| 释义 |
roundabout美 ['raʊndə.baʊt] 英 ['raʊndə.baʊt] - adj.迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的
- n.（交通）环岛；（游乐设施）旋转平台
- 网络圆环；转弯抹角的；绕道的，不直接的
adj.+n. roundabout way,roundabout route,roundabout course adj. indirect,oblique,circuitous,winding,meandering adv. around,near here,nearby,about,in the area 1. | （交通）环岛a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction |
| At the roundabout, take the second exit. 到环岛后，走第二个出口。 |
2. | （游乐设施）旋转平台a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on it |
1. | [ubn] 迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible |
| It was a difficult and roundabout trip. 这是一次艰难而曲折的旅行。 | | He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving. 他拐弯抹角地对我们说他想走了。 |
n. | 1. a road junction with a central island around which traffic moves in one direction. 2. a piece of playground equipment in the form of a revolving structure for children to sit on and push or be pushed round and round. 4. a circular area where three or more roads meet that you have to drive around in one direction in order to get onto another road. The American word is traffic circle or rotary. 1. a road junction with a central island around which traffic moves in one direction. 2. a piece of playground equipment in the form of a revolving structure for children to sit on and push or be pushed round and round. 4. a circular area where three or more roads meet that you have to drive around in one direction in order to get onto another road. The American word is traffic circle or rotary. | adj. | 1. proceeding in a way that is not direct or straightforward 2. not direct, simple, or short |
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