单词 | roundabout |
释义 | roundabout adj[usu attrib 通常作定语] not using the shortest or most direct route, form of words, etc 绕道的; 兜圈子的; 拐弯抹角的 take a roundabout route 绕远道 I heard the news in a roundabout way. 我是间接听到这消息的. a roundabout way of saying sth 拐弯抹角的说某事. roundabout, n 1 (US also carousel, `merry-go-round, whirligig) revolving platform with model horses, cars, etc for children to ride on in a playground or at a funfair 旋转木马. 2 (US traffic circle, rotary) multiple road junction in the form of a circle round which all traffic has to pass in the same direction 环状交叉路(多条道路的交叉口, 车辆均须按相同方向绕行). =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page xiii. Cf 参看 circus 3. 3 (idm 习语) swings and roundabouts => swing2. |
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