plural detours
plural detours
Learner's definition of DETOUR
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1
: the act of going or traveling to a place along a way that is different from the usual or planned way迂回；绕行 -
After a number of unexpected detours, we finally arrived at our destination.没想到，我们绕来绕去，最后总算到达了目的地。
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The little restaurant is worth a detour.绕道去那个小餐馆是值得的。
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We had to make a detour around the heaviest traffic.我们不得不迂回绕过车辆最多的路段。
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We took a detour from the main streets.我们离开主路绕着走。
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often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
After teaching for many years, he made a brief detour into professional cooking. [=he worked as a cook for a short period of time]做了多年教师之后，他暂时改行做了职业厨师。
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The conversation took a detour onto another topic.谈话暂时转到了另一个话题。
2
US : a road, highway, etc., that you travel on when the usual way of traveling cannot be used绕行路 -
The road is closed ahead, so traffic will have to follow the detour.前方道路封闭，所以车辆只能走绕行道。
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a detour sign/route绕行路标志/路线
— called also (British) diversion
2 detour /ˈdiːˌtuɚ/ verb
detours; detoured; detouring
detours; detoured; detouring
Learner's definition of DETOUR
US
1
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object] : to go along a way that is different from and usually longer than the usual or planned way绕路；迂回 —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 2 [+ object]
a : to make (someone or something) go in a direction that is not planned or expected使绕道；使迂回 —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 b : to avoid (something) by going around it绕过；绕…走 —
often used figuratively常用作比喻