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cir·cum·vent /ˌsɜːkəmˈvent/
vt.
1. 智胜，以计击败；规避，防止…发生；阻遏
circumvent one's opponents by craft 以计谋智胜对手
circumvent the law (the truth) 规避法律(真理)
These disadvantages can be circumvented. 这些不利条件是可以避免的。
circumvent a scheme 制止一项阴谋
circumvent a terrifying sense 遏制令人恐怖的感觉
The burglar used an electronic device to circumvent the alarm. 窃贼用一个电子装置使警铃失效。
2. 绕过，绕…而行
He turned north off the main road, hoping to circumvent the city. 他离开大路转而往北，希望绕过这座城市。
3. 环绕；包围
a little island circumvented by a river 河流环绕的小岛
be circumvented by the enemy 被敌人所包围
4. 使落入圈套，使掉入陷阱；陷害
[<L circumvenīre <CIRCUM-+venīre to come]cir·cum·vent·ercir·cum·ven·tor n. |