roundabout

美['raʊndəbaʊt] 英['raʊndəbaʊt]

adj. 绕道的；迂回的

n. 紧身短上衣

近义词：circuitous，winding，meandering，indirect，turning，zigzag，circumlocutory，periphrastic，circular，helical，wandering，crooked，deviating，rambling，serpentine，anfractuous，twisting，ambagious，labyrinthine，straying，tortuous，evasive，long，digressive，carousel，merry-go-round，oblique，ride，trafficisland，junction，intersection，around，nearhere，nearby，about，round，whirligig，devious，trafficcircle，rotary，circle，carrousel，

双解释义

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

Noun

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island;
"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

Adjective

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"
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"

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.)

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。

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