在她身后传来一声轻微的响声，她转身一把抓住了一个小男孩的短外套的衣角，他想跑都跑不掉了。